Fort Wayne, IN Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	205,727	100.0

Male	99,659	48.4
Female	106,068	51.6

Under 5 years	16,084	7.8
5 to 9 years	15,888	7.7
10 to 14 years	14,900	7.2
15 to 19 years	14,903	7.2
20 to 24 years	15,864	7.7
25 to 34 years	31,355	15.2
35 to 44 years	30,672	14.9
45 to 54 years	25,462	12.4
55 to 59 years	8,423	4.1
60 to 64 years	6,561	3.2
65 to 74 years	12,418	6.0
75 to 84 years	9,415	4.6
85 years and over	3,782	1.8

Median age (years)	32.8	(X)

18 years and over	150,153	73.0
Male	71,279	34.6
Female	78,874	38.3
21 years and over	140,780	68.4
62 years and over	29,437	14.3
65 years and over	25,615	12.5
Male	9,730	4.7
Female	15,885	7.7

RACE
One race	201,073	97.7
White	155,231	75.5
Black or African American	35,752	17.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	806	0.4
Asian	3,205	1.6
Asian Indian	575	0.3
Chinese	332	0.2
Filipino	240	0.1
Japanese	109	0.1
Korean	161	0.1
Vietnamese	633	0.3
Other Asian ¹	1,155	0.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	86	0.0
Native Hawaiian	19	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	30	0.0
Samoan	18	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	19	0.0
Some other race	5,993	2.9
Two or more races	4,654	2.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	159,264	77.4
Black or African American	38,079	18.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,801	0.9
Asian	3,906	1.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	185	0.1
Some other race	7,429	3.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	205,727	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	11,884	5.8
Mexican	8,619	4.2
Puerto Rican	533	0.3
Cuban	136	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	2,596	1.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	193,843	94.2
White alone	150,368	73.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	205,727	100.0
In households	200,691	97.6
Householder	83,333	40.5
Spouse	34,920	17.0
Child	61,652	30.0
Own child under 18 years	49,847	24.2
Other relatives	8,923	4.3
Under 18 years	3,928	1.9
Nonrelatives	11,863	5.8
Unmarried partner	5,226	2.5
In group quarters	5,036	2.4
Institutionalized population	2,865	1.4
Noninstitutionalized population	2,171	1.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	83,333	100.0
Family households (families)	50,638	60.8
With own children under 18 years	26,247	31.5
Married-couple family	34,920	41.9
With own children under 18 years	16,065	19.3
Female householder, no husband present	12,135	14.6
With own children under 18 years	8,166	9.8
Nonfamily households	32,695	39.2
Householder living alone	27,159	32.6
Householder 65 years and over	8,607	10.3

Households with individuals under 18 years	28,657	34.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	17,924	21.5

Average household size	2.41	(X)
Average family size	3.08	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	90,915	100.0
Occupied housing units	83,333	91.7
Vacant housing units	7,582	8.3
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	262	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.7	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	83,333	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	51,317	61.6
Renter-occupied housing units	32,016	38.4

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.57	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.14	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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