Akron vs Mayville

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

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

Mayville has the higher population (971 vs 312 in Akron). Akron has the higher median household income ($57,500 vs $50,735 in Mayville). Mayville has the higher median home value ($108,700 vs $75,500 in Akron).

Population, income & housing

	Akron	Mayville
Population	312	971
Median age	46.8 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,500	$50,735
Median home value	$75,500	$108,700
Median gross rent	$869	$697
Housing units	162	435
Homeownership rate	82.1%	81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.9%	16.4%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Akron	Mayville
Population	424 → 312 (-26.4%)	905 → 971 (+7.3%)
Median household income	$43,125 → $57,500 (+33.3%)	$34,279 → $50,735 (+48.0%)
Median home value	$63,100 → $75,500 (+19.7%)	$68,600 → $108,700 (+58.5%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $869 (+36.2%)	$623 → $697 (+11.9%)

Akron

Population

424312

Median household income

$43,125$57,500

Median home value

$63,100$75,500

Median gross rent

$638$869

Mayville

Population

905971

Median household income

$34,279$50,735

Median home value

$68,600$108,700

Median gross rent

$623$697

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Akron	Mayville
Under 5	0.6%	8.2%
5 to 17	12.2%	12.6%
18 to 24	11.2%	12.5%
25 to 34	11.2%	12.6%
35 to 44	11.5%	10.5%
45 to 54	16.3%	9.4%
55 to 64	18.9%	11.7%
65 to 74	9.6%	8.2%
75 and over	8.3%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Akron	Mayville
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	92.9%
Black or African American	1.0%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	7.1%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Akron	Mayville
No high school diploma	13.5%	6.5%
High school graduate	40.9%	44.8%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	3.0%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Akron	Mayville
Drove alone	75.6%	80.7%
Carpooled	14.6%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Akron	Mayville
1-unit, detached	93.8%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Akron	Mayville
Poverty rate	14.0%	14.2%
Average household size	2.16	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	34	30
Median year structure built	1954	1946