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46804 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 46804 covers Fort Wayne, Indiana, with a population of about 29,177 and a median household income of $84,778.

Population
29,1771,648 per square mile
Median age
41.52.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$84,7781.2× the Indiana median
Poverty rate
6.9%5.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$308,724up 29.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,1341.1× the Indiana median
Degree or higher
44.4%9.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
67.6%2.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,205

Where 46804 is

Fort Wayne, Indiana — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population29,177
Median age41.5
Family households62.9%
Born outside the US4.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.3%
White (non-Hispanic)80.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.9%
Hispanic or Latino5.5%
Veterans7.7%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$84,778
Income per person$46,593
Poverty rate6.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.5%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k2.1%
$20–25k2.2%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k2.7%
$35–40k2.4%
$40–45k4.5%
$45–50k4.4%
$50–60k7.2%
$60–75k10.8%
$75–100k17.7%
$100–125k12.3%
$125–150k7.9%
$150–200k8.9%
$200k or more10.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed14,650
Mean adjusted gross income$98,757
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.8%
Returns, under $25k24.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.8%
Returns, $200k or more6.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$241,000
Median gross rent$1,134
Rent as a share of household income24.9%
Owner-occupied67.6%
Vacant homes2.5%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house68.7%
Attached house4.9%
2 to 4 units5.3%
5 to 19 units13.7%
20 or more units7.2%
Mobile home0.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$308,724as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 93.5%
Typical asking rent$1,591as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200420152026$308,724$132,225

$132,225 in 2004 to $308,724 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher44.4%
High school diploma or higher95.7%
Works from home8.8%
Drives to work alone81.8%
Takes public transport0.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.6%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.6% 6.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.2% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.7% 4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.5% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.7% 7.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.7% 4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.5% 7.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5% 9.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.6% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.3% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.4% 2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30% 4.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.8% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.3% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,205
People employed28,896
Annual payroll$1,619,556,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 28.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss33.1 out of 100
Community resilience70.3 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Tornado82.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought77.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind77.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail70Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide68.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather61.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire54.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake51.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave45.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning44.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding36.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm36Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane31.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave14.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Indiana and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPIndianaUnited States
Median household income$84,778$70,051$78,538
Income per person$46,593$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate6.9%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$241,000$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,134$1,020$1,348
Homeownership67.6%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher44.4%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.7%4.3%5.2%
Works from home8.8%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US4.8%5.9%13.9%
Median age41.53838.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationFT WAYNE INTL AP, IN US9.8 km away
Rain in a year39 in
Snow in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January32.6°F / 18.4°F2.54 in rain, 10.8 in snow
February36.5°F / 21°F2.06 in rain, 7.8 in snow
March47.8°F / 29.4°F2.81 in rain, 4.6 in snow
April60.9°F / 39.4°F3.74 in rain, 0.8 in snow
May72.2°F / 50.4°F4.58 in rain
June81°F / 60.3°F4.48 in rain
July84.1°F / 63.5°F4.05 in rain
August82°F / 61.2°F3.8 in rain
September76.1°F / 53.4°F3.04 in rain
October63.7°F / 42.8°F2.95 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November49.4°F / 32.8°F2.96 in rain, 1.9 in snow
December37.5°F / 24.2°F2.47 in rain, 7.6 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket78% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Southwest Allen County Metropolitan School District65.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Fort Wayne Community Schools34.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Household characteristics37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Walkability9.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

46814 Fort Wayne, IN4.2 km away
46704 Arcola, IN6.6 km away
46809 Fort Wayne, IN6.7 km away
46802 Fort Wayne, IN8.8 km away
46807 Fort Wayne, IN9.2 km away
46808 Fort Wayne, IN9.2 km away
46819 Fort Wayne, IN10 km away
46818 Fort Wayne, IN11.4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Allen County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area17.7 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density1,648 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.0508, -85.2560

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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