Household Types in the Fort Wayne Area, Indiana (Metro Area)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Indiana and the Fort Wayne Area
Fort Wayne Area
Indiana
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family248.543883%48.945672%48.543883%48.5%80,36180.4k12.750766%12.183411%12.750766%12.8%21,10821.1k4.471950%4.702708%4.471950%4.5%7,40328.912730%28.171060%28.912730%28.9%47,86347.9k5.320672%5.997149%5.320672%5.3%8,808
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Indiana and the Fort Wayne Area
Fort Wayne Area
Indiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads64.801832%66.211211%64.801832%64.8%31,98132.0k26.999919%24.963310%26.999919%27.0%13,32513.3k8.198249%8.825479%8.198249%8.2%4,046

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Indiana and the Fort Wayne Area
Fort Wayne Area
Indiana
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children229.812194%28.569258%29.812194%29.8%49,35249.4k70.015645%71.221301%70.015645%70.0%115,906116k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Indiana and the Fort Wayne Area
Fort Wayne Area
Indiana
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Other3Hispanic5Mixed3Black3-7.080673%-7.283807%-14.277423%-3.482298%-6.317595%-4.413118%-22.905945%-10.198652%-32.124202%32%67.875798%56.164690%67.875798%68%3,446-9.639716%-4.028999%-29.194421%-5.370036%-10.099219%-4.330164%-27.884729%-5.964850%-48.233173%48%51.766827%51.721038%51.766827%52%135,865136k-19.466248%-8.830455%-16.405024%-6.985871%-18.482886%-9.641787%-17.646566%-6.766019%-51.687598%52%48.312402%47.462743%48.312402%48%2,548-18.447811%-7.449678%-20.688940%-5.457564%-16.005627%-9.250482%-18.329715%-6.961561%-52.043993%52%47.956007%49.452616%47.956007%48%4,819-24.117414%-4.879016%-29.631099%-9.639032%-20.723963%-4.465347%-30.130055%-8.991816%-68.266561%68%31.733439%35.688818%31.733439%32%2,521-35.327949%-5.941018%-33.920705%-4.331865%-29.066284%-5.894388%-36.577994%-4.720283%-79.521537%80%20.478463%23.741052%20.478463%20%16,34416.3k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County in the Fort Wayne Area

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
47.1%49.1%51.0%52.9%54.8%56.8%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
9.2%10.1%10.9%11.7%12.5%13.3%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.61%3.90%4.20%4.49%4.79%5.08%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
24.8%25.8%26.7%27.6%28.6%29.5%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.8%3.4%4.0%4.5%5.1%5.7%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
26.9%27.6%28.3%28.9%29.5%30.2%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in the Fort Wayne Area

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
30%41%50%60%70%80%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.9%7.8%11.8%15.7%19.7%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.5%2.9%4.4%5.9%7.4%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
5%12%18%24%31%37%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.9%3.9%5.8%7.8%9.7%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
16.1%21.2%26.1%31.1%36.1%41.1%
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Household Types by Place in the Fort Wayne Area

There are 21 places that are fully or partially contained within the Fort Wayne Area (20 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 21 of those to each other, the Fort Wayne Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Fort Wayne Area.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Fort Wayne Area, selected places in the Fort Wayne Area, and entities that contain the Fort Wayne Area
0%20%40%60%Count#Vera CruzLeo-CedarvilleTri-LakesHuntertownZanesvilleHarlanOssianPonetoWoodburnHoaglandGrabillMarkleUniondaleIndianaFort WayneMidwestUnited StatesEast North CentralChurubuscoNew HavenMonroevilleSouth WhitleyBlufftonLarwillFort WayneColumbia City70.731707%70.731707%71%29168.434134%68.434134%68%826262.075472%62.075472%62%329361.095584%61.095584%61%1,093460.869565%60.869565%61%140559.252336%59.252336%59%317657.785978%57.785978%58%783756.250000%56.250000%56%36856.183746%56.183746%56%318956.069364%56.069364%56%1941051.493849%51.493849%51%2931150.935551%50.935551%51%2451249.166667%49.166667%49%591348.945672%48.945672%49%1,230,4101.23M48.543883%48.543883%49%80,36180.4k48.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.503201%47.503201%48%3711446.582527%46.582527%47%2,8421544.877049%44.877049%45%2191644.672657%44.672657%45%3481742.304869%42.304869%42%1,7291842.201835%42.201835%42%461941.584720%41.584720%42%43,21943.2k2038.664367%38.664367%39%1,56921
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 21 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Fort Wayne Area

There are 3 counties in the Fort Wayne Area. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, the Fort Wayne Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Fort Wayne Area.

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Fort Wayne Area, selected counties in the Fort Wayne Area, and entities that contain the Fort Wayne Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#WhitleyWellsIndianaFort WayneMidwestUnited StatesEast North CentralAllen56.733676%56.733676%57%7,507156.584780%56.584780%57%6,127248.945672%48.945672%49%1,230,4101.23M48.543883%48.543883%49%80,36180.4k48.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.162557%47.162557%47%66,72766.7k3
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 3 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Fort Wayne Area

There are 38 county subdivisions in the Fort Wayne Area. This section compares all 38 of those to each other, the Fort Wayne Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Fort Wayne Area.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Fort Wayne Area, selected county subdivisions in the Fort Wayne Area, and entities that contain the Fort Wayne Area
0%20%40%60%Count#ScipioThorncreekJacksonLafayetteRichlandCedar CrkMilanRockcreekPerryEel RivMadisonSpringfieldJacksonEtna-TroyWashingtonUnionNottinghamChesterAboiteMaumeeUnionJeffersonMarionLibertyJeffersonPleasantSmithClevelandLake TownshipMonroeJeffersonHarrisonLancasterIndianaFort WayneMidwestUnited StatesSt. JosephEast North CentralWashingtonColumbiaAdamsWayne79.503106%79.503106%80%128177.580941%77.580941%78%1,270276.870748%76.870748%77%113374.271012%74.271012%74%866473.509934%73.509934%74%444572.698048%72.698048%73%3,166672.211896%72.211896%72%777771.076923%71.076923%71%462870.184671%70.184671%70%7,335969.762087%69.762087%70%9091066.991870%66.991870%67%4121166.957153%66.957153%67%9221265.845070%65.845070%66%1871365.807560%65.807560%66%3831465.048544%65.048544%65%2681564.197531%64.197531%64%5201663.829787%63.829787%64%2101763.608563%63.608563%64%2081863.225852%63.225852%63%8,9611962.576065%62.576065%63%6172061.670020%61.670020%62%6132161.662818%61.662818%62%5342261.375000%61.375000%61%9822360.206186%60.206186%60%2922460.166359%60.166359%60%1,3022558.542141%58.542141%59%7712657.570179%57.570179%58%1,2512756.240370%56.240370%56%7302854.801164%54.801164%55%5652953.921569%53.921569%54%3853053.762136%53.762136%54%4433151.491849%51.491849%51%1,6743250.316456%50.316456%50%1,2723348.945672%48.945672%49%1,230,4101.23M48.543883%48.543883%49%80,36180.4k48.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.129911%48.129911%48%14,27114.3k3447.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M45.087753%45.087753%45%6,9623543.163309%43.163309%43%2,0143640.153698%40.153698%40%5,0163730.810037%30.810037%31%13,12613.1k38
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 38 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in Indiana

There are 39 metro areas in Indiana. This section compares the Fort Wayne Area to all of the metro areas in Indiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Fort Wayne Area.

Married by Metro Area#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Fort Wayne Area, selected other metro areas in Indiana, and entities that contain the Fort Wayne Area
0%20%40%Count#WashingtonJasper AreaWarsaw AreaDecatur AreaHuntingtonBedford AreaAngola AreaKendallvilleSeymour AreaPlymouth AreaCrawfordsvilleFrankfortWabash AreaGreensburgAuburn AreaPeru AreaElkhart AreaNorth VernonColumbus AreaLogansportNew CastleMadison AreaIndianaConnersvilleFort WayneMidwestEvansvilleUnited StatesCincinnatiMichigan CityEast North CentralSouth BendChicago AreaTerre HauteVincennesKokomo AreaIndianapolisRichmond AreaMarion AreaLouisvilleLafayetteMuncie AreaBloomington59.252808%59.252808%59%6,804158.966522%58.966522%59%12,54112.5k257.254472%57.254472%57%17,22117.2k356.362153%56.362153%56%6,910455.807872%55.807872%56%8,110555.291436%55.291436%55%10,18810.2k654.969891%54.969891%55%7,394754.882585%54.882585%55%9,886854.828359%54.828359%55%9,056954.788510%54.788510%55%9,3651054.625640%54.625640%55%8,1131154.414139%54.414139%54%6,4041254.390225%54.390225%54%6,9441354.041502%54.041502%54%5,4691453.498551%53.498551%53%8,6781553.459451%53.459451%53%7,0931653.095083%53.095083%53%37,60337.6k1752.143740%52.143740%52%5,4851851.803817%51.803817%52%16,09716.1k1951.781783%51.781783%52%7,5272050.200826%50.200826%50%8,9992149.319728%49.319728%49%6,2352248.945672%48.945672%49%1,230,4101.23M48.811040%48.811040%49%4,5982348.543883%48.543883%49%80,36180.4k2448.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.379092%48.379092%48%61,21661.2k2548.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k2647.849113%47.849113%48%20,60020.6k2747.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.650425%47.650425%48%57,70857.7k2847.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M2947.414148%47.414148%47%31,10731.1k3047.403617%47.403617%47%6,9473147.281393%47.281393%47%16,27016.3k3246.978857%46.978857%47%352,247352k3346.823432%46.823432%47%12,48512.5k3446.627521%46.627521%47%12,22912.2k3545.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k3644.270768%44.270768%44%35,12035.1k3742.794551%42.794551%43%19,73019.7k3840.341081%40.341081%40%25,35825.4k39
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 39 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in the Midwest

There are 293 metro areas in the Midwest. This section compares the Fort Wayne Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Fort Wayne Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 193,118.

Married by Metro Area#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Fort Wayne Area, selected other metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Fort Wayne Area
0%20%40%Count#Appleton AreaRochesterFayettevilleGrand RapidsElkhart AreaGreen BayCedar RapidsSioux FallsMinneapolisDes MoinesSt. CloudRacine AreaPeoria AreaTopeka AreaWichita AreaOmaha AreaSpringfieldCanton AreaIndianaDavenportHuntingtonFort WayneMidwestEvansvilleKansas CityUnited StatesCincinnatiEast North CentralSouth BendChicago AreaRockford AreaMadison AreaSt. LouisLincoln AreaIndianapolisColumbus AreaAkron AreaLouisvilleKalamazooDuluth AreaYoungstownDetroit AreaAnn ArborFargo AreaSpringfieldMilwaukeeLansing AreaLafayetteSaginaw AreaDayton AreaFlint AreaClevelandToledo AreaChampaign55.271956%55.271956%55%49,76349.8k154.554457%54.554457%55%45,72745.7k254.044525%54.044525%54%100,552101k353.129793%53.129793%53%200,922201k453.095083%53.095083%53%37,60337.6k551.197636%51.197636%51%64,27364.3k651.138574%51.138574%51%54,41454.4k751.049434%51.049434%51%48,74248.7k850.572688%50.572688%51%679,262679k950.533624%50.533624%51%120,031120k1050.213154%50.213154%50%36,86736.9k1149.684557%49.684557%50%37,40837.4k1249.631522%49.631522%50%75,36175.4k1349.491201%49.491201%49%46,00946.0k1449.343611%49.343611%49%120,279120k1549.145450%49.145450%49%170,892171k1649.079115%49.079115%49%88,52488.5k1749.049836%49.049836%49%79,44779.4k1848.945672%48.945672%49%1,230,4101.23M48.816219%48.816219%49%75,34175.3k1948.653749%48.653749%49%69,60669.6k2048.543883%48.543883%49%80,36180.4k2148.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.379092%48.379092%48%61,21661.2k2248.348962%48.348962%48%389,960390k2348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k2447.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.650425%47.650425%48%57,70857.7k2547.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M2647.503466%47.503466%48%63,03963.0k2747.218029%47.218029%47%123,240123k2847.149714%47.149714%47%522,168522k2947.078868%47.078868%47%59,13259.1k3046.978857%46.978857%47%352,247352k3146.409350%46.409350%46%355,019355k3245.819693%45.819693%46%129,886130k3345.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k3445.662458%45.662458%46%59,45859.5k3545.463956%45.463956%45%53,14153.1k3645.341019%45.341019%45%103,986104k3745.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k3845.124466%45.124466%45%62,57562.6k3944.998136%44.998136%45%42,24242.2k4044.944483%44.944483%45%39,62839.6k4144.632277%44.632277%45%279,623280k4244.412188%44.412188%44%81,69481.7k4344.270768%44.270768%44%35,12035.1k4444.062468%44.062468%44%34,33734.3k4543.953277%43.953277%44%144,194144k4643.031327%43.031327%43%71,53771.5k4742.769908%42.769908%43%363,019363k4842.125994%42.125994%42%103,100103k4941.894660%41.894660%42%38,86438.9k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Fort Wayne Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Fort Wayne Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Married by Metro Area#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Fort Wayne Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Fort Wayne Area
0%20%40%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRiversideRaleigh AreaHouston AreaDallas AreaMinneapolisSan DiegoNashvilleCharlotteWashingtonPortland AreaIndianaSeattle AreaFort WayneMidwestSan AntonioKansas CitySacramentoUnited StatesDenver AreaAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSan FranciscoBoston AreaEast North CentralPhoenix AreaOklahoma CityHartford AreaChicago AreaBirminghamOrlando AreaJacksonvilleSt. LouisAustin AreaLos AngelesVirginia BeachIndianapolisPittsburghColumbus AreaRichmond AreaPhiladelphiaNew York AreaBaltimoreLouisvilleDetroit AreaProvidenceMilwaukeeTampa AreaMiami AreaLas VegasClevelandBuffalo AreaMemphis AreaNew Orleans56.624620%56.624620%57%364,645365k155.335393%55.335393%55%207,578208k252.682016%52.682016%53%697,846698k351.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k450.693151%50.693151%51%1,127,3291.13M550.691692%50.691692%51%1,242,5361.24M650.572688%50.572688%51%679,262679k749.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k849.453501%49.453501%49%334,864335k949.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1049.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M1149.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k1248.945672%48.945672%49%1,230,4101.23M48.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k1348.543883%48.543883%49%80,36180.4k48.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.353380%48.353380%48%380,133380k1448.348962%48.348962%48%389,960390k1548.345618%48.345618%48%388,765389k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.145667%48.145667%48%509,606510k1748.089265%48.089265%48%959,251959k1848.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k1948.067131%48.067131%48%804,663805k2047.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k2147.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.743419%47.743419%48%762,291762k2247.712699%47.712699%48%238,772239k2347.712425%47.712425%48%223,412223k2447.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M2547.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k2647.459543%47.459543%47%387,473387k2747.232717%47.232717%47%250,912251k2847.149714%47.149714%47%522,168522k2947.120099%47.120099%47%332,699333k3047.064720%47.064720%47%2,023,2452.02M3146.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k3246.978857%46.978857%47%352,247352k3346.694197%46.694197%47%463,255463k3446.409350%46.409350%46%355,019355k3546.141054%46.141054%46%219,469219k3646.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3746.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M3845.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k3945.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k4045.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k4144.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k4244.632277%44.632277%45%279,623280k4344.170578%44.170578%44%513,191513k4443.920159%43.920159%44%907,022907k4543.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k4642.769908%42.769908%43%363,019363k4742.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k4841.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k4940.419778%40.419778%40%193,694194k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in the Fort Wayne Area. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
Indiana
Counties:
Allen, Whitley, Wells
Principal City:
Fort Wayne
Cities:
Bluffton, Columbia City, Fort Wayne, New Haven, Woodburn
Towns:
Churubusco, Grabill, Huntertown, Larwill, Leo-Cedarville, Markle, Monroeville, Ossian, Poneto, South Whitley, Uniondale, Vera Cruz, Zanesville
Townships:
Aboite, Adams, Cedar Creek, Chester, Cleveland, Columbia, Eel River, Etna-Troy, Harrison, Jackson, Jackson, Jefferson, Jefferson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Lancaster, Liberty, Madison, Marion, Maumee, Milan, Monroe, Nottingham, Perry, Pleasant, Richland, Rockcreek, Scipio, Smith, Springfield, St. Joseph, Thorncreek, Union, Union, Washington, Washington, Wayne
Unincorporated Places:
Harlan, Hoagland, Tri-Lakes
ZIP Codes:
46562, 46704, 46706, 46714, 46723, 46725, 46731, 46733, 46740, 46741, 46743, 46745, 46748, 46750, 46759, 46764, 46765, 46766, 46770, 46773, 46774, 46777, 46781, 46783, 46787, 46788, 46791, 46792, 46797, 46798, 46799, 46802, 46803, 46804, 46805, 46806, 46807, 46808, 46809, 46814, 46815, 46816, 46818, 46819, 46825, 46835, 46845, 46952, 46962, 47359
Unified School Districts:
Bluffton-Harrison, East Allen County, Fort Wayne, Northern Wells, Northwest Allen County, Smith-Green, Southern Wells, Southwest Allen County, Whitko, Whitley County
Congressional District:
IN-3
State Senate Districts:
IN-14, IN-15, IN-16, IN-17, IN-19
State House Districts:
IN-31, IN-50, IN-52, IN-79, IN-80, IN-81, IN-82, IN-83, IN-84, IN-85
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Auburn Area, Decatur Area, Defiance Area, Huntington Area, Kendallville Area, Marion Area, Van Wert Area, Wabash Area, Warsaw Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Angola Area, Celina Area, Elkhart Area, Kokomo Area, Muncie Area, Peru Area