Language Spoken At Home in Fort Wayne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 234,138 | 100% |
English only | 210,031 | 89.7% |
Language other than English | 24,107 | 10.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 11,969 | 5.1% |
Spanish | 13,263 | 5.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,555 | 2.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,736 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,527 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 5,389 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,562 | 1.5% |
Other languages | 719 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 325 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Fort Wayne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 253,617 | 100% |
American | 30,586 | 12.1% |
Arab | 744 | 0.3% |
Czech | 557 | 0.2% |
Danish | 485 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 3,613 | 1.4% |
English | 18,254 | 7.2% |
French (except Basque) | 8,847 | 3.5% |
French Canadian | 715 | 0.3% |
German | 71,257 | 28.1% |
Greek | 857 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 963 | 0.4% |
Irish | 25,767 | 10.2% |
Italian | 6,248 | 2.5% |
Lithuanian | 291 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 1,112 | 0.4% |
Polish | 5,983 | 2.4% |
Portuguese | 326 | 0.1% |
Russian | 796 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,227 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 4,189 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 441 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 12,014 | 4.7% |
Swedish | 1,872 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 2,267 | 0.9% |
Ukrainian | 506 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 1,319 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 722 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Fort Wayne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 101,069 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 62,535 | 61.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 29,907 | 29.6% |
Married-couple family | 42,979 | 42.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 17,713 | 17.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,349 | 4.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,298 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 15,207 | 15.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,896 | 9.8% |
Nonfamily households | 38,534 | 38.1% |
Householder living alone | 32,029 | 31.7% |
65 years and over | 9,744 | 9.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 32,659 | 32.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 21,808 | 21.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Fort Wayne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 248,674 | 100% |
Householder | 101,069 | 40.6% |
Spouse | 42,865 | 17.2% |
Child | 78,585 | 31.6% |
Other relatives | 11,891 | 4.8% |
Nonrelatives | 14,264 | 5.7% |
Unmarried partner | 7,074 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in Fort Wayne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 94,038 | 100% |
Never married | 34,209 | 36.4% |
Now married, except separated | 46,204 | 49.1% |
Separated | 1,223 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 2,151 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 10,251 | 10.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 103,750 | 100% |
Never married | 32,643 | 31.5% |
Now married, except separated | 44,325 | 42.7% |
Separated | 2,008 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 9,936 | 9.6% |
Divorced | 14,838 | 14.3% |
Fertility in Fort Wayne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 4,353 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,005 | 46.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 69 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 119 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Grandparents in Fort Wayne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,109 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,118 | 51.5% |
Less than 1 year | 765 | 18.6% |
1 or 2 years | 443 | 10.8% |
3 or 4 years | 328 | 8.0% |
5 or more years | 582 | 14.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,118 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,439 | 67.9% |
Who are married | 1,311 | 61.9% |
School Enrollment in Fort Wayne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 72,386 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,512 | 6.2% |
Kindergarten | 3,700 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 29,292 | 40.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 15,386 | 21.3% |
College or graduate school | 19,496 | 26.9% |
Educational Attainment in Fort Wayne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 161,062 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 6,946 | 4.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 12,351 | 7.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 47,533 | 29.5% |
Some college, no degree | 38,722 | 24.0% |
Associate's degree | 14,286 | 8.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 28,085 | 17.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 13,139 | 8.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.6% |
Veteran Status in Fort Wayne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 186,557 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 17,521 | 9.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Fort Wayne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 250,384 | 100% |
With a disability | 27,926 | 11.2% |
Under 18 years | 66,611 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,772 | 4.2% |
18 to 64 years | 154,483 | 100% |
With a disability | 15,079 | 9.8% |
65 years and over | 29,290 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,075 | 34.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Fort Wayne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 249,746 | 100% |
Same house | 213,162 | 85.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 35,553 | 14.2% |
Same county | 26,650 | 10.7% |
Different county | 8,903 | 3.6% |
Same state | 4,099 | 1.6% |
Different state | 4,804 | 1.9% |
Abroad | 1,031 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Fort Wayne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 253,617 | 100% |
Native | 235,318 | 92.8% |
Born in United States | 233,795 | 92.2% |
State of residence | 166,642 | 65.7% |
Different state | 67,153 | 26.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,523 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 18,299 | 7.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Fort Wayne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 18,299 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 6,554 | 35.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 11,745 | 64.2% |
Year of Entry in Fort Wayne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 19,822 | 100% |
Native | 1,523 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 37 | 2.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,486 | 97.6% |
Foreign born | 18,299 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 947 | 5.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 17,352 | 94.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Fort Wayne City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 18,299 | 100% |
Europe | 2,766 | 15.1% |
Asia | 6,496 | 35.5% |
Africa | 842 | 4.6% |
Oceania | 41 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 7,637 | 41.7% |
Northern America | 517 | 2.8% |