COMPARING TWO PLACES
Akron vs Sterling
PLACE A
Akron, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Sterling, Oklahoma
Akron is 507% larger than Sterling. Akron earns more, with a median household income $8,588 higher. Akron has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -16%).
AKRONSTERLINGDIFFERENCE
Total population4,093674+507% vs Sterling
Population density3,336820+2,516
Population growth7.1%-15.8%+22.9 pts
Median age36.540.2−3.7
Male52.5%45.1%+7.3 pts
Female47.5%54.9%−7.3 pts
Foreign-born5.6%0.5%+5.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.9%88.0%−12.1 pts
Black2.7%3.6%−0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.4%3.2%+6.2 pts
Asian5.5%0.0%+5.5 pts
Other6.5%5.2%+1.3 pts
Median household income$76,569$67,981+$8,588
Per capita income$37,326$36,630+$696
Poverty rate5.0%14.0%−8.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.476−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%11.9%+9.0 pts
Graduate degree6.9%4.2%+2.7 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation69.6%41.9%+27.7 pts
Median home value$264,600$131,900+$132,700
Median gross rent$1,162$604+$558
Owner-occupied63.3%74.1%−10.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.5%10.4%−8.9 pts
Rent-burdened households43.4%57.7%−14.3 pts
Average commute24.227.2−3.0
Worked from home9.4%2.4%+7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.1%10.1%−4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025