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Akron Metro

Akron, OH · 2 counties · 701,780 residents (2025 est.) · 900 sq mi
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The short version

Akron is a metro area of 699,820 people. That puts it in the top 7% of US metro areas for household income. The typical home is worth $212,935, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 5%. Median rent is $1,035 a month. There are 777 people per square mile.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
699,820
+1%since 2000
from 694,960 in 2000
701,780 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
777 / sq mi
+1%since 2000
from 772 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
41.0
+12%since 2000
from 36.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
900 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
653K667K681K695K710K19902000201020202024Akron
2024700K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.1%(35,579)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.7%(39,576)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.7%(40,038)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.3%(43,743)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247%(48,811)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.1%(91,876)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.1%(84,872)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412%(84,067)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.9%(96,949)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.6%(80,895)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.4%(37,662)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.3%(15,752)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$72,581
−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $42,751 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$42,464
+90%since 2000
from $22,314 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
48.4%
+19.1 ptssince 2009
from 29.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.6%
+2.8 ptssince 2000
from 9.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.470
+4%since 2010
from 0.451 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade14.7%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services6.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade6.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration4.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical4.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.7%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$212,935
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $110,254 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,035
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $546 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
68.1%
−2.3 ptssince 2000
from 70.5% in 2000
31.9% rent
Vacancy rate
7.1%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.31 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.43 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.6%
−10.2 ptssince 2009
from 27.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
46.2%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 47.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.9
−1%since 2009
from 3.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
40
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic85.4%(593,445)
Black10.9%(76,030)
Hispanic / Latino0.8%(5,874)
Asian1.3%(8,842)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic76.3%(534,171)
Black11.7%(82,014)
Hispanic / Latino2.6%(18,352)
Asian3.8%(26,822)
Other5.5%(38,461)
Diversity Score
49
+41%since 2009
from 35 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
42
−4%since 2020
from 43 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1.1%(7,896)
Puerto Rican0.5%(3,593)
Central American0.4%(2,615)
South American0.2%(1,379)
Honduran0.1%(826)
Salvadoran0.1%(765)
Cuban0.1%(586)
Guatemalan0.1%(531)
Spaniard0.1%(512)
Dominican0.1%(421)
Ecuadorian0.1%(411)
Colombian0%(330)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0%(256)
Venezuelan0%(194)
Chilean0%(175)
Peruvian0%(174)
Panamanian0%(170)
Argentine0%(77)
Uruguayan0%(18)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.9%(6,311)
Nepalese0.7%(4,790)
Chinese0.5%(3,424)
Burmese0.3%(2,063)
Filipino0.3%(1,957)
Vietnamese0.2%(1,326)
Bhutanese0.2%(1,214)
Korean0.2%(1,068)
Pakistani0.1%(456)
Laotian0.1%(415)
Japanese0.1%(397)
Malaysian0%(287)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0%(207)
Hmong0%(154)
Cambodian0%(150)
Taiwanese0%(125)
Kazakh0%(86)
Uzbek0%(73)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(129)
Chamorro0%(73)
Tongan0%(31)
Fijian0%(13)
Ancestry
German21.3%(148,729)
Irish13.4%(94,068)
English10.9%(76,100)
Italian9.1%(63,747)
American5.2%(36,337)
Polish4.7%(32,682)
Hungarian2.4%(17,051)
Scottish2%(13,998)
Subsaharan African1.6%(10,993)
French1.5%(10,843)
Slovak1.4%(9,460)
Welsh0.9%(6,205)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.9%(6,162)
Arab0.8%(5,700)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(5,320)
Swedish0.7%(5,193)
Czech0.7%(5,086)
Russian0.7%(5,054)
Greek0.6%(4,130)
Slovene0.6%(4,036)
Croatian0.5%(3,680)
Swiss0.5%(3,320)
Serbian0.5%(3,311)
Ukrainian0.4%(3,047)
Lebanese0.4%(2,819)
British0.3%(2,320)
Austrian0.3%(2,290)
Norwegian0.3%(2,185)
Romanian0.3%(2,023)
French Canadian0.2%(1,593)
Lithuanian0.2%(1,281)
Nigerian0.2%(1,141)
West Indian0.2%(1,064)
Danish0.2%(1,060)
Finnish0.1%(1,012)
Canadian0.1%(873)
Jamaican0.1%(870)
Iranian0.1%(864)
Macedonian0.1%(666)
Portuguese0.1%(649)
Ghanaian0.1%(647)
Armenian0.1%(389)
Belgian0.1%(360)
Israeli0.1%(353)
Syrian0%(345)
Latvian0%(321)
Turkish0%(311)
Brazilian0%(266)
Egyptian0%(240)
Jordanian0%(236)
Bulgarian0%(217)
Ethiopian0%(203)
Iraqi0%(153)
Guyanese0%(145)
Kenyan0%(131)
Australian0%(110)
Moroccan0%(81)
Haitian0%(44)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
35.0%
+10.8 ptssince 2000
from 24.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.8%
+7.1 ptssince 2000
from 85.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.2%
+5.1 ptssince 2000
from 8.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.5 min
+57%since 2000
from 15.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
74.4%
−11.2 ptssince 2009
from 85.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.8%
+11.8 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.1%
−4.4 ptssince 2011
from 9.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.4%
−2.2 ptssince 2011
from 66.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.3%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 75.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 12.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
41.5%
+7.3 ptssince 2009
from 34.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
Female
51.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.6% in 2009
Foreign born
5.5%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.1%
−4.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.0%
+1.8 ptssince 2012
from 12.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.5%
−5.5 ptssince 2013
from 10.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.2%
+13.7 ptssince 2017
from 77.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.5%
+4.8 ptssince 2020
from 90.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.4%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 87.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
93.3%
−1.1 ptssince 2016
from 94.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2016
from 1.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married36.9%(104,427)
Married49.3%(139,511)
Widowed3.1%(8,796)
Divorced10.7%(30,278)
Women 15+
Never married31.7%(95,587)
Married46%(138,662)
Widowed9.2%(27,727)
Divorced13.1%(39,639)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.5%
−5.5 ptssince 2013
from 10.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
58.2%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 59.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 12.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 19.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.9%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 19.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
67.9%
−2.1 ptssince 2020
from 70.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
39.0%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 36.9% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)21.7%(7,410)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.9%(6,094)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.8%(11,513)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.1%(1,392)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(559)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 34,110 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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In this metro

Largest cities

AkronCENTRAL189,691Cuyahoga Falls50,975Stow33,941Kent27,737Green27,553Barberton24,748Hudson23,085Twinsburg18,939Tallmadge18,521Aurora18,014Streetsboro17,730New Franklin13,873Macedonia12,147Norton11,493Ravenna11,136Fairlawn7,815Portage Lakes5,913Montrose-Ghent5,903Reminderville5,336Munroe Falls4,973Mogadore3,816Richfield3,720Northfield3,617Brimfield2,979Lakemore2,920Silver Lake2,504Garrettsville2,450Windham1,675Boston Heights1,408Sawyerwood1,241

The 30 most populous of 40 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

2 component counties

Summit CountyCENTRAL538,376Portage CountyCENTRAL163,404
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Akron, OH?

Akron, OH has about 699,820 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Akron, OH?

The typical household in Akron, OH earns about $72,581 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Akron, OH expensive?

In Akron, OH, the median home is worth about $212,935, and the typical rent is about $1,035 a month.

How educated are people in Akron, OH?

About 35.0% of adults age 25 and over in Akron, OH hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Akron, OH?

About 12.6% of people in Akron, OH live below the federal poverty line.

Has Akron, OH grown since 1990?

Yes, Akron, OH has grown since 1990. The population has added about 42,245 residents, a change of about 6 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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