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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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CBSA!23060=METRO("Fort Wayne, IN")

Fort Wayne, IN metro area

The Fort Wayne, IN metropolitan area spans 3 counties and had 462,978 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $32.9 billion that year.

Indiana3 countiesPart of Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN
GDP, 2024$32.9B#122 of 387 · +4.4% nominal
Income per person, 2024$62,115#189 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.4%#79 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)92.6#227 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
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$0B$10B$20B$30B$40B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 3 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

IndustryValue addedShareUS share
Real estate——13.7%
Government$2.3B7.0%11.1%
Manufacturing$5.9B18.0%9.5%
Finance & insurance$2.8B8.6%8.7%
Professional services——8.0%
Health care——7.5%
Wholesale trade——6.3%
Retail trade$2.8B8.7%5.9%
Information$606M1.8%5.7%
Construction$2.2B6.6%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing——3.3%
Accommodation & food——3.1%
Administrative & waste services——3.0%
Other services$857M2.6%2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities$95M0.3%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$18M0.1%1.3%
Education——1.1%
Arts & recreation——1.0%
Agriculture$269M0.8%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%5%10%15%20%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Allen CountyIndianaCentral18003
Wells CountyIndianaOutlying18179
Whitley CountyIndianaOutlying18183