Akron is home to 243 people in Alabama. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. 100% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has fallen 53% since 2000. The typical home is worth $77,000, having more than doubled since 2000. That trails the Alabama median by roughly 47%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $34,107, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
4% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 48%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Akron
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate42.2% → 14.0%(−28.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population528 → 243(−54%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants82.0% → 100.0%(+18.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 8 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Akron, decade by decade
Akron population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
528
$22,573
$54,002
5.4%
48.5
2000
521
$36,205
$52,099
6.1%
40.2
2010
356
$41,437
$81,567
11.7%
29.1
2020
225
$30,490
$43,633
2.8%
26.3
2024
243
$34,107
$77,000
4.2%
61.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
