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46807 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 46807 covers Fort Wayne, Indiana, with a population of about 16,285 and a median household income of $56,341.

Population
16,2855,057 per square mile
Median age
32.85.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$56,34120% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
17.8%5.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$171,731up 29.7% in five years
Median rent
$970about the Indiana median
Degree or higher
29.8%5.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
60%5 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
172

Where 46807 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

Population16,285
Median age32.8
Family households62%
Born outside the US9.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home17.8%
White (non-Hispanic)53.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)13.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.6%
Hispanic or Latino16.1%
Veterans5.7%
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$56,341
Income per person$28,133
Poverty rate17.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.9%
$10–15k6.1%
$15–20k4.6%
$20–25k3.4%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k6.0%
$35–40k6.9%
$40–45k6.5%
$45–50k6.0%
$50–60k9.3%
$60–75k7.7%
$75–100k14.5%
$100–125k11.8%
$125–150k4.1%
$150–200k4.7%
$200k or more2.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,670
Mean adjusted gross income$53,708
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.2%
Returns, under $25k32.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.8%
Returns, $200k or more2.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$133,500
Median gross rent$970
Rent as a share of household income27.4%
Owner-occupied60%
Vacant homes11.5%
Median year built1944

What the homes are

Detached house74.8%
Attached house1.7%
2 to 4 units10.7%
5 to 19 units8.3%
20 or more units3.9%
Mobile home0.4%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
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$171,731as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 147.4%
Typical asking rent$1,082as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 11.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200420152026$172,595$58,007

$66,009 in 2004 to $171,731 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.8%
High school diploma or higher90.3%
Works from home12.3%
Drives to work alone70.7%
Takes public transport1.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.3%
Health

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

Obesity43.5% 10.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.1% 4.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.2% 2.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.3% 4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.8% 5.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27% 1.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.1% 1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12% 1.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.1% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.7% 4.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.6% 3.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62% 2.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.4% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56% 5.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity23.2% 6.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17.2% 3.4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10% 1.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.5% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.2% 3.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.1% 3.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.3% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13.8% 5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.5% 7.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments172
People employed1,362
Annual payroll$40,794,000
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 58.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss55.6 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.

River flooding81.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind78Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado77.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather64.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail61Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave50.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning48.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake40.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide34.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm30.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane28.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire25.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave18.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought9.9Very 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$56,341$70,051$78,538
Income per person$28,133$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate17.8%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$133,500$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$970$1,020$1,348
Homeownership60%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.8%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate7.3%4.3%5.2%
Works from home12.3%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US9.1%5.9%13.9%
Median age32.83838.7
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 US10.1 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 supermarket2% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket2% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket15% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Fort Wayne Community Schools100% 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 vulnerability64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Household characteristics75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Walkability13 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

46802 Fort Wayne, IN2.5 km away
46806 Fort Wayne, IN2.7 km away
46803 Fort Wayne, IN4 km away
46809 Fort Wayne, IN4.1 km away
46819 Fort Wayne, IN4.9 km away
46808 Fort Wayne, IN5.2 km away
46816 Fort Wayne, IN5.5 km away
46805 Fort Wayne, IN5.9 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 area3.22 sq mi
Population density5,057 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.0491, -85.1462

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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