Fort Wayne

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#904

Global Rank

2.0

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.1%


Share

United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/Indiana/Indianapolis UTC−5 (EST) (observes summer time)

Population
664K
GDP
$30B
GDP per capita
$45,562
Land area
8,069 km² (3,116 mi²)
Density
82/km² (213/mi²)

Primary city Fort Wayne

State / province Indiana

Language English

Fort Wayne metro area

41.08, -85.14
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

5 teams

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams1 team

Football/Soccer • United States

Fort Wayne FC

Fort Wayne • Level: 3

Other Men’s Teams2 teams

Baseball • Midwest League

Fort Wayne TinCaps

Fort Wayne

Hockey • Minor/Jr/Int'l Hockey

Fort Wayne Komets

Fort Wayne

Other College Teams1 team
Defunct/Relocated Teams1 team

Major Sporting Events

Championship Finals1 event

1956 NBA Finals

Basketball

1956 • Ft. Wayne Memorial Coliseum

All-Star Games1 event

NBA All-Star Game

All-Star Game

1953 • Allen County War Memorial Coliseum

Complete Event Timeline2 events

1956 NBA Finals

Championship Finals

1956 • Ft. Wayne Memorial Coliseum

NBA All-Star Game

All-Star Games

1953 • Allen County War Memorial Coliseum

Top Companies

2 companies
1Steel Dynamics
$36B
Public
2Franklin Electric
$4B
Public

Total Market Cap: $40B across 2 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Fort Wayne, IN, since 1977. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
05010015020025030035019801990200020102020

One year
One year +4.3%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +69.9%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +51.2%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −16.0%
2007Q1 to 2012Q1

Languages of Fort Wayne

English first in Indiana.

LanguageShare
English89.7%
Spanish5.5%
German0.5%
Mandarin Chinese0.4%
French0.2%
English reach, Indiana
98%
Tier 1 census

Indiana on the languages board · Language power

Sound of Fort Wayne

#201 by artist origin · combined 2.8 (US 0.8 / UK 0.3) · signature decade 1960s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: The McCoys

Number-one singles by Fort Wayne artists1

Screen of Fort Wayne

#404 by film pedigree · score 6.1 · 1 person in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Carole Lombard

Art of Fort Wayne

The Art hub →

1 notable artist born here, most in the 1900s: Bruce Nauman

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Fort Wayne International Airport

Fort Wayne • 4 - Regional