Fort Wayne vs Evansville
Fort Wayne, IN compared with Evansville, IN · 249 miles apart
Fort Wayne has 275,203 residents to Evansville’s 116,176. Fort Wayne comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Evansville does better on median rent, average commute, unemployment.
| Fort Wayne, IN | Evansville, IN | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 275,203 | 116,176 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,462 | 2,453 |
| Median household income | $61,422 | $53,387 |
| Median home value | $188,900 | $143,100 |
| Median rent | $999 | $975 |
| Homeownership | 61.9% | 54.6% |
| Average commute | 21.5 min | 18.3 min |
| Median age | 35 | 38.2 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 29% | 22.8% |
| Poverty rate | 16% | 18.4% |
| Unemployment | 5.6% | 5.1% |
| Price to income | 3.1× | 2.7× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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