Humidity & wind
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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.
Conditions
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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
35
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
29%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
9%
Households
110,929
2.38 people each
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
Indianapolis
Nickname
The Hoosier State
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More in Indiana
- Indianapolis901,116
- Evansville116,176
- Carmel105,634
- Fishers104,812
- Bloomington83,307
- Noblesville76,111
- Hammond75,712
- Lafayette71,238