With 189,247 people, Akron is a city in Ohio. The typical home is worth $122,000, having risen by half since 2000. 51% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 24% of adults. Households here earn about 33% less than in Ohio as a whole. 23.3% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,076, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 13%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Akron
What changed most since 1990
Population223,019 → 189,247(−15%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$103,683 → $122,000(+18%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants58.7% → 50.7%(−8.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Akron's population equals 35% of Summit County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 64% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 66% of the county's.
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)23.5%(2,271)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.5%(1,781)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.3%(2,727)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(273)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2%(194)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 9,649 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
223,019
$53,471
$103,683
14.9%
50.1
2000
217,074
$57,992
$139,903
18.0%
59.3
2010
199,110
$49,428
$132,061
20.1%
65.7
2020
190,469
$48,822
$101,205
21.5%
75.6
2024
189,247
$48,076
$122,000
23.6%
77.3
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.
