Akron

Population: 354
Median household income: $43,375
Median home value: $80,000

Akron is a community in Hale County, Alabama, home to 354 residents. At $43,375, its median household income sits above Hale County's $41,325.

Between 2019 and 2023, Akron's population grew 12.4% from 315 to 354, while its median home value rose 132.6% from $34,400 to $80,000.

Households average 3.58 people. 7.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 354
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $43,375
Median home value: $80,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 183
Homeownership rate: 94.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

315354

Median household income

$25,192$43,375

Median home value

$34,400$80,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	315	$25,192	$34,400
2020	269	$25,156	$36,000
2021	385	$28,438	$39,400
2022	310	$53,929	$59,300
2023	354	$43,375	$80,000

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1720.6%

18 to 2420.6%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 4421.5%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 645.6%

65 to 744.2%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	73	20.6%
18 to 24	73	20.6%
25 to 34	27	7.6%
35 to 44	76	21.5%
45 to 54	55	15.5%
55 to 64	20	5.6%
65 to 74	15	4.2%
75 and over	15	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19	5.4%
Black or African American	304	85.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	31	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.9%

High school graduate39.4%

Some college or associate's37.0%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	15.9%
High school graduate	82	39.4%
Some college or associate's	77	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	13	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone89.3%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	167	89.3%
Carpooled	20	10.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	26	13.9%
15 to 29 min	6	3.2%
30 to 44 min	69	36.9%
45 to 59 min	42	22.5%
60+ min	44	23.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.58
Poverty rate: 10.7% (38 of 354)

	Count	Share
Family households	43	43.4%
Nonfamily households	56	56.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	99	54.1%
Vacant	84	45.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	94	94.9%
Renter-occupied	5	5.1%

1-unit, detached50.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other49.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	92	50.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	91	49.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0100676
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.69 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 32.8791, -87.7409