Akron vs Le Mars

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

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

Le Mars has the higher population (10,597 vs 1,660 in Akron). Le Mars has the higher median household income ($72,381 vs $59,706 in Akron). Le Mars has the higher median home value ($202,200 vs $145,300 in Akron).

Population, income & housing

	Akron	Le Mars
Population	1,660	10,597
Median age	42.5 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,706	$72,381
Median home value	$145,300	$202,200
Median gross rent	$700	$908
Housing units	802	4,521
Homeownership rate	71.0%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Akron	Le Mars
Population	1,588 → 1,660 (+4.5%)	9,941 → 10,597 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$50,893 → $59,706 (+17.3%)	$65,095 → $72,381 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$107,400 → $145,300 (+35.3%)	$158,900 → $202,200 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$621 → $700 (+12.7%)	$649 → $908 (+39.9%)

Akron

Population

1,5881,660

Median household income

$50,893$59,706

Median home value

$107,400$145,300

Median gross rent

$621$700

Le Mars

Population

9,94110,597

Median household income

$65,095$72,381

Median home value

$158,900$202,200

Median gross rent

$649$908

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Akron	Le Mars
Under 5	5.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	18.3%	19.9%
18 to 24	6.2%	8.4%
25 to 34	13.9%	12.7%
35 to 44	8.0%	11.0%
45 to 54	11.0%	12.4%
55 to 64	7.2%	12.2%
65 to 74	14.0%	9.6%
75 and over	16.3%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Akron	Le Mars
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	83.3%
Black or African American	0.3%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Akron	Le Mars
No high school diploma	5.5%	5.5%
High school graduate	41.2%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Akron	Le Mars
Drove alone	82.5%	82.6%
Carpooled	5.8%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	2.3%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.5%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Akron	Le Mars
1-unit, detached	78.3%	58.2%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	16.5%
20 or more units	4.7%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Akron	Le Mars
Poverty rate	9.2%	8.9%
Average household size	2.19	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	25	16
Median year structure built	1964	1975