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Akron, OH Urban Area

537,241 Population
300.6 square miles 1,787 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.3 ±0.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$38,129 ±$1,221 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$64,008 ±$2,802 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15% ±1.6% (78,467  ±8,204) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.9 minutes ±0.6 (5,501,995  ±235,974) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

240,296 ±4,203 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0.1 (522,826  ±8,979) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.1% ±1% (5,220  ±1,228) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

256,636 ±3,683 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$205,100 ±$5,901 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.4% ±1.2% (71,204  ±6,597.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92% ±1.9% (350,759  ±9,888.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
34% ±1.4% (129,766  ±5,884.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.1% ±0.9% (38,172  ±4,768) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.7% ±0.6% (25,065  ±2,434) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
25,065 Total veterans ±2,434 23,348 Male ±2,395 1,717 Female ±535

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