Akron vs New Holland

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

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

New Holland has the higher population (5,743 vs 4,133 in Akron). Akron has the higher median household income ($74,360 vs $57,719 in New Holland). Akron has the higher median home value ($250,400 vs $225,500 in New Holland).

Population, income & housing

	Akron	New Holland
Population	4,133	5,743
Median age	41.2 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$74,360	$57,719
Median home value	$250,400	$225,500
Median gross rent	$1,106	$1,219
Housing units	1,760	2,196
Homeownership rate	59.9%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Akron	New Holland
Population	3,997 → 4,133 (+3.4%)	5,457 → 5,743 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$68,139 → $74,360 (+9.1%)	$57,645 → $57,719 (+0.1%)
Median home value	$195,300 → $250,400 (+28.2%)	$203,100 → $225,500 (+11.0%)
Median gross rent	$977 → $1,106 (+13.2%)	$957 → $1,219 (+27.4%)

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

New Holland

Population

5,4575,743

Median household income

$57,645$57,719

Median home value

$203,100$225,500

Median gross rent

$957$1,219

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Akron	New Holland
Under 5	9.3%	7.1%
5 to 17	16.0%	20.5%
18 to 24	3.3%	9.1%
25 to 34	16.5%	6.6%
35 to 44	8.7%	12.9%
45 to 54	7.6%	13.8%
55 to 64	16.4%	12.1%
65 to 74	15.4%	8.3%
75 and over	6.7%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Akron	New Holland
White (non-Hispanic)	79.3%	77.4%
Black or African American	1.6%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.0%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Akron	New Holland
No high school diploma	8.0%	10.0%
High school graduate	46.2%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Akron	New Holland
Drove alone	73.1%	81.7%
Carpooled	11.7%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	3.2%
Bicycle	1.1%	1.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	5.8%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Akron	New Holland
1-unit, detached	51.1%	59.1%
1-unit, attached	14.4%	18.3%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	17.5%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.6%	11.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Akron	New Holland
Poverty rate	7.0%	11.2%
Average household size	2.44	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1969	1970