Akron

Population: 189,526
Median household income: $48,544
Median home value: $111,200

Akron, a community in Summit County, Ohio, has 189,526 residents. The median household income of $48,544 is below the Summit County median ($71,016).

From 2019 to 2023, Akron's population declined 4.3% from 198,051 to 189,526, while its median home value rose 35.0% from $82,400 to $111,200.

23.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 50.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 189,526
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $48,544
Median home value: $111,200
Median gross rent: $930
Housing units: 93,503
Homeownership rate: 50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

198,051189,526

Median household income

$38,739$48,544

Median home value

$82,400$111,200

Median gross rent

$759$930

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	198,051	$38,739	$82,400	$759
2020	197,375	$40,281	$83,500	$795
2021	191,483	$42,129	$87,100	$821
2022	190,273	$46,596	$99,700	$887
2023	189,526	$48,544	$111,200	$930

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11,257	5.9%
5 to 17	29,446	15.5%
18 to 24	20,018	10.6%
25 to 34	29,067	15.3%
35 to 44	23,075	12.2%
45 to 54	22,449	11.8%
55 to 64	24,445	12.9%
65 to 74	18,896	10.0%
75 and over	10,873	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	104,126	54.9%
Black or African American	55,219	29.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	151	0.1%
Asian	8,674	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	31	0.0%
Some other race	931	0.5%
Two or more races	12,694	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,700	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate33.3%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14,537	11.3%
High school graduate	42,849	33.3%
Some college or associate's	41,421	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	19,644	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10,354	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone74.3%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit2.2%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	64,799	74.3%
Carpooled	9,508	10.9%
Public transit	1,885	2.2%
Walked	1,444	1.7%
Bicycle	116	0.1%
Worked from home	8,391	9.6%
Other means	1,104	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	25,346	32.1%
15 to 29 min	33,948	43.1%
30 to 44 min	11,511	14.6%
45 to 59 min	4,458	5.7%
60+ min	3,593	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 22.9% (42,296 of 185,090)

	Count	Share
Family households	44,038	52.5%
Nonfamily households	39,816	47.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	83,854	89.7%
Vacant	9,649	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	42,563	50.8%
Renter-occupied	41,291	49.2%

1-unit, detached67.8%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units10.3%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units10.0%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	63,360	67.8%
1-unit, attached	3,089	3.3%
2 to 4 units	9,636	10.3%
5 to 19 units	7,789	8.3%
20 or more units	9,306	10.0%
Mobile home & other	323	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3901000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 62 sq mi
Water area: 0.34 sq mi
Center point: 41.0805, -81.5214