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Fort Wayne Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Fort Wayne Area is $25,446, which is about the same as the state average of $24,953 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Fort Wayne Area median household income is $49,607. On average Fort Wayne Area residents spend 20.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #281

Fort Wayne Area	25,446 USD
Indiana	24,953 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Wayne Area	30,748 USD
Indiana	28,819 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Wayne Area	37,440 USD
Indiana	35,272 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Wayne Area	24,677 USD
Indiana	22,933 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #271

Fort Wayne Area	49,607 USD
Indiana	48,737 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Fort Wayne Area	64,416 USD
Indiana	63,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Fort Wayne Area	3.17%
Indiana	17.25%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Fort Wayne Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Indiana and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Fort Wayne Area		Indiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.67%	$13,187, see rank	19.01%	$12,352	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.70%	$18,920, see rank	29.99%	$18,304	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.62%	$3,852, see rank	2.21%	$3,210	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.64%	$16,942, see rank	18.63%	$17,699	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Fort Wayne Area	60,875 USD
Indiana	60,440 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Fort Wayne Area	76,008 USD
Indiana	75,012 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Fort Wayne Area	Indiana	U.S.
White	$53,002, see rank	$51,311	$56,900
Black	$28,483, see rank	$30,531	$35,600
Hispanic	$33,996, see rank	$38,618	$42,396
Asian	$44,189, see rank	$52,818	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$40,227, see rank	$35,741	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$34,688, see rank	$32,589	$53,370
One Race, Other	$29,375, see rank	$35,463	$40,300
Two or More Races	$33,343, see rank	$37,993	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Fort Wayne Area	Indiana	U.S.
less than 25	$27,191, see rank	$22,736	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,041, see rank	$53,136	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,326, see rank	$59,465	$65,027
65 or over	$37,310, see rank	$35,667	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Fort Wayne Area	Indiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	323,597, see rank	5,131,317	248,775,628
Male¹	156,367, 48.32%, see rank	48.70%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	112,870, 72.18%, see rank	69.26%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	195, 0.12%, see rank	0.12%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	112,675, 72.06%, see rank	69.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	103,066, 91.47%, see rank	90.84%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	9,609, 8.53%, see rank	9.16%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	43,497, 27.82%, see rank	30.74%	30.72%
Female¹	167,230, 51.68%, see rank	51.30%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	102,110, 61.06%, see rank	59.17%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	14, 0.01%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	102,096, 61.05%, see rank	59.16%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	93,410, 91.49%, see rank	91.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	8,686, 8.51%, see rank	8.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	65,120, 38.94%, see rank	40.83%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Fort Wayne Area	Indiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	193,588, 100%	2,942,663	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	164,826, 85.14%, see rank	83.18%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	15,131, 7.82%, see rank	8.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,259, 0.65%, see rank	1.06%	5.06%
Walked	2,396, 1.24%, see rank	2.09%	2.78%
Other Means	2,216, 1.14%, see rank	1.44%	1.79%
Worked at Home	7,760, 4.01%, see rank	3.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Fort Wayne Area	20.4 minutes
Indiana	23.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Fort Wayne Area	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	196,476	2,994,736	143,435,233
Male¹	103,066, 52.46%, see rank	52.41%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	29,876, 28.99%, see rank	28.17%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	12,775, 12.39%, see rank	13.27%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	18,563, 18.01%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	441, 0.43%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7,520, 7.30%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	27,562, 26.74%, see rank	26.36%	17.94%
Female¹	93,410, 47.54%, see rank	47.59%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	34,822, 37.28%, see rank	36.67%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	19,788, 21.18%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	29,511, 31.59%, see rank	31.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	70, 0.07%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	300, 0.32%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	8,727, 9.34%, see rank	9.40%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Fort Wayne Area	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	196,476, 100%	2,994,736	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,632, 0.83%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	9,978, 5.08%, see rank	5.68%	6.17%
Manufacturing	39,888, 20.30%, see rank	18.60%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	5,892, 3.00%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	23,946, 12.19%, see rank	11.54%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	9,188, 4.68%, see rank	5.14%	4.93%
Information	3,507, 1.78%, see rank	1.54%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	11,014, 5.61%, see rank	5.23%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	15,079, 7.67%, see rank	7.86%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	44,622, 22.71%, see rank	23.17%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	16,551, 8.42%, see rank	8.94%	9.49%
Public Administration	5,274, 2.68%, see rank	3.58%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	9,905, 5.04%, see rank	4.70%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Fort Wayne Area	%	Indiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	60,904	14.70%, see rank	15.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	11,828	10.96%, see rank	11.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.