Cities / Indiana / Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, IN

268,589 people

Right Now

Weather

73.4°F

Mostly Cloudy

Today: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, high 74°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Fort Wayne)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 3.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

IND

115 mi — Indianapolis International Airport

Population & People

Population

268,589

Median age

Median household income

$61,422

Poverty rate

16.0%

Unemployment rate

5.6%

Bachelor's degree+

29.0%

Avg. commute

20 min

Hispanic or Latino

10.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$188,900

Median gross rent

$999/mo

Homeownership rate

61.88%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,113

HUD Fair Market Rent (Allen County, 4 mi from Fort Wayne), 2026. Efficiency $892, 1BR $916, 2BR $1113, 3BR $1381, 4BR $1512. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Indiana commercial electricity

13.88¢/kWh

Indiana industrial electricity

8.89¢/kWh

Indiana residential electricity

16.23¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

545234

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

422438.7

All-Transactions House Price Index for Indiana

529.95

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Source: FRED, Indiana-specific series.

Nearby Airports

IND

Indianapolis International Airport

115 mi away

DTW

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

118 mi away

GRR

Gerald R. Ford International Airport

123 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Indiana energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Indiana economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).