COMPARING TWO PLACES
Akron vs Sioux City
PLACE A
Akron, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Sioux City, Iowa
Akron is 95% smaller than Sioux City. Akron earns more, with a median household income $7,663 higher.
AKRONSIOUX CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population4,09386,356−95% vs Sioux City
Population density3,3361,467+1,869
Population growth7.1%3.8%+3.4 pts
Median age36.534.9+1.6
Male52.5%50.3%+2.2 pts
Female47.5%49.7%−2.2 pts
Foreign-born5.6%12.1%−6.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.9%61.8%+14.1 pts
Black2.7%5.9%−3.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.4%22.6%−13.2 pts
Asian5.5%2.4%+3.1 pts
Other6.5%7.3%−0.9 pts
Median household income$76,569$68,906+$7,663
Per capita income$37,326$33,795+$3,531
Poverty rate5.0%15.3%−10.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.438−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%22.9%−2.0 pts
Graduate degree6.9%8.0%−1.0 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%4.5%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation69.6%67.3%+2.3 pts
Median home value$264,600$173,600+$91,000
Median gross rent$1,162$976+$186
Owner-occupied63.3%65.3%−1.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.5%5.9%−4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households43.4%41.2%+2.2 pts
Average commute24.217.5+6.7
Worked from home9.4%5.0%+4.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured6.1%8.4%−2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025