Fort Wayne: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 354,000

1990: 456,281

2000: 502,141

Percent change, 1990–2000: 10.1%

U.S. rank in 1980: 93rd

U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported

U.S. rank in 2000: 81st

City Residents

1980: 172,196

1990: 195,680

2000: 205,727

2003 estimate: 219,495

Percent change, 1990–2000: 1.3%

U.S. rank in 1980: 80th

U.S. rank in 1990: 99th

U.S. rank in 2000: 97th

Density: 2,605.7 people per square mile

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 155,231

Black or African American: 35,752

American Indian and Alaska Native: 806

Asian: 3,205

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 86

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 11,884

Other: 5,993

Percent of residents born in state: 66.5% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 16,084

Population 5 to 9 years old: 15,888

Population 10 to 14 years old: 14,900

Population 15 to 19 years old: 14,903

Population 20 to 24 years old: 15,864

Population 25 to 34 years old: 31,355

Population 35 to 44 years old: 30,672

Population 45 to 54 years old: 25,462

Population 55 to 59 years old: 8,423

Population 60 to 64 years old: 6,561

Population 65 to 74 years old: 12,418

Population 75 to 84 years old: 9,415

Population 85 years and older: 3,782

Median age: 32.8 years

Births (2002) Total number: 3,826

Deaths (2002) Total number: 2,207 (of which, in Allen County, 34 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $18,517

Median household income: $36,518

Total households: 83,416

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 7,943

$10,000 to $14,999: 5,613

$15,000 to $24,999: 13,334

$25,000 to $34,999: 12,774

$35,000 to $49,999: 16,131

$50,000 to $74,999: 16,283

$75,000 to $99,999: 6,285

$100,000 to $149,999: 3,699

$150,000 to $199,999: 610

$200,000 or more: 744

Percent of families below poverty level: 9.6% (35.9% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 12,152