Fort Wayne, IN Population & Demographics

Fort Wayne demographics profile

Statistic	Fort Wayne	Indiana	National
Population	260,954	6,589,578	318,558,162
Population density (sq mi)	2,359	180	91
Median age	34.9	37.4	37.7
Male/Female ratio	0.9:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	52%	56%	55%
Speak English	88%	92%	79%
Speak Spanish	6%	5%	13%

Fort Wayne, IN has a population of 260,954 and is the 75th largest city in the United States. The population density is 2,359 per sq mi which is 1214% higher than the Indiana average and 2504% higher than the national average. The median age in Fort Wayne is 35 which is approximately 7% lower than the Indiana average of 37. In Fort Wayne, 52% of the population over 15 years of age are married, 88% speak English and 6% speak Spanish. 65% of Fort Wayne residents were born in Indiana, 26% were born out of state, 1% were born outside of the United States and 8% were foreign born.

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The population density in Fort Wayne is 1214% higher than Indiana.
The median age in Fort Wayne is 7% lower than Indiana.
In Fort Wayne 74.29% of the population is Caucasian.
In Fort Wayne 15.19% of the population is African American.
In Fort Wayne 4.04% of the population is Asian.

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Fort Wayne population breakdown by race

Race	Fort Wayne	Indiana	National
Caucasian	74.29%	83.99%	73.35%
African American	15.19%	9.23%	12.63%
Asian	4.04%	1.98%	5.22%
American Indian	0.18%	0.24%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.09%	0.04%	0.18%
Mixed race	3.89%	2.22%	3.06%
Other race	2.32%	2.30%	4.75%

In Fort Wayne, 8.5% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Source: The Fort Wayne, IN demographics data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).