Market insight
Market Overview
- Fort Wayne is located in the northeast corner of Indiana.
- The population of Fort Wayne is 261,285 based on the 2021 Estimated U.S. Census Data.
- The population of Allen County is 388,608 based on the 2021 Estimated U.S. Census Data.
- The population of the Fort Wayne area CSA is 645,409 based on the 2020 Estimated U.S. Census Data.
- The CSA consists of Allen, Whitley, DeKalb, Huntington, Wells, Noble and Adams counties.
- The Fort Wayne CSA ranks 79 out of 172 total CSA’s in the US based on 2020 Estimated U.S. Census Data.
Market Inventory Totals
- Total Allen County retail inventory = 14,271,770 SF
- Total Allen County office inventory = 13,349,124 SF
- Total NE IN (or 10 county) industrial inventory = 115,680,859 SF
Distances of major cities from Fort Wayne:
- Indianapolis 116 miles
- Detroit 160 miles
- Chicago 158 miles
- Cincinnati 154 miles
- Columbus 156 miles
Total Population by County - Northeast Indiana
| 2021 | 2020 | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 35,961 | 35,809 | 0.4% |
| Allen | 388,608 | 385,410 | 0.8% |
| DeKalb | 43,333 | 43,265 | 0.2% |
| Huntington | 36,717 | 36,662 | 0.2% |
| Kosciusko | 80,106 | 80,240 | -0.2% |
| LaGrange | 40,524 | 40,446 | 0.2% |
| Noble | 47,227 | 47,457 | -0.5% |
| Steuben | 34,632 | 34,435 | 0.6% |
| Wabash | 30,816 | 30,976 | -0.5% |
| Wells | 28,197 | 28,180 | -0.1% |
| Whitley | 34,430 | 34,191 | 0.7% |
| NEI | 800,551 | 797,071 | 0.4% |
| Indiana | 6,805,985 | 6,785,528 | 0.3% |
| U.S. | 331,893,745 | 331,449,281 | 0.1% |
Source: U.S Census Bureau and Development Counsellors International (DCI)