Pay and cost of living in Allen County, IN
Across the 1 occupations we cover in Allen County, IN, the middle median salary is $48,120 a year. Pay runs from $48,120 for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators up to $48,120 for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, a spread of $0. Wages come from the Fort Wayne, IN survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Allen County, IN has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,026 a month and a two-bedroom $1,248. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $19,096 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $39,379 a year, and every one of the 1 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.
Housing, taxes and commute in Allen County, IN
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Allen County, IN, set beside the Indiana and national medians.
Median household income in Allen County, IN is $70,737, 2% below the Indiana median of $71,957 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($12,312) equals 17.4% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $48,120, is 32% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Allen County, IN pay a median of $1,689 a year in real estate taxes, 5% above the Indiana median of $1,614. With a median home value of $214,900, 2% below the Indiana median of $218,200, the ratio of the two medians is 0.79% a year.
Renters in Allen County, IN pay a median gross rent of $1,021 a month in the Census survey, 4% below the Indiana median of $1,062. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,026; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Allen County, IN who travel to a workplace spend an average of 21.9 minutes each way, 9% below the Indiana average of 24.1. 9.2% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.