Akron vs Manheim

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

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

Manheim has the higher population (5,028 vs 4,133 in Akron). Manheim has the higher median household income ($81,484 vs $74,360 in Akron). Akron has the higher median home value ($250,400 vs $218,100 in Manheim).

Population, income & housing

	Akron	Manheim
Population	4,133	5,028
Median age	41.2 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$74,360	$81,484
Median home value	$250,400	$218,100
Median gross rent	$1,106	$1,324
Housing units	1,760	1,939
Homeownership rate	59.9%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	29.1%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Akron	Manheim
Population	3,997 → 4,133 (+3.4%)	4,867 → 5,028 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$68,139 → $74,360 (+9.1%)	$53,515 → $81,484 (+52.3%)
Median home value	$195,300 → $250,400 (+28.2%)	$155,300 → $218,100 (+40.4%)
Median gross rent	$977 → $1,106 (+13.2%)	$811 → $1,324 (+63.3%)

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

Manheim

Population

4,8675,028

Median household income

$53,515$81,484

Median home value

$155,300$218,100

Median gross rent

$811$1,324

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Akron	Manheim
Under 5	9.3%	11.1%
5 to 17	16.0%	16.3%
18 to 24	3.3%	4.8%
25 to 34	16.5%	22.5%
35 to 44	8.7%	8.8%
45 to 54	7.6%	16.5%
55 to 64	16.4%	11.3%
65 to 74	15.4%	4.5%
75 and over	6.7%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Akron	Manheim
White (non-Hispanic)	79.3%	89.7%
Black or African American	1.6%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Akron	Manheim
No high school diploma	8.0%	6.5%
High school graduate	46.2%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Akron	Manheim
Drove alone	73.1%	78.4%
Carpooled	11.7%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	3.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	11.1%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Akron	Manheim
1-unit, detached	51.1%	63.6%
1-unit, attached	14.4%	26.1%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	17.5%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Akron	Manheim
Poverty rate	7.0%	13.1%
Average household size	2.44	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1969	1949