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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Fort Wayne Community Schools is $21,980, which is lower than the state average of $24,953 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Fort Wayne Community Schools median household income is $42,043. On average Fort Wayne Community Schools residents spend 19.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #195

Fort Wayne Community Schools	21,980 USD
Indiana	24,953 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Wayne Community Schools	27,653 USD
Indiana	28,819 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Wayne Community Schools	32,605 USD
Indiana	35,272 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Wayne Community Schools	23,377 USD
Indiana	22,933 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #231

Fort Wayne Community Schools	42,043 USD
Indiana	48,737 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Fort Wayne Community Schools	53,289 USD
Indiana	63,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Fort Wayne Community Schools	2.22%
Indiana	17.25%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Fort Wayne Community Schools median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Indiana and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Fort Wayne Community Schools		Indiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.36%	$8,677, see rank	19.01%	$12,352	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.84%	$17,694, see rank	29.99%	$18,304	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.22%	$3,755, see rank	2.21%	$3,210	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.71%	$17,097, see rank	18.63%	$17,699	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Fort Wayne Community Schools	52,101 USD
Indiana	60,440 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Fort Wayne Community Schools	63,039 USD
Indiana	75,012 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Fort Wayne Community Schools	Indiana	U.S.
White	$46,000, see rank	$51,311	$56,900
Black	$26,587, see rank	$30,531	$35,600
Hispanic	$31,383, see rank	$38,618	$42,396
Asian	$33,036, see rank	$52,818	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$33,438, see rank	$35,741	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$2,499, see rank	$32,589	$53,370
One Race, Other	$27,004, see rank	$35,463	$40,300
Two or More Races	$31,234, see rank	$37,993	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Fort Wayne Community Schools	Indiana	U.S.
less than 25	$27,244, see rank	$22,736	$25,788
25 to 44	$44,343, see rank	$53,136	$58,398
45 to 64	$49,029, see rank	$59,465	$65,027
65 or over	$34,238, see rank	$35,667	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Fort Wayne Community Schools	Indiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	167,410, see rank	5,131,317	248,775,628
Male¹	80,233, 47.93%, see rank	48.70%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	57,116, 71.19%, see rank	69.26%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	59, 0.07%, see rank	0.12%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	57,057, 71.11%, see rank	69.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	51,076, 89.52%, see rank	90.84%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,981, 10.48%, see rank	9.16%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	23,117, 28.81%, see rank	30.74%	30.72%
Female¹	87,177, 52.07%, see rank	51.30%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	54,555, 62.58%, see rank	59.17%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	54,555, 62.58%, see rank	59.16%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	48,967, 89.76%, see rank	91.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,588, 10.24%, see rank	8.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	32,622, 37.42%, see rank	40.83%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

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

Commuting to Work

	Fort Wayne Community Schools	Indiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	98,469, 100%	2,942,663	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	83,121, 84.41%, see rank	83.18%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	8,255, 8.38%, see rank	8.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,141, 1.16%, see rank	1.06%	5.06%
Walked	1,426, 1.45%, see rank	2.09%	2.78%
Other Means	1,263, 1.28%, see rank	1.44%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3,263, 3.31%, see rank	3.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Fort Wayne Community Schools	19.2 minutes
Indiana	23.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Fort Wayne Community Schools	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	100,043	2,994,736	143,435,233
Male¹	51,076, 51.05%, see rank	52.41%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	13,395, 26.23%, see rank	28.17%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	7,686, 15.05%, see rank	13.27%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9,673, 18.94%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	89, 0.17%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,582, 7.01%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	13,742, 26.91%, see rank	26.36%	17.94%
Female¹	48,967, 48.95%, see rank	47.59%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	16,827, 34.36%, see rank	36.67%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	11,439, 23.36%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	16,026, 32.73%, see rank	31.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10, 0.02%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	170, 0.35%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,399, 8.98%, see rank	9.40%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Fort Wayne Community Schools	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	100,043, 100%	2,994,736	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	323, 0.32%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	4,554, 4.55%, see rank	5.68%	6.17%
Manufacturing	17,750, 17.74%, see rank	18.60%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2,817, 2.82%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	13,667, 13.66%, see rank	11.54%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4,752, 4.75%, see rank	5.14%	4.93%
Information	1,883, 1.88%, see rank	1.54%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	5,682, 5.68%, see rank	5.23%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	7,742, 7.74%, see rank	7.86%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	23,020, 23.01%, see rank	23.17%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	10,469, 10.46%, see rank	8.94%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,637, 2.64%, see rank	3.58%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4,747, 4.74%, see rank	4.70%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Fort Wayne Community Schools	%	Indiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	42,388	19.95%, see rank	15.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	8,100	15.60%, see rank	11.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.