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Fort Wayne Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 390,156
Land Area (2000): 3,529.449 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 14.714 square kilometers

Fort Wayne Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	484,756	2002	508,631	2005	404,303
2000	495,533	2003	399,002	2006	Not Available
2001	504,971	2004	402,421	2007	410,350

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	616,710	78.29%
Rural, Farm	22,134	2.81%
Rural, Non-farm	148,846	18.90%

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Fort Wayne Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	191,958	182,609	9,348	4.87%	49
1991	190,376	179,675	10,701	5.62%	56
1992	193,902	182,708	11,194	5.77%	58
1993	197,058	187,845	9,213	4.68%	47
1994	202,221	194,227	7,994	3.95%	40
1995	206,353	199,125	7,228	3.50%	35
1996	206,394	199,644	6,749	3.27%	33
1997	208,573	203,048	5,526	2.65%	27
1998	209,984	204,543	5,440	2.59%	26
1999	208,994	203,318	5,676	2.72%	27
2000	208,914	203,541	5,373	2.57%	26
2001	207,857	199,369	8,488	4.08%	41
2002	208,815	198,572	10,242	4.91%	49
2003	210,594	199,454	11,141	5.29%	53
2004	209,191	198,238	10,953	5.24%	52
2005	211,132	200,319	10,813	5.12%	51
2006	215,048	204,594	10,454	4.86%	49
2007	213,256	203,303	9,954	4.67%	47
2008	213,588	201,427	12,161	5.69%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	194,545	181,754	12,791	6.57%	66
Feb 1990	189,383	180,276	9,107	4.81%	48
Mar 1990	191,687	181,923	9,764	5.09%	51
Apr 1990	191,690	181,867	9,823	5.12%	51
May 1990	192,690	183,396	9,294	4.82%	48
Jun 1990	193,566	185,687	7,879	4.07%	41
Jul 1990	194,178	186,282	7,896	4.07%	41
Aug 1990	193,031	183,822	9,209	4.77%	48
Sep 1990	190,439	182,471	7,968	4.18%	42
Oct 1990	191,545	183,819	7,726	4.03%	40
Nov 1990	192,156	180,837	11,319	5.89%	59
Dec 1990	188,583	179,178	9,405	4.99%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	188,435	175,260	13,175	6.99%	70
Feb 1991	188,536	173,822	14,714	7.80%	78
Mar 1991	189,807	175,309	14,498	7.64%	76
Apr 1991	189,519	179,040	10,479	5.53%	55
May 1991	190,401	179,857	10,544	5.54%	55
Jun 1991	192,993	182,789	10,204	5.29%	53
Jul 1991	193,692	184,628	9,064	4.68%	47
Aug 1991	191,195	182,295	8,900	4.65%	47
Sep 1991	190,265	181,541	8,724	4.59%	46
Oct 1991	191,339	181,947	9,392	4.91%	49
Nov 1991	190,040	180,950	9,090	4.78%	48
Dec 1991	188,288	178,658	9,630	5.11%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	189,686	175,789	13,897	7.33%	73
Feb 1992	188,106	176,347	11,759	6.25%	63
Mar 1992	190,166	178,820	11,346	5.97%	60
Apr 1992	192,040	181,217	10,823	5.64%	56
May 1992	194,258	182,680	11,578	5.96%	60
Jun 1992	197,696	185,936	11,760	5.95%	59
Jul 1992	200,407	189,330	11,077	5.53%	55
Aug 1992	198,014	186,714	11,300	5.71%	57
Sep 1992	194,235	183,864	10,371	5.34%	53
Oct 1992	194,383	184,861	9,522	4.90%	49
Nov 1992	194,147	184,151	9,996	5.15%	51
Dec 1992	193,686	182,789	10,897	5.63%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	192,766	181,444	11,322	5.87%	59
Feb 1993	192,771	181,665	11,106	5.76%	58
Mar 1993	195,005	184,259	10,746	5.51%	55
Apr 1993	196,009	185,528	10,481	5.35%	53
May 1993	200,042	188,461	11,581	5.79%	58
Jun 1993	203,238	191,741	11,497	5.66%	57
Jul 1993	200,599	193,995	6,604	3.29%	33
Aug 1993	198,459	191,482	6,977	3.52%	35
Sep 1993	195,072	188,345	6,727	3.45%	34
Oct 1993	197,368	189,371	7,997	4.05%	41
Nov 1993	196,542	189,179	7,363	3.75%	37
Dec 1993	196,822	188,671	8,151	4.14%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	196,276	186,727	9,549	4.87%	49
Feb 1994	196,666	187,219	9,447	4.80%	48
Mar 1994	197,954	188,726	9,228	4.66%	47
Apr 1994	198,918	190,456	8,462	4.25%	43
May 1994	202,503	194,410	8,093	4.00%	40
Jun 1994	205,677	197,560	8,117	3.95%	39
Jul 1994	205,667	197,974	7,693	3.74%	37
Aug 1994	203,910	195,944	7,966	3.91%	39
Sep 1994	204,104	196,824	7,280	3.57%	36
Oct 1994	205,355	198,410	6,945	3.38%	34
Nov 1994	205,057	198,440	6,617	3.23%	32
Dec 1994	204,567	198,031	6,536	3.20%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	203,676	195,792	7,884	3.87%	39
Feb 1995	203,800	196,192	7,608	3.73%	37
Mar 1995	205,157	197,425	7,732	3.77%	38
Apr 1995	206,369	199,072	7,297	3.54%	35
May 1995	207,947	200,883	7,064	3.40%	34
Jun 1995	209,408	202,019	7,389	3.53%	35
Jul 1995	209,119	201,899	7,220	3.45%	35
Aug 1995	206,821	199,849	6,972	3.37%	34
Sep 1995	206,643	200,003	6,640	3.21%	32
Oct 1995	207,062	200,361	6,701	3.24%	32
Nov 1995	205,779	198,730	7,049	3.43%	34
Dec 1995	204,459	197,277	7,182	3.51%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	202,859	194,403	8,456	4.17%	42
Feb 1996	203,111	194,768	8,343	4.11%	41
Mar 1996	203,836	195,114	8,722	4.28%	43
Apr 1996	205,252	198,143	7,109	3.46%	35
May 1996	207,962	200,630	7,332	3.53%	35
Jun 1996	210,487	203,504	6,983	3.32%	33
Jul 1996	210,004	203,833	6,171	2.94%	29
Aug 1996	207,640	201,556	6,084	2.93%	29
Sep 1996	206,225	200,529	5,696	2.76%	28
Oct 1996	207,633	202,236	5,397	2.60%	26
Nov 1996	206,359	201,028	5,331	2.58%	26
Dec 1996	205,358	199,989	5,369	2.61%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	203,728	197,748	5,980	2.94%	29
Feb 1997	203,639	197,388	6,251	3.07%	31
Mar 1997	205,386	199,302	6,084	2.96%	30
Apr 1997	206,663	201,422	5,241	2.54%	25
May 1997	209,149	203,852	5,297	2.53%	25
Jun 1997	212,282	206,449	5,833	2.75%	27
Jul 1997	212,684	207,225	5,459	2.57%	26
Aug 1997	210,493	204,617	5,876	2.79%	28
Sep 1997	209,338	203,875	5,463	2.61%	26
Oct 1997	210,692	205,515	5,177	2.46%	25
Nov 1997	210,043	205,280	4,763	2.27%	23
Dec 1997	208,783	203,897	4,886	2.34%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	206,847	200,841	6,006	2.90%	29
Feb 1998	206,334	200,338	5,996	2.91%	29
Mar 1998	207,725	201,711	6,014	2.90%	29
Apr 1998	208,480	204,256	4,224	2.03%	20
May 1998	210,316	205,680	4,636	2.20%	22
Jun 1998	212,254	207,274	4,980	2.35%	23
Jul 1998	212,661	206,299	6,362	2.99%	30
Aug 1998	209,653	204,745	4,908	2.34%	23
Sep 1998	212,163	205,339	6,824	3.22%	32
Oct 1998	210,886	205,987	4,899	2.32%	23
Nov 1998	210,976	205,985	4,991	2.37%	24
Dec 1998	211,509	206,065	5,444	2.57%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	209,004	202,582	6,422	3.07%	31
Feb 1999	207,764	200,987	6,777	3.26%	33
Mar 1999	207,955	201,951	6,004	2.89%	29
Apr 1999	208,486	202,905	5,581	2.68%	27
May 1999	209,457	203,885	5,572	2.66%	27
Jun 1999	211,699	205,745	5,954	2.81%	28
Jul 1999	210,455	204,673	5,782	2.75%	27
Aug 1999	207,115	201,715	5,400	2.61%	26
Sep 1999	208,305	202,975	5,330	2.56%	26
Oct 1999	210,128	205,048	5,080	2.42%	24
Nov 1999	209,268	204,159	5,109	2.44%	24
Dec 1999	208,293	203,190	5,103	2.45%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	207,142	201,319	5,823	2.81%	28
Feb 2000	207,091	200,778	6,313	3.05%	30
Mar 2000	208,432	202,119	6,313	3.03%	30
Apr 2000	209,912	204,831	5,081	2.42%	24
May 2000	211,560	206,293	5,267	2.49%	25
Jun 2000	211,621	205,879	5,742	2.71%	27
Jul 2000	209,890	204,299	5,591	2.66%	27
Aug 2000	207,908	202,602	5,306	2.55%	26
Sep 2000	207,892	203,588	4,304	2.07%	21
Oct 2000	207,952	203,767	4,185	2.01%	20
Nov 2000	208,222	203,177	5,045	2.42%	24
Dec 2000	209,343	203,834	5,509	2.63%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	207,187	199,382	7,805	3.77%	38
Feb 2001	206,196	198,170	8,026	3.89%	39
Mar 2001	207,692	199,562	8,130	3.91%	39
Apr 2001	207,745	200,566	7,179	3.46%	35
May 2001	208,792	201,656	7,136	3.42%	34
Jun 2001	209,204	201,269	7,935	3.79%	38
Jul 2001	209,792	201,343	8,449	4.03%	40
Aug 2001	206,772	197,906	8,866	4.29%	43
Sep 2001	207,615	199,316	8,299	4.00%	40
Oct 2001	208,063	198,737	9,326	4.48%	45
Nov 2001	208,047	197,908	10,139	4.87%	49
Dec 2001	207,173	196,613	10,560	5.10%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	206,486	194,971	11,515	5.58%	56
Feb 2002	207,476	195,524	11,952	5.76%	58
Mar 2002	207,648	196,058	11,590	5.58%	56
Apr 2002	209,147	198,471	10,676	5.10%	51
May 2002	210,088	200,254	9,834	4.68%	47
Jun 2002	209,986	199,570	10,416	4.96%	50
Jul 2002	210,302	199,838	10,464	4.98%	50
Aug 2002	209,714	199,701	10,013	4.77%	48
Sep 2002	209,845	201,008	8,837	4.21%	42
Oct 2002	209,347	200,519	8,828	4.22%	42
Nov 2002	208,047	198,892	9,155	4.40%	44
Dec 2002	207,689	198,060	9,629	4.64%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	209,746	198,869	10,877	5.19%	52
Feb 2003	209,836	198,516	11,320	5.39%	54
Mar 2003	210,012	198,649	11,363	5.41%	54
Apr 2003	209,793	199,055	10,738	5.12%	51
May 2003	210,695	199,907	10,788	5.12%	51
Jun 2003	213,226	201,236	11,990	5.62%	56
Jul 2003	213,657	201,022	12,635	5.91%	59
Aug 2003	212,011	200,239	11,772	5.55%	56
Sep 2003	209,132	198,458	10,674	5.10%	51
Oct 2003	209,872	199,339	10,533	5.02%	50
Nov 2003	209,860	199,372	10,488	5.00%	50
Dec 2003	209,292	198,781	10,511	5.02%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	209,233	197,081	12,152	5.81%	58
Feb 2004	208,077	195,899	12,178	5.85%	59
Mar 2004	208,918	196,670	12,248	5.86%	59
Apr 2004	209,010	198,607	10,403	4.98%	50
May 2004	210,017	199,745	10,272	4.89%	49
Jun 2004	211,673	200,820	10,853	5.13%	51
Jul 2004	211,820	200,644	11,176	5.28%	53
Aug 2004	210,188	199,613	10,575	5.03%	50
Sep 2004	207,164	197,184	9,980	4.82%	48
Oct 2004	208,456	198,123	10,333	4.96%	50
Nov 2004	208,240	197,739	10,501	5.04%	50
Dec 2004	207,499	196,735	10,764	5.19%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	207,230	195,151	12,079	5.83%	58
Feb 2005	207,126	194,275	12,851	6.20%	62
Mar 2005	207,627	195,722	11,905	5.73%	57
Apr 2005	209,034	198,552	10,482	5.01%	50
May 2005	210,561	200,535	10,026	4.76%	48
Jun 2005	211,124	200,576	10,548	5.00%	50
Jul 2005	215,222	204,188	11,034	5.13%	51
Aug 2005	213,418	202,960	10,458	4.90%	49
Sep 2005	212,193	202,097	10,096	4.76%	48
Oct 2005	213,784	203,805	9,979	4.67%	47
Nov 2005	213,202	203,097	10,105	4.74%	47
Dec 2005	213,059	202,869	10,190	4.78%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	211,798	201,027	10,771	5.09%	51
Feb 2006	211,947	199,063	12,884	6.08%	61
Mar 2006	213,033	202,184	10,849	5.09%	51
Apr 2006	214,187	204,026	10,161	4.74%	47
May 2006	216,056	204,715	11,341	5.25%	52
Jun 2006	216,329	206,057	10,272	4.75%	47
Jul 2006	218,535	207,367	11,168	5.11%	51
Aug 2006	217,136	206,673	10,463	4.82%	48
Sep 2006	214,923	205,485	9,438	4.39%	44
Oct 2006	215,949	206,841	9,108	4.22%	42
Nov 2006	215,427	206,016	9,411	4.37%	44
Dec 2006	215,259	205,676	9,583	4.45%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	214,328	203,115	11,213	5.23%	52
Feb 2007	213,099	202,113	10,986	5.16%	52
Mar 2007	213,638	203,154	10,484	4.91%	49
Apr 2007	213,057	203,385	9,672	4.54%	45
May 2007	214,659	205,361	9,298	4.33%	43
Jun 2007	215,670	205,769	9,901	4.59%	46
Jul 2007	215,915	205,752	10,163	4.71%	47
Aug 2007	211,821	201,728	10,093	4.76%	48
Sep 2007	212,206	202,942	9,264	4.37%	44
Oct 2007	212,300	203,072	9,228	4.35%	43
Nov 2007	211,748	202,422	9,326	4.40%	44
Dec 2007	210,636	200,821	9,815	4.66%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	212,133	200,411	11,722	5.53%	55
Feb 2008	210,754	199,765	10,989	5.21%	52
Mar 2008	211,535	197,956	13,579	6.42%	64
Apr 2008	210,731	200,319	10,412	4.94%	49
May 2008	214,106	203,446	10,660	4.98%	50
Jun 2008	215,120	203,058	12,062	5.61%	56
Jul 2008	217,382	203,169	14,213	6.54%	65
Aug 2008	215,517	202,059	13,458	6.24%	62
Sep 2008	215,016	202,663	12,353	5.75%	57
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Fort Wayne Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	21,680	10.20%
2.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	18,496	8.70%
3.	Metal Manufactuing	13,894	6.54%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	9,782	4.60%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	8,498	4.00%
6.	Educational Services	7,888	3.71%
7.	Machinery Manufacturing	7,608	3.58%
8.	Finance and Insurance	7,298	3.43%
9.	Health Care	7,236	3.41%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	6,158	2.90%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	5,732	2.70%
12.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	5,318	2.50%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	5,136	2.42%
14.	Truck Transportation	4,946	2.33%
15.	Public Administration	4,778	2.25%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	4,314	2.03%
17.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	4,086	1.92%
18.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	3,974	1.87%
19.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,268	1.54%
20.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	3,118	1.47%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	30,722	16.79%
2.	Educational Services	19,038	10.41%
3.	Finance and Insurance	14,670	8.02%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	12,106	6.62%
5.	Social Assistance	7,198	3.93%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	6,602	3.61%
7.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	6,512	3.56%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	5,832	3.19%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	4,704	2.57%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	4,540	2.48%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	4,312	2.36%
12.	Public Administration	3,798	2.08%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	3,716	2.03%
14.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	2,960	1.62%
15.	Construction	2,856	1.56%
16.	Metal Manufactuing	2,792	1.53%
17.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	2,680	1.46%
18.	Machinery Manufacturing	2,588	1.41%
19.	Truck Transportation	2,330	1.27%
20.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	2,320	1.27%

Fort Wayne Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	14,458	6.80%
2.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	14,424	6.79%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	9,720	4.57%
4.	Other Management Occupations	9,514	4.48%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	9,368	4.41%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	8,208	3.86%
7.	Engineers	7,734	3.64%
8.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	7,056	3.32%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	6,920	3.26%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	6,786	3.19%
11.	Assemblers and Fabricators	6,684	3.15%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	6,358	2.99%
13.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	6,350	2.99%
14.	Vehicle Mechanics	6,038	2.84%
15.	Computer Specialists	4,664	2.19%
16.	Top Executives	4,566	2.15%
17.	Other Construction Trades	4,352	2.05%
18.	Business Operations Specialists	3,966	1.87%
19.	Operations Managers Non Finance	3,424	1.61%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	3,404	1.60%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	11,726	6.41%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	10,370	5.67%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	7,616	4.16%
4.	Registered Nurses	7,530	4.12%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	6,802	3.72%
6.	Other Production Occupations	6,588	3.60%
7.	Cashiers	6,282	3.43%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	6,088	3.33%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	5,502	3.01%
10.	Other Management Occupations	5,480	3.00%
11.	Health Technologists and Technicians	5,318	2.91%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	5,192	2.84%
13.	Customer Service Representatives	4,718	2.58%
14.	Business Operations Specialists	4,612	2.52%
15.	Assemblers and Fabricators	4,526	2.47%
16.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	4,510	2.47%
17.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	4,140	2.26%
18.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	3,920	2.14%
19.	Waiters and Waitresses	3,834	2.10%
20.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	3,742	2.05%

Fort Wayne Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	348,100	58.55%
15-35 hours	81,500	13.71%
1-14 hours	19,224	3.23%
No regular hours	145,691	24.51%

Fort Wayne Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	14,078	3.69%
5 AM-5:29 AM	12,711	3.33%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	16,926	4.44%
6 AM-6:29 AM	32,374	8.48%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	46,677	12.23%
7 AM-7:29 AM	57,762	15.14%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	63,181	16.56%
8 AM-8:29 AM	30,505	7.99%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	14,492	3.80%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	15,643	4.10%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	6,862	1.80%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	3,787	0.99%
Noon-3:59 PM	33,311	8.73%
4 PM-11:59 PM	33,272	8.72%

Fort Wayne Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	12,515	3.28%
5-9	42,871	11.24%
10-14	64,969	17.03%
15-19	77,548	20.32%
20-24	73,126	19.16%
25-29	28,378	7.44%
30-34	42,206	11.06%
35-39	7,085	1.86%
40-44	7,328	1.92%
45-59	12,838	3.36%
60-89	6,980	1.83%
At least 90	5,737	1.50%

Fort Wayne Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	1,150	0.30%	298,257	78.16%
30-44	708	0.19%	55,911	14.65%
45-59	320	0.08%	12,518	3.28%
At least 60	622	0.16%	12,095	3.17%

Fort Wayne Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	616	0.16%
Car / truck / van, carpool	39,848	10.15%
Car / truck / van, solo	330,154	84.06%
Motorcycle	192	0.05%
Other	1,756	0.45%
Public transportation	2,800	0.71%
Walked	6,215	1.58%
Worked at home	11,168	2.84%

Fort Wayne Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Fort Wayne Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 302,096 (767,320 people)
: 206,030 (638,768 people)
: 92,784
: 396,110
Fort Wayne Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	21,292	6.99%
$10,000-$14,999	16,429	5.39%
$15,000-$19,999	19,259	6.32%
$20,000-$24,999	20,574	6.75%
$25,000-$29,999	20,829	6.84%
$30,000-$34,999	20,667	6.78%
$35,000-$39,999	19,970	6.55%
$40,000-$44,999	19,435	6.38%
$45,000-$49,999	16,538	5.43%
$50,000-$59,999	30,864	10.13%
$60,000-$74,999	37,147	12.19%
$75,000-$99,999	31,823	10.45%
$100,000-$124,999	14,927	4.90%
$125,000-$149,999	5,968	1.96%
$150,000-$199,999	3,919	1.29%
$200,000 or more	5,022	1.65%

Fort Wayne Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	40,324	26.73%
Family, 2 people	42,859	28.41%
Nonfamily, 2 people	6,664	4.42%
Family, 3 people	23,003	15.25%
Nonfamily, 3 people	920	0.61%
Family, 4 people	21,391	14.18%
Nonfamily, 4 people	311	0.21%
Family, 5 people	9,932	6.58%
Nonfamily, 5 people	111	0.07%
Family, 6 people	3,415	2.26%
Nonfamily, 6 people	44	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	1,865	1.24%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	19	0.01%

Fort Wayne Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	255,952	30.66%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	121,219	14.52%
Public Assistance	6,859	0.82%
Retirement	47,297	5.67%
Self Employment	33,503	4.01%
Social Security	73,385	8.79%
Supplemental Security	9,352	1.12%
Wage / Salary	249,999	29.95%
Other	37,126	4.45%

Fort Wayne Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	85,730	52.43%
With children under 18	77,783	47.57%

Fort Wayne Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	27,976	9.54%
Married	175,447	59.82%
Never Married	83,288	28.40%
Widowed	6,584	2.24%

Fort Wayne Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	36,238	11.59%
Married	174,698	55.86%
Never Married	70,798	22.64%
Widowed	30,990	9.91%

Fort Wayne Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Fort Wayne Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Fort Wayne Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	22,726	3.98%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	66,260	11.61%
High school diploma or equivalent	194,578	34.10%
Some college, no degree	134,123	23.50%
Associate degree	42,652	7.47%
Bachelors degree	74,112	12.99%
Graduate or professional degree	36,195	6.34%

Fort Wayne Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	8,038	2.06%	8,976	2.30%	17,014	4.36%
Kindergarten	8,806	2.26%	2,777	0.71%	11,583	2.97%
Grades 1-4	38,864	9.96%	10,708	2.74%	49,572	12.71%
Grades 5-8	40,482	10.38%	9,333	2.39%	49,815	12.77%
Grades 9-12	39,234	10.06%	6,985	1.79%	46,219	11.85%
Undergrad college	26,492	6.79%	8,477	2.17%	34,969	8.96%
Graduate or professional school	3,238	0.83%	1,893	0.49%	5,131	1.32%
Total	165,154	42.33%	49,149	12.60%	214,303	54.93%

Fort Wayne Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Fort Wayne Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Fort Wayne Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	1,321	1,204
2002	1,122	1,051
2003	981	873
2004	954	858

Fort Wayne Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Fort Wayne Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Fort Wayne Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	708,381	91.43%
Below Poverty Level	66,389	8.57%

Fort Wayne Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Fort Wayne Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 923
Fort Wayne Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	0.889	0.270	0.050	1.196	2.405	0.000	4.980	23.084	3.266	31.329
2000	0.860	0.240	0.046	0.948	2.095	0.000	5.033	22.116	3.082	30.230
2001	0.955	0.230	0.048	1.347	2.578	0.000	5.715	23.718	2.941	32.374
2002	0.743	0.301	0.055	1.040	2.139	0.000	5.580	22.047	2.560	30.187
2003	8.068	0.677	0.153	3.772	12.669	0.000	17.915	67.498	21.015	106.428
2004	0.852	0.281	0.057	0.865	2.055	0.000	6.444	24.228	2.505	33.177
2005	0.794	0.250	0.064	0.997	2.105	0.000	6.465	22.350	1.979	30.794
2006	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2007	0.670	0.239	0.061	1.041	2.010	0.000	5.966	20.734	1.872	28.571

Fort Wayne Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	16,353
2000	16,018
2001	17,650
2002	16,442

Fort Wayne Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Fort Wayne Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Fort Wayne Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	59,909	15.36%
10-19 Years	58,638	15.03%
20-29 Years	52,010	13.33%
30-39 Years	57,718	14.79%
40-49 Years	60,385	15.48%
50-59 Years	42,242	10.83%
60-69 Years	25,516	6.54%
70-79 Years	21,499	5.51%
80-89 Years	10,163	2.60%
90+ Years	2,076	0.53%

Fort Wayne Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	191,276	49.03%
Female	198,880	50.97%

Fort Wayne Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	326,656	83.72%
African-American	37,247	9.55%
Hispanic/Latino	14,550	3.73%
Multiracial	5,149	1.32%
Asian	4,708	1.21%
Amerindian	1,147	0.29%
Other Race	577	0.15%
Pacific Islander	122	0.03%

Fort Wayne Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	250,969	39.13%
2.	Irish	80,062	12.48%
3.	United States Or American	65,966	10.28%
4.	English	64,419	10.04%
5.	French Non-Basque	32,488	5.07%
6.	Italian	17,626	2.75%
7.	Polish	16,445	2.56%
8.	Dutch	16,156	2.52%
9.	Scottish	13,880	2.16%
10.	Swiss	11,778	1.84%

Fort Wayne Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	678,549	93.10%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	23,967	3.29%
3.	German	9,228	1.27%
4.	French	2,931	0.40%
5.	Vietnamese	1,484	0.20%
6.	Other Asian	1,128	0.15%
7.	Serbo Croatian	1,002	0.14%
8.	Chinese	890	0.12%
9.	Greek	832	0.11%
10.	Arabic	780	0.11%

Fort Wayne Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	759,908	96.47%
Naturalized immigrant	11,082	1.41%
Not a citizen	16,700	2.12%

Fort Wayne Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Fort Wayne Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Fort Wayne Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Allen County

Wells County

Whitley County

Fort Wayne Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Aboite	Jefferson	Petroleum
Adams	Keystone	Pleasant
Arcola	Lafayette	Poneto
Bluffton	Lake	Richland
Cedar Creek	Lancaster	Rockcreek
Chester	Larwill	Scipio
Churubusco	Leo	Smith
Cleveland	Liberty	South Whitley
Columbia	Liberty Center	Spencerville
Columbia City	Madison	Springfield
Craigville	Marion	St. Joseph
Eel River	Markle	Tri-Lakes
Etna-Troy	Maumee	Union
Fort Wayne	Milan	Uniondale
Grabill	Monroe	Vera Cruz
Harlan	Monroeville	Washington
Harrison	New Haven	Wayne
Hoagland	Nottingham	Woodburn
Huntertown	Ossian	Yoder
Jackson	Perry	Zanesville

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Perry (56,390)	Monroeville (1,236)	Madison
Aboite (28,338)	Grabill (1,113)	Marion
New Haven (12,406)	Markle (1,102)	Jackson
St. Joseph (10,208)	Rockcreek (1,086)	Hoagland
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