COMPARING TWO PLACES
Akron vs Syracuse
PLACE A
Akron, OH
VS
PLACE B
Syracuse, NY
Akron is 8% larger than Syracuse. Syracuse earns more, with a median household income $2,821 higher.
AKRONSYRACUSEDIFFERENCE
Total population701,780652,273+8% vs Syracuse
Population density780274+506
Population growth-0.1%-0.1%−0.1 pts
Median age41.040.1+0.9
Male48.8%49.0%−0.1 pts
Female51.2%51.0%+0.1 pts
Foreign-born5.5%6.3%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.3%78.5%−2.1 pts
Black11.7%7.7%+4.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%5.1%−2.5 pts
Asian3.8%3.2%+0.6 pts
Other5.5%5.5%−0.0 pts
Median household income$72,581$75,402−$2,821
Per capita income$42,464$41,532+$933
Poverty rate12.6%13.9%−1.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4700.458+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.0%35.1%−0.1 pts
Graduate degree13.2%15.5%−2.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%5.4%−0.3 pts
Labor force participation64.4%61.4%+3.0 pts
Median home value$212,935$189,885+$23,050
Median gross rent$1,035$1,064−$29
Owner-occupied68.1%68.5%−0.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.1%8.8%−1.7 pts
Rent-burdened households46.2%46.3%−0.1 pts
Average commute23.521.5+2.1
Worked from home14.8%12.0%+2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.8%1.7%−0.9 pts
Uninsured5.5%3.5%+1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025