Akron vs Brownstown

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

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

Akron has the higher population (4,133 vs 3,482 in Brownstown). Brownstown has the higher median household income ($100,094 vs $74,360 in Akron). Brownstown has the higher median home value ($294,600 vs $250,400 in Akron).

Population, income & housing

	Akron	Brownstown
Population	4,133	3,482
Median age	41.2 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$74,360	$100,094
Median home value	$250,400	$294,600
Median gross rent	$1,106	$1,109
Housing units	1,760	1,183
Homeownership rate	59.9%	94.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Akron	Brownstown
Population	3,997 → 4,133 (+3.4%)	2,576 → 3,482 (+35.2%)
Median household income	$68,139 → $74,360 (+9.1%)	$84,861 → $100,094 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$195,300 → $250,400 (+28.2%)	$238,200 → $294,600 (+23.7%)
Median gross rent	$977 → $1,106 (+13.2%)	$1,331 → $1,109 (-16.7%)

Akron

Population

3,9974,133

Median household income

$68,139$74,360

Median home value

$195,300$250,400

Median gross rent

$977$1,106

Brownstown

Population

2,5763,482

Median household income

$84,861$100,094

Median home value

$238,200$294,600

Median gross rent

$1,331$1,109

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Akron	Brownstown
Under 5	9.3%	8.0%
5 to 17	16.0%	21.0%
18 to 24	3.3%	15.2%
25 to 34	16.5%	9.6%
35 to 44	8.7%	8.0%
45 to 54	7.6%	12.7%
55 to 64	16.4%	10.0%
65 to 74	15.4%	6.9%
75 and over	6.7%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Akron	Brownstown
White (non-Hispanic)	79.3%	81.0%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.0%	8.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Akron	Brownstown
No high school diploma	8.0%	10.3%
High school graduate	46.2%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Akron	Brownstown
Drove alone	73.1%	75.9%
Carpooled	11.7%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.5%
Bicycle	1.1%	5.9%
Worked from home	9.8%	6.2%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Akron	Brownstown
1-unit, detached	51.1%	94.4%
1-unit, attached	14.4%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	17.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Akron	Brownstown
Poverty rate	7.0%	0.8%
Average household size	2.44	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1969	1983