Akron vs Greensboro

A side-by-side comparison of Akron and Greensboro: population, income, housing, and more.

Akron and Greensboro are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Greensboro has the higher population (2,390 vs 354 in Akron). Akron has the higher median household income ($43,375 vs $31,207 in Greensboro). Greensboro has the higher median home value ($126,100 vs $80,000 in Akron).

Population, income & housing

	Akron	Greensboro
Population	354	2,390
Median age	37.1 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$43,375	$31,207
Median home value	$80,000	$126,100
Median gross rent	—	$710
Housing units	183	1,221
Homeownership rate	94.9%	52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Akron	Greensboro
Population	315 → 354 (+12.4%)	3,149 → 2,390 (-24.1%)
Median household income	$25,192 → $43,375 (+72.2%)	$16,591 → $31,207 (+88.1%)
Median home value	$34,400 → $80,000 (+132.6%)	$66,500 → $126,100 (+89.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$458 → $710 (+55.0%)

Akron

Population

315354

Median household income

$25,192$43,375

Median home value

$34,400$80,000

Greensboro

Population

3,1492,390

Median household income

$16,591$31,207

Median home value

$66,500$126,100

Median gross rent

$458$710

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Akron	Greensboro
Under 5	0.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	20.6%	15.0%
18 to 24	20.6%	5.1%
25 to 34	7.6%	22.9%
35 to 44	21.5%	13.6%
45 to 54	15.5%	1.9%
55 to 64	5.6%	13.6%
65 to 74	4.2%	14.1%
75 and over	4.2%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Akron	Greensboro
White (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	25.3%
Black or African American	85.9%	66.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.8%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Akron	Greensboro
No high school diploma	15.9%	33.9%
High school graduate	39.4%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Akron	Greensboro
Drove alone	89.3%	88.4%
Carpooled	10.7%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Akron	Greensboro
1-unit, detached	50.3%	54.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	49.7%	33.0%

Poverty & households

	Akron	Greensboro
Poverty rate	10.7%	35.4%
Average household size	3.58	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	42	21
Median year structure built	1981	1974