Where has Fort Wayne looked like this before?
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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Fort Wayne | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 268,589 | 238,569 | 73 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 2.8% | — | |
| Median household income | $61,422 | $65,922 | 36 | ||
| Poverty rate | 16.0% | 16.4% | 45 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 29.0% | 28.2% | 45 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 9.9% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $188,900 | $203,650 | 18 | ||
| Median gross rent | $999 | $1,124 | 0 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 6.5% | 10.6% | 27 | ||
| Worked from home | 9.0% | 12.2% | 18 |
Fort WaynePeer median
Fort WaynePeer median
| Metric | 2010–2018 | 2018–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | +4.1% | +1.7% | +3.6% |
| Housing units | +1.4% | +1.7% | +6.1% |
| Median household income | +9.5% | +27.9% | +33.8% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | +9.7% | +70.8% | +70.6% |
| Median gross rent | +18.0% | +35.9% | +38.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | +8.2% | +5.0% | +14.6% |
| Worked from home | +31.4% | +137.3% | +207.7% |
| Poverty rate | +14.9% | -7.1% | -13.1% |
| Restaurants & bars | 19.6 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 3.2 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 7.6 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 21.5 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 20.5 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 3.9 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 1.8 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 25.5 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo, NY | 81 | 276,854 | — | $50,041 | 31.2% |
| Des Moines, IA | 80 | 212,421 | +2.8% | $65,932 | 29.7% |
| Columbus, GA | 78 | 203,711 | +2.8% | $58,073 | 30.5% |
| Amarillo, TX | 77 | 201,885 | — | $65,912 | 26.6% |
| Glendale, AZ | 77 | 252,833 | — | $73,530 | 24.3% |
| Garland, TX | 77 | 246,844 | — | $76,320 | 25.4% |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 75 | 317,419 | — | $67,394 | 24.4% |
| Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA | 75 | 201,528 | — | $55,485 | 24.7% |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 74 | 252,037 | — | $59,268 | 39.5% |
| Spokane, WA | 73 | 230,293 | +9.6% | $70,064 | 33.9% |