Population

275,203

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$188,900

Owner-occupied units

Fort Wayne, IN

Indiana · 41.088° N, 85.143° W · 112 sq mi

Fort Wayne is a city in Indiana, with a population of 275,203 and about 2,462 residents per square mile. The median household earns $61,422 a year, and the median home is worth $188,900.

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Size & density

Land area

112 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,462

People per square mile

Rank by population

#82

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#78

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$61,422

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$999

Per month

Homeownership

61.9%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

21.5 min

One way

People

Median age

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

29%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

Households

110,929

2.38 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 20^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 164^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 45^/yr

Days above 90° 9^/yr

Below freezing 105^/yr

Annual rainfall 35.3ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 84°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 21°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 24^%

Manufacturing 18.5^%

Retail trade 12.1^%

Professional & business services 8.5^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Indiana

Name

Carl Cook

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$9.9B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Bloomington

Source of wealth

Medical devices

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Indiana · private sector

Employer

Indiana University Health

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Indiana

Company

Elevance Health

Revenue

$177.0B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Indianapolis

Ticker

ELV

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of Indiana

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Peony

State capital