Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Fort Wayne, IN MSA
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
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Estimate |
Lower Bound |
Upper Bound |
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Total population
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493,331
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*****
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*****
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SEX AND AGE
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Male
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245,995
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243,350
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248,640
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Female
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247,336
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244,691
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249,981
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Under 5 years
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37,237
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34,430
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40,044
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5 to 9 years
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37,149
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32,090
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42,208
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10 to 14 years
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42,413
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37,823
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47,003
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15 to 19 years
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34,168
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31,639
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36,697
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20 to 24 years
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31,243
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28,331
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34,155
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25 to 34 years
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67,904
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64,924
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70,884
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35 to 44 years
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81,064
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78,310
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83,818
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45 to 54 years
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67,012
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64,583
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69,441
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55 to 59 years
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22,337
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19,537
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25,137
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60 to 64 years
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17,162
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14,374
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19,951
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65 to 74 years
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29,938
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29,035
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30,841
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75 to 84 years
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21,174
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19,448
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22,900
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85 years and over
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4,530
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2,865
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6,195
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Median age (years)
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34.5
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34.2
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34.8
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18 years and over
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354,289
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354,017
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354,561
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21 years and over
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337,799
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334,808
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340,790
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62 years and over
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64,396
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62,301
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66,492
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65 years and over
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55,642
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54,979
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56,305
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Male
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23,008
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22,315
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23,701
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Female
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32,634
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31,614
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33,654
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RACE
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One race
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483,444
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479,095
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487,793
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White
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430,965
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427,517
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434,414
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Black or African American
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31,817
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27,194
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36,440
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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2,896
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634
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5,158
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Asian
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5,342
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4,339
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6,345
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Asian Indian
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N
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N
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N
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Chinese (except Taiwanese)
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N
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N
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N
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Filipino
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N
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N
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N
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Japanese
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N
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N
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N
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Korean
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N
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N
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N
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Vietnamese
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N
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N
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N
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Other Asian
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N
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N
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N
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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0
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0
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464
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Native Hawaiian
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N
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N
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N
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Guamanian or Chamorro
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N
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N
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N
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Samoan
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N
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N
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N
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Other Pacific Islander
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N
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N
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N
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Some other race
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12,424
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9,022
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15,826
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Two or more races
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9,887
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5,538
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14,236
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Two races including Some other race
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798
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0
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1,735
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Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
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9,089
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4,774
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13,404
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Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
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White
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440,650
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435,124
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446,176
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Black or African American
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39,624
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36,984
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42,264
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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6,425
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2,948
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9,902
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Asian
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5,760
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5,178
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6,342
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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0
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0
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464
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Some other race
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13,222
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9,978
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16,466
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HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
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Total population
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493,331
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*****
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*****
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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
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16,537
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*****
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*****
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Mexican
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8,945
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4,995
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12,895
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Puerto Rican
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647
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0
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1,432
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Cuban
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0
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0
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464
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Other Hispanic or Latino
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6,945
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2,939
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10,951
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Not Hispanic or Latino
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476,794
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*****
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*****
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White alone
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427,261
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424,954
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429,568
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Black or African American alone
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31,575
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27,033
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36,117
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American Indian or Alaska Native alone
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2,461
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252
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4,670
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Asian alone
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5,342
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4,339
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6,345
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
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0
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0
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464
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Some other race alone
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1,501
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0
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3,331
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Two or more races:
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8,654
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4,384
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12,924
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Two races including Some other race
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0
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0
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464
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Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
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8,654
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4,384
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12,924
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RELATIONSHIP
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Household population
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493,331
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*****
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*****
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Householder
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194,201
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188,792
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199,610
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Spouse
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101,363
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95,745
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106,981
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Child
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158,505
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153,407
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163,604
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Other relatives
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19,397
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13,132
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25,662
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Nonrelatives
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19,865
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15,238
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24,492
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Unmarried partner
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6,904
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4,587
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9,221
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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
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Total households
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193,316
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188,988
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197,644
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Family households (families)
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129,883
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123,415
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136,351
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With own children under 18 years
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61,569
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56,073
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67,065
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Married-couple families
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101,005
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94,110
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107,900
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With own children under 18 years
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43,845
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38,725
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48,965
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Female householder, no husband present
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22,119
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18,540
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25,698
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With own children under 18 years
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13,569
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10,439
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16,699
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Nonfamily households
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63,433
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57,711
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69,155
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Householder living alone
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54,239
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48,852
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59,626
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65 years and over
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18,305
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15,398
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21,212
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Households with one or more people under 18 years
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66,160
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60,406
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71,914
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Households with one or more people 65 years and over
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42,228
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39,426
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45,030
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Average household size
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2.55
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2.48
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2.62
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Average family size
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3.16
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3.04
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3.28
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HOUSING OCCUPANCY
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Total housing units
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206,237
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*****
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*****
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Occupied housing units
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193,316
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188,988
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197,644
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Vacant housing units
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12,921
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8,593
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17,249
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Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
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1.3
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0.3
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2.3
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Rental vacancy rate (percent)
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9.8
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4.5
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15.1
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HOUSING TENURE
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Occupied housing units
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193,316
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188,988
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197,644
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Owner-occupied
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142,503
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136,230
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148,776
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Renter-occupied
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50,813
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45,081
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56,545
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Average household size of owner-occupied unit
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2.72
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2.62
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2.82
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Average household size of renter-occupied unit
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2.07
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1.91
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2.24
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