Geography: City (Place), in INDIANA's Eastern Region. (In ALLEN COUNTY: 100%; Aboite township: 0%; Adams township: 8%; Pleasant township: 0%; St. Joseph township: 28%; Washington township: 10%; Wayne township: 53%.) Markets: Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area; Fort Wayne Metro Group of Metro Regions; Ft. Wayne, IN - OH Designated Market Area (TV Media Market). Rank: 62.0% of county pop., ranked 1st of 7 places. Density: Area Size: 79 sq. mi. (%water: 0.2), persons per mile: 2606–»; 50,530 acres land; acres per person: 0.25«–. Urban#: %Urban Pop: 99.9–»; (99.9% in, 0.0% out of an urbanized area); %Rural Pop: 0.1; (0.0% farm, 0.1% non farm).

Population (2000): 205,727 total; 150,153 of voting age (73.0%). Sex: %Female: 51.6. Group Quarters: %Pop: 2.4‹- (5,036). (%Corr: 0.3; %Nurs: 1.0–»; %OthI: 0.1; %Coll: 0.4; %Mili: 0.0; %OthN: 0.7–».) Age#:BAR CHART %<5: 7.8-› (16,084); %5-17: 19.2 (39,490); %18-24: 10.7-› (22,065); %25-44: 30.2 (62,027); %45-64: 19.7‹- (40,446); %>64: 12.5 (25,615); Median: 32.8‹-. Enrollment: %Priv(5-17): 17.7–» (6,995). %Coll(18-24): 27.1«– (6,008). Education#:BAR CHART %<9th: 5.0‹-; %9-11: 11.9‹-; %HS Only: 32.8‹-; %Some Coll: 31.0–»; %Coll Only: 12.9-›; %Post Grad: 6.5‹-. (%HS Grad: 83.2; %Coll Grad: 19.4.) Marital Status#: %Never: 30.3–»; %Now: 49.5‹-; %Wid: 7.3-›; %Div: 12.9-›. Military: %In Military: 0.0 (53); %Veterans: 12.2‹- (18,344). (%WW2: 19.9; %Korea: 14.4-›; %Vietnam: 29.7‹-; %Gulf: 11.6–».) Birth: %State Native: 66.5; %Non Citizen: 3.3–» (6,855). Language: %English: 89.8; %Spanish: 5.6–»; %Other Euro: 3.0; %Asian: 1.2–»; %Other: 0.4. Ancestry: %German: 21.3 (43,783); %Irish: 8.1 (16,675); %English: 5.9 (12,072); %US/American: 5.4 (11,133); %French: 2.9 (6,049); %Unclassified: 19.2. (%Specified: 76.6-›; 1.30 Average # of responses). Race/Spanish Origin Population:BAR CHART %Minority/Non-Anglo: 26.9–» (55,359). %Hispanic/Latino: 5.8–»; %Black/African-American: 17.2–»; %Am.Indian/Aleut: 0.3; %Asian: 1.5-›; %Nat.Hawaiian/Pac.Islander: 0.0; %Other Race: 0.2; %Multi (2 or more): 1.8–». Race/Spanish Origin Voting Age Pop.: %Minority/Non-Anglo: 23.2–» (34,780). %Hispanic/Latino: 5.0–»; %Black/African-American: 15.1–»; %Am.Indian/Aleut: 0.3; %Asian: 1.5-›; %Nat.Hawaiian/Pac.Islander: 0.0; %Other Race: 0.1; %Multi (2 or more): 1.1–». Hispanics: 11,884 Total. Mexican, 8,619; Puerto Rican, 533; Central American, 471. American Indians: 653 Total. Cherokee, 122; Chippewa, 34; Iroquois, 19. Asians: 3,156 Total. Vietnamese, 633; Asian Indian, 575; Chinese, 311.

Income & Labor Force: 107,372 in Force, %Women in Force: 62.4; %Force women: 47.6. Unemployment: 6,642, % of 16+yrs: 4.3–», % of Force: 6.2–». Workers per HH: 1.2. Work Sector#: %Private Sector: 87.2 (87,770); %Government Sector: 8.9‹- (8,961); %Self-Employed: 3.7«– (3,749); %Unpaid Family Workers: 0.2 (197). Industry#:BAR CHART %Agriculture: 0.2; %Construction: 5.5‹-; %Finance: 7.1–»; %Information: 2.7–»; %Manufacturing: 25.8‹-; %Professional: 26.1; %Public Service: 2.4«–; %Trade: 17.0-›; %Travel & Leisure: 13.1-›. Occupation#:BAR CHART %Management: 10.4‹-; %Prof, Health, Educ: 18.3-›; %Service: 14.8; %Sales, Admin.: 27.9-›; %Farming, Fishing: 0.1; %Construction: 8.1‹-; %Production: 20.4. (%White Collar Workers: 56.7; %Blue Collar Workers: 28.5‹-; %Grey (Service, Farm): 14.8.) Workplace#: %in Co. of Res: 92.1–»; %outside County: 7.0«–; %another State: 0.9«–. Transport#: %SOV: 81.8; %HOV: 12.2-›; %Public: 1.2-›; %Other: 2.8‹-; %Home: 2.0«–. Commuting Time#: %<30min: 80.0-›; %30-60min: 14.7«–; %>60min: 3.3«–; %Home: 2.0«–. Leave for Work#: %<5am: 3.7‹-; %5-6am: 6.8«–; %6-7am: 18.3‹-; %7-8am: 30.0; %8-9am: 12.4-›; %>9am: 26.9-›; %Home: 2.0«–. HH Income#:BAR CHART %<15k: 16.3-›; %15-35k: 31.3-›; %35-50k: 19.3-›; %50-100k: 27.1‹-; %100-150k: 4.4«–; %>150k: 1.6«–; Median: $36518‹-. Median Income by Age: %<25yrs: $23329; %25to34: $37636‹-; %35to44: $42214‹-; %45to54: $48546‹-; %55to64: $40244‹-; %65to74: $30174; %>74yrs: $21734. Income Type: %Wages: 80.5; %Self: 8.0«–; %PubA: 3.1-›; %SSI: 4.0-›; %Int: 32.9‹-; %Ret: 15.7‹-; %Soc: 24.8. Family Income: Median: $45040‹-; $18517‹- per capita. %In Poverty: 9.6–» (4,885). Poverty Status: %Tot: 12.5–» (25,204). (%<18yrs: 4.9–»; %18-64yrs: 6.7–»; %>64yrs: 0.9.)

Housing: 90,915 units, %Vacation: 0.3 (262). 83,333 households. %Owned: 61.6‹- (51,317). Units in Structure#: %1 det: 65.5‹-; %1 att. to 4: 12.0-›; %>4: 19.8–»; %Mobile: 2.7«– (2,468). Rooms: Median: 5.5. Prop. Tax: Median: $728‹-. Home Value#:BAR CHART %<50k: 22.9–»; %50-100k: 56.2–»; %100-200k: 18.7«–; %200-300k: 1.5«–; %300-500k: 0.5«–; %>500k: 0.2; Median: $73100«–. Monthly Rent#: %None: 3.3«–; %<$250: 10.4«–; %$250-500: 58.4-›; %$500-1,000: 26.2‹-; %$1,000-1,500: 1.1‹-; %>$1,500: 0.6; Median: $415. Year Built#:BAR CHART %<'40: 20.1; %'40-'60: 25.3-›; %'60-'80: 37.0–»; %'80-'90: 10.0‹-; %'90-'00: 7.6«–; Median: 1962. Year Moved in: %All: 1995; %Own: 1991; %Rent: 1999. Residence 1995:BAR CHART %Same: 50.7‹-; %Same County: 32.4–»; %Same State: 6.1«–. %NorthEast: 0.8–»; %MidWest: 3.5; %South: 2.7; %West: 1.5–»; %P.Rico: 0.1; %Other: 2.1–». Families: 50,638, persons per: 3.1. Persons in HH#: %1: 32.6–»; %2: 30.6‹-; %3-4: 27.4‹-; %5+: 9.4. (persons per HH: 2.4). HH With Children: %All HH: 34.4 (28,657). (%Couple: 20.2‹-; %Other: 14.1–».) Vehicles by HH#: %None: 9.2–»; %1or2: 77.3-›; %3+: 13.5«–. (132,908, per 16+yrs: 0.85). Heating Fuel#: %Util: 98.3-›; %Deli: 1.2«–; %Self: 0.3; %None: 0.2. (%Coal: 0.0; %Elec: 20.0‹-; %Gas: 78.3–»; %Oil: 0.3; %Prop: 0.9«–; %Wood: 0.1; %Oth: 0.3; %None: 0.2.)

Income Indexes: HH Inc: 88%; Fam Inc: 90%; RE Tax: 84%; Home Value: 79%; Mon Rent: 96%; Average is: 87% (as % of values for STATE). Home Purchase Index: Median. HH Income: $36,518; Median. Home Value: $73,100; INDEX: 2.0‹-. SES Average (State): High Educ: 100%; Prof Spec: 102%; HH Income: 88%; Home Value: 79%; AVERAGE= 92% (as % of 4 values for STATE). SES Average (Nation): High Educ: 80%; Prof Spec: 89%; HH Income: 87%; Home Value: 65%; AVERAGE= 80% (as % of 4 values for NATION).