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

The Census 2000 Supplementary Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The confidence interval computed here is a 90 percent confidence interval and can be interpreted roughly as providing 90 percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.

The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.

1. An '*' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. An 'N' entry in the estimate, lower bound, and upper bound columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

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