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As of 2010-2014, median price of a house in Fort Wayne Area is $114,100, which is lower than the state average of $122,700 and is lower than the national average of $175,700. The median year that a house in Fort Wayne Area was built is 1972, which is about the same as the median year for a house built in the state which is 1972 and is older than the median year for a house built in the USA which is 1976.

Topics:House Value Housing Occupancy Year Structure Built Mortgage Status Mortgage Owner's Costs None-Mortgage Owner's Costs Units in Structure Rooms Bedrooms House Heating Fuel Gross Rent Vehicle Available

House Value

Median Value of a Total of 116,104 Owner Occupied Houses in Fort Wayne Area, #504

Fort Wayne Area	114,100 USD
Indiana	122,700 USD
U.S.	175,700 USD

Median House Price Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Fort Wayne Area	4.30%
Indiana	30.12%
U.S.	46.91%

*The Fort Wayne Area median house price growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Indiana and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $50K or Less, $50-100K, $100-150K, $150-200K, $200-300K, $300-500K, $500-1M, $1M or More

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house value data.

Housing Occupancy

	Fort Wayne Area	Indiana	U.S.
Total Housing Units	179,369, see rank, 100%	2,811,617	132,741,033
Occupied Housing Units	163,427, 91.11%, see rank	88.64%	87.55%
Owner Occupied	116,104, 64.73%, see rank	61.56%	56.34%
Renter Occupied	47,323, 26.38%, see rank	27.07%	31.21%
Vacant Housing Units	15,942, 8.89%, see rank	11.36%	12.45%
For Rent	5,274, 2.94%, see rank	2.40%	2.34%
For Sale Only	2,357, 1.31%, see rank	1.47%	1.20%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	1,369, 0.76%, see rank	1.24%	0.92%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	848, 0.47%, see rank	1.64%	3.97%
For Migrant Workers	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.03%
Other Vacant	6,094, 3.40%, see rank	4.59%	4.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical housing occupancy data.

Year Structure Built

Median Built Year, #567

Fort Wayne Area	Indiana	U.S.
1972	1972	1976

Ranks: 1995 or earlier, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-2000, 2000-2010

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical year structure built data.

Mortgage Status

	Fort Wayne Area	%	Indiana	U.S.
Owner-Occupied Units	116,104	100%	1,730,954	74,787,460
With a Mortgage	79,999	68.90%, see rank	68.12%	65.58%
Without a Mortgage	36,105	31.10%, see rank	31.88%	34.42%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical mortgage status data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units with a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Fort Wayne Area	1,027 USD
Indiana	1,119 USD
U.S.	1,522 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Fort Wayne Area	%	Indiana	U.S.
$299 or Less	398	0.50%, see rank	0.35%	0.20%
$300 to $499	3,020	3.78%, see rank	3.15%	1.59%
$500 to $699	10,111	12.64%, see rank	9.90%	5.01%
$700 to $999	24,727	30.91%, see rank	26.58%	14.32%
$1,000 to $1,499	26,500	33.13%, see rank	35.46%	27.90%
$1,500 to $1,999	9,546	11.93%, see rank	14.79%	20.35%
$2,000 to $2,999	4,520	5.65%, see rank	7.60%	19.52%
$3,000 or More	1,177	1.47%, see rank	2.17%	11.12%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Fort Wayne Area	19.50% of the Total Income
Indiana	20.40% of the Total Income
U.S.	23.70% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Fort Wayne Area	%	Indiana	U.S.
10% or Less	6,638	8.30%, see rank	7.60%	5.86%
10% to 20%	35,046	43.81%, see rank	41.01%	31.95%
20% to 30%	20,971	26.21%, see rank	26.38%	27.64%
30% to 40%	8,045	10.06%, see rank	10.90%	13.74%
40% or More	9,103	11.38%, see rank	13.68%	20.29%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units with a mortgage data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units without a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Fort Wayne Area	344 USD
Indiana	375 USD
U.S.	457 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Fort Wayne Area	%	Indiana	U.S.
$199 or Less	3,976	11.01%, see rank	8.65%	7.76%
$200 to $299	9,552	26.46%, see rank	22.03%	14.70%
$300 to $499	15,509	42.96%, see rank	44.41%	34.63%
$500 to $699	5,125	14.19%, see rank	17.12%	21.16%
$700 or More	1,943	5.38%, see rank	7.80%	21.75%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Fort Wayne Area	10.00% of the Total Income
Indiana	10.90% of the Total Income
U.S.	12.30% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Fort Wayne Area	%	Indiana	U.S.
10% or Less	19,379	53.67%, see rank	45.90%	40.19%
10% to 20%	10,723	29.70%, see rank	31.56%	31.47%
20% to 30%	2,974	8.24%, see rank	10.56%	12.24%
30% to 40%	1,252	3.47%, see rank	4.39%	5.64%
40% or More	1,424	3.94%, see rank	6.50%	9.16%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units without a mortgage data.

Units in Structure

	Fort Wayne Area	Indiana	U.S.
Total Housing Units	179,369, 100%	2,811,617	132,741,033
1-unit, Detached	135,194, 75.37%, see rank	72.70%	61.65%
1-unit, Attached	3,724, 2.08%, see rank	3.65%	5.82%
2 Units	4,319, 2.41%, see rank	2.59%	3.75%
3 or 4 Units	5,309, 2.96%, see rank	3.58%	4.43%
5 to 9 Units	7,041, 3.93%, see rank	4.55%	4.78%
10 or More Units	17,098, 9.53%, see rank	7.83%	13.08%
Mobile Home, Boat, RV, Van, etc.	6,684, 3.73%, see rank	5.11%	6.49%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical units in structure data.

Rooms

	Fort Wayne Area	Indiana	U.S.
Total Housing Units	179,369, 100%	2,811,617	132,741,033
1 Room	1,978, 1.10%, see rank	1.26%	1.95%
2 Rooms	2,941, 1.64%, see rank	1.46%	2.48%
3 Rooms	11,559, 6.44%, see rank	6.64%	9.13%
4 Rooms	22,868, 12.75%, see rank	14.31%	16.60%
5 Rooms	31,225, 17.41%, see rank	21.67%	20.41%
6 Rooms	37,126, 20.70%, see rank	20.12%	18.06%
7 Rooms	28,508, 15.89%, see rank	13.67%	12.27%
8 Rooms	19,160, 10.68%, see rank	9.17%	8.48%
9 Rooms or More	24,004, 13.38%, see rank	11.69%	10.60%
Median Rooms	6.00, see rank	5.70	5.50

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical rooms data.

Bedrooms

	Fort Wayne Area	Indiana	U.S.
Total Housing Units	179,369, 100%	2,811,617	132,741,033
No Bedroom	2,179, 1.21%, see rank	1.38%	2.17%
1 Bedroom	16,297, 9.09%, see rank	9.26%	11.16%
2 Bedrooms	38,441, 21.43%, see rank	26.57%	26.69%
3 Bedrooms	84,254, 46.97%, see rank	44.05%	39.70%
4 Bedrooms	32,883, 18.33%, see rank	15.33%	16.05%
5 or More Bedrooms	5,315, 2.96%, see rank	3.40%	4.22%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical bedrooms data.

House Heating Fuel

	Fort Wayne Area	Indiana	U.S.
Total Housing Units	163,427, 100%	2,492,183	116,211,092
Utility Gas	114,835, 70.27%, see rank	61.00%	48.85%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas	8,351, 5.11%, see rank	7.17%	4.86%
Electricity	35,432, 21.68%, see rank	27.77%	36.68%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.	1,141, 0.70%, see rank	0.96%	5.86%
Coal or Coke	243, 0.15%, see rank	0.14%	0.12%
Wood	1,747, 1.07%, see rank	2.21%	2.12%
Solar Energy	133, 0.08%, see rank	0.02%	0.05%
Other Fuel	1,063, 0.65%, see rank	0.46%	0.47%
No Fuel Used	482, 0.29%, see rank	0.27%	1.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house heating fuel data.

Gross Rent

Monthly Rental	Fort Wayne Area	Indiana	U.S.
Occupied Units Paying Rent	45,131, 100%	716,461	39,201,928
$199 or Less	864, 1.91%, see rank	1.90%	1.50%
$200 to $299	1,412, 3.13%, see rank	3.46%	3.18%
$300 to $499	6,853, 15.18%, see rank	10.51%	7.37%
$500 to $699	16,194, 35.88%, see rank	27.49%	16.01%
$700 to $999	14,697, 32.57%, see rank	37.65%	29.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	4,293, 9.51%, see rank	15.48%	26.88%
$1,500 to $1,999	481, 1.07%, see rank	2.39%	9.79%
$2,000 or More	337, 0.75%, see rank	1.13%	6.10%
Median	$668, see rank	$741	$920

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical gross rent data.

Vehicle Available

	Fort Wayne Area	Indiana	U.S.
Occupied Housing Units	163,427, 100%	2,492,183	116,211,092
No Vehicles Available	10,983, 6.72%, see rank	6.86%	9.12%
1 Vehicles Available	55,104, 33.72%, see rank	32.87%	33.80%
2 Vehicles Available	64,150, 39.25%, see rank	38.90%	37.48%
3 or More Vehicles Available	33,190, 20.31%, see rank	21.37%	19.61%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical vehicle available data.