Economic Growth Region 3
Largest City: Fort Wayne (2021 population: 265,974)
Population per Square Mile: 180.0
Square Miles: 4,371.3
Population over Time | Number | Rank in State | Percent of State | Indiana |
Yesterday (2010) | 751,792 | 4 | 11.6% | 6,484,050 |
Today (2021) | 786,708 | 4 | 11.5% | 6,813,532 |
Tomorrow (2030 projection)* | 801,642 | 4 | 11.2% | 7,143,795 |
Percent Change 2010 to Today | 4.6% | 4 | | 5.1% |
*Projection based on 2010 Census counts.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center
Components of Population Change, 2020-2021 | Number | Rank of 12 | Percent of State | Indiana |
Net Domestic Migration | 1,413 | 4 | | 5,230 |
Net International Migration | 294 | 6 | | 15,490 |
Natural Increase (births minus deaths) | 1,126 | 2 | 110.0% | 1,024 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates by Age, 2021 | Number | Rank of 12 | Pct Dist. in Region | Pct Dist. in State |
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Preschool (0 to 4) | 51,870 | 3 | 6.6% | 6.0% |
School Age (5 to 17) | 144,027 | 4 | 18.3% | 17.3% |
College Age (18 to 24) | 72,061 | 4 | 9.2% | 9.7% |
Young Adult (25 to 44) | 195,789 | 4 | 24.9% | 25.7% |
Older Adult (45 to 64) | 191,777 | 4 | 24.4% | 24.9% |
Seniors (65 and older) | 131,184 | 3 | 16.7% | 16.4% |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center
Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2021 | Number | Rank of 12 | Pct Dist. in Region | Pct Dist. in State |
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American Indian or Alaska Native Alone | 3,562 | 4 | 0.5% | 0.4% |
Asian Alone | 22,530 | 3 | 2.9% | 2.7% |
Black Alone | 54,364 | 4 | 6.9% | 10.2% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone | 666 | 2 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
White | 686,200 | 3 | 87.2% | 84.2% |
Two or More Race Groups | 19,386 | 3 | 2.5% | 2.3% |
Non-Hispanic | 736,886 | 3 | 93.7% | 92.3% |
Hispanic | 49,822 | 4 | 6.3% | 7.7% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Household Types | Number | Rank of 12 | Pct Dist. in Region | Pct Dist. in State |
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Households in 2021 (includes detail not shown below) | 301,462 | 3 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Married With Children | 58,930 | 5 | 19.5% | 18.2% |
Married Without Children | 92,062 | 1 | 30.5% | 29.8% |
Single Parents | 27,570 | 1 | 9.1% | 9.2% |
Living Alone | 84,762 | 2 | 28.1% | 29.1% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Housing | Number | Rank of 12 | Pct Dist. in Region | Pct Dist. in State |
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Total Housing Units in 2021 (estimate) | 337,239 | 4 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Total Housing Units in 2021 (includes vacant units) | 333,012 | 4 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units) | 221,929 | 3 | 66.6% | 62.9% |
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units) | 79,533 | 4 | 23.9% | 27.2% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Education | Number | Rank of 12 | Percent of State | Indiana |
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School Enrollment (2021/2022 Total Reported) | 125,785 | 4 | 11.2% | 1,120,155 |
Public | 113,437 | 4 | 10.9% | 1,036,519 |
Sources: Indiana Department of Education; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Income and Poverty | Number | Rank of 12 | Percent of State | Indiana |
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Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2021 | $52,204 | 8 | 92.4% | $56,497 |
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2022 | 414 | 3 | 10.5% | 3,933 |
Food Stamp Recipients in 2022 | 64,343 | 3 | 10.5% | 611,203 |
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2021/2022 | 51,730 | 4 | 10.7% | 481,568 |
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration; Indiana Department of Education
Health and Vital Statistics | Number | Rank of 12 | Percent of State | Indiana |
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Births, 2019 | 10,458 | 3 | 12.9% | 80,859 |
Births to Teens, 2017 | 640 | 2 | 12.4% | 5,152 |
Deaths, 2019 | 7,824 | 4 | 11.9% | 66,005 |
Source: Indiana State Department of Health
Labor Force, 2021 | Number | Rank of 12 | Percent of State | Indiana |
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Total Resident Labor Force | 379,719 | 4 | 11.4% | 3,321,548 |
Employed | 367,448 | 4 | 11.5% | 3,203,166 |
Unemployed | 12,271 | 4 | 10.4% | 118,382 |
Annual Unemployment Rate | 3.2 | 7 | 88.9% | 3.6 |
December 2022 Unemployment Rate | 2.2 | 7 | 91.7% | 2.4 |
Source: STATS Indiana, using data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development
Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2021 | Employment | Pct Dist. in Region | Earnings ($000) | Pct Dist. In Region | Avg. Earnings Per Job |
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Total by place of work | 464,993 | 100.0% | $27,276,039 | 100.0% | $58,659 |
Wage and Salary | 370,107 | 79.6% | $19,243,768 | 70.6% | $51,995 |
Farm Proprietors | 9,340 | 2.0% | $560,328 | 2.1% | $59,992 |
Nonfarm Proprietors | 85,546 | 18.4% | $3,034,542 | 11.1% | $35,473 |
Farm | 11,029 | 2.4% | $616,658 | 2.3% | $55,912 |
Nonfarm | 453,964 | 97.6% | $26,659,381 | 97.7% | $58,726 |
Private | 414,847 | 89.2% | $24,195,569 | 88.7% | $58,324 |
Accommodation, Food Serv. | 29,076 | 6.3% | $722,783 | 2.6% | $24,858 |
Arts, Ent., Recreation | 6,785 | 1.5% | $108,152 | 0.4% | $15,940 |
Construction | 27,285 | 5.9% | $1,977,390 | 7.2% | $72,472 |
Health Care, Social Serv. | 44,909* | 9.7%* | $3,444,333* | 12.6%* | $76,696* |
Information | 4,093* | 0.9%* | $281,020* | 1.0%* | $68,659* |
Manufacturing | 84,959 | 18.3% | $6,737,858 | 24.7% | $79,307 |
Professional, Tech. Serv. | 13,396* | 2.9%* | $899,019* | 3.3%* | $67,111* |
Retail Trade | 46,806 | 10.1% | $1,759,283 | 6.4% | $37,587 |
Trans., Warehousing | 21,016* | 4.5%* | $1,240,586* | 4.5%* | $59,031* |
Wholesale Trade | 13,655* | 2.9%* | $1,236,934* | 4.5%* | $90,585* |
Other Private (not above) | 97,451* | 21.0%* | $4,424,168* | 16.2%* | $45,399* |
Government | 39,117 | 8.4% | $2,463,812 | 9.0% | $62,986 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Residential Building Permits, 2021 | Units | Pct Dist. in Region | Pct Dist. in State | Cost ($000) | State Cost ($000) |
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Total Permits Filed | 2,818 | 100.0% | 100.0% | $766,685 | $7,583,249 |
Single-Family | 2,627 | 93.2% | 74.4% | $747,945 | $6,692,956 |
2-Family | 164 | 5.8% | 2.4% | $15,612 | $117,031 |
3- and 4-Family | 11 | 0.4% | 0.4% | $1,471 | $30,324 |
5+ Family | 16 | 0.6% | 22.7% | $1,657 | $742,937 |
Notes: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding. Greene County does not currently issue building permits, so it is excluded.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Largest Cities and Towns in Economic Growth Region 3
Name | Population in 2021 | Percent of Region |
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Auburn | 13,593 | 1.7% |
Bluffton | 10,318 | 1.3% |
Columbia City | 9,990 | 1.3% |
Decatur | 9,918 | 1.3% |
Fort Wayne | 265,974 | 33.8% |
Huntington | 17,015 | 2.2% |
Kendallville | 10,205 | 1.3% |
Marion | 28,177 | 3.6% |
New Haven | 15,732 | 2.0% |
Wabash | 10,349 | 1.3% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates