ZIP 46809 · Fort Wayne
Who lives in ZIP code 46809 (Fort Wayne, IN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fort Wayne, IN · Allen County
uszips 2026
People8,589
Median age40.6
Household income$52,253
Home value$133,053
Median rent$888/mo
Poverty16.7%
College degree+16.6%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Wider region
- Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 134 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,057
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.2% are 65 or older; 80.7% are adults.
Household income
19.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,738.
Education (adults 25+)
28.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
14.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.9%
- Never married
- 31.4%
- Divorced
- 16.2%
- Widowed
- 7.5%
- Family size
- 2.95
- Dual-income families
- 62.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 62.4%
- Rent burden
- 33.2%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.8%
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
- Self-employed
- 8.1%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.0%
- Veterans
- 7.7%
- With a disability
- 15.6%
- No health insurance
- 8.5%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.