Fort Wayne, Indiana Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Fort Wayne	Indiana	National
Population	260,954	6,732,219	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	2,359	188	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%
Families w/ Kids under 18	47%	43%	43%
Speak English	88%	92%	79%
Speak Spanish	6%	5%	13%

Key findings

The population density in Fort Wayne is 1155% higher than Indiana
The median age in Fort Wayne is 7% lower than Indiana
In Fort Wayne 74.29% of the population is White
In Fort Wayne 15.19% of the population is Black
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
White	74.29%	83.99%	73.35%
Black	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).

Fort Wayne, IN Demographics

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