Fort Wayne vs Hammond
Fort Wayne, IN compared with Hammond, IN · 127 miles apart
Fort Wayne has 275,203 residents to Hammond’s 75,712. Fort Wayne comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, average commute. Hammond does better on homeownership, price to income.
| Fort Wayne, IN | Hammond, IN | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 275,203 | 75,712 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,462 | 3,330 |
| Median household income | $61,422 | $55,504 |
| Median home value | $188,900 | $159,900 |
| Median rent | $999 | $1,134 |
| Homeownership | 61.9% | 62.4% |
| Average commute | 21.5 min | 25.7 min |
| Median age | 35 | 36 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 29% | 17.4% |
| Poverty rate | 16% | 19.1% |
| Unemployment | 5.6% | 6.5% |
| Price to income | 3.1× | 2.9× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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