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North Manchester, IN vs Fort Wayne, IN

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Highlights
- Household income in Fort Wayne, is 11% less than it is in North Manchester and is 28% below the National Average.
- North Manchester unemployment rate is 3.8%.
- Fort Wayne unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 North Manchester, INFort Wayne, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.8%5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.8%2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth22.3%38.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.1%4.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,083$29,268$37,638
 Household Income$60,745$53,978$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,531$67,090$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 North Manchester, INFort Wayne, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K12.3%10.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%4.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.0%10.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.2%10.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.8%10.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.4%8.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K13.5%11.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%13.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.3%13.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.4%4.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.8%3.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 North Manchester, INFort Wayne, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.7%12.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.4%4.7%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%2.3%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library6.8%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.0%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology14.8%6.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.3%3.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.3%6.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%2.9%3.6%
 Personal care5.2%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support11.8%21.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.6%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.1%6.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving19.5%21.3%13.1%
Reviews for North Manchester    1 Reviews

We lived in North Manchester, Indiana for 10 years. In many ways this town seems like the midwest that time forgot. It has a small but vibrant main street lined by  More

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Reviews for Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 5 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  More

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