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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

Akron Metro

Akron, OH · 2 counties · 702,219 residents · 900 sq mi
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With 702,219 people, Akron is a metro area. The typical home is worth $153,374. The foreign-born share is 5%. The median household earns $59,306, about 11% below the national median. About 32% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $66,278
Older
median age 41.2
US median: 38.8
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
More affordable
home values down 7%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
702,219
+1%since 2000
from 694,960 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
780 / sq mi
+1%since 2000
from 772 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
41.2
+13%since 2000
from 36.6 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
900 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
653K667K681K695K710K19902000201020202024Akron
2024700K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.1%(35,847)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(39,062)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 145.9%(41,399)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.7%(46,824)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247%(49,344)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3412.4%(86,914)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4411.6%(81,469)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.4%(87,297)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6414.5%(102,115)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 7411.2%(78,954)
US avg: 10%
75 to 845.3%(37,239)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over2.2%(15,755)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$59,306
−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $42,751 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,987
+52%since 2000
from $22,314 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
39.3%
+10.0 ptssince 2009
from 29.2% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
12.4%
+2.6 ptssince 2000
from 9.8% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Retail trade15%
US avg: 10%
Information12.1%
US avg: 11.1%
Other services6.1%
US avg: 6.6%
Wholesale trade6%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5.1%
US avg: 5.5%
Public administration4.6%
US avg: 4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4.1%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing3.1%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$153,374
−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $110,254 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$858
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $546 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
66.5%
−4.0 ptssince 2000
from 70.5% in 2000
33.5% rent
Persons per household
2.37 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.43 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
2.6
−12%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.
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic76.4%(536,310)
Black12.4%(86,856)
Hispanic / Latino2.4%(16,711)
Asian3.7%(25,906)
Other3.5%(24,794)
Segregation Score
43
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
Mexican0.9%(6,320)
Puerto Rican0.6%(4,275)
Central American0.2%(1,450)
South American0.2%(1,187)
Honduran0.1%(912)
Cuban0.1%(472)
Spaniard0.1%(422)
Colombian0%(263)
Ecuadorian0%(249)
Dominican0%(227)
Venezuelan0%(169)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0%(164)
Guatemalan0%(153)
Chilean0%(143)
Peruvian0%(126)
Panamanian0%(108)
Uruguayan0%(43)
Bolivian0%(30)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.8%(5,466)
Chinese0.5%(3,792)
Nepalese0.5%(3,252)
Bhutanese0.3%(1,529)
Burmese0.3%(1,515)
Vietnamese0.2%(1,405)
Filipino0.2%(1,178)
Korean0.1%(1,019)
Laotian0.1%(734)
Pakistani0.1%(518)
Taiwanese0%(314)
Japanese0%(287)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Hmong0%(100)
Thai0%(95)
Cambodian0%(90)
Malaysian0%(35)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(99)
Fijian0%(28)
Samoan0%(23)
Ancestry
German22.9%(161,105)
Irish14%(98,719)
Italian9.7%(68,366)
English9.1%(64,023)
American5.6%(39,104)
Polish5%(35,225)
Hungarian3.1%(21,739)
Scottish2.1%(14,651)
French1.9%(13,550)
Slovak1.6%(11,417)
Welsh1.2%(8,791)
Dutch1.2%(8,615)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.9%(6,408)
Czech0.9%(6,337)
Russian0.9%(6,016)
British0.7%(5,107)
Swedish0.7%(5,050)
Greek0.7%(5,031)
Slovene0.6%(4,328)
Swiss0.5%(3,760)
Croatian0.5%(3,605)
Ukrainian0.5%(3,546)
Serbian0.5%(3,326)
Norwegian0.4%(2,950)
Romanian0.4%(2,915)
Lebanese0.4%(2,685)
Austrian0.3%(2,458)
French Canadian0.2%(1,685)
Lithuanian0.2%(1,486)
West Indian0.2%(1,351)
Finnish0.1%(1,027)
Danish0.1%(1,010)
Iranian0.1%(911)
Portuguese0.1%(897)
Arab0.1%(864)
Canadian0.1%(839)
Palestinian0.2%(837)
Jamaican0.1%(799)
Nigerian0.1%(639)
Macedonian0.1%(588)
Egyptian0.1%(537)
Belgian0.1%(529)
Syrian0.1%(432)
Ghanaian0.1%(382)
Armenian0%(324)
Israeli0%(258)
Turkish0%(213)
Bulgarian0%(203)
Brazilian0%(178)
Jordanian0%(167)
Australian0%(125)
Iraqi0%(121)
Latvian0%(118)
Haitian0%(108)
Kenyan0%(60)
Moroccan0%(38)
Ethiopian0%(25)
Guyanese0%(17)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
32.1%
+7.9 ptssince 2000
from 24.2% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
92.2%
+6.5 ptssince 2000
from 85.7% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
11.9%
+3.8 ptssince 2000
from 8.1% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.6 min
+58%since 2000
from 15.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
82.7%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 85.5% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
7.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 7.4% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.8%
−3.7 ptssince 2011
from 9.5% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
64.8%
−1.8 ptssince 2011
from 66.6% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.9%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
37.2%
+3.0 ptssince 2009
from 34.2% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
Female
51.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.6% in 2009
Foreign born
4.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.5% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
5.7%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 10.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
90.6%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
87.4%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
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
5.7%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 10.9% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
59.8%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
12.4%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
19.3%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
19.9%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
2.2%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
70.0%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
36.9%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.3%(6,444)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)15.1%(5,976)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era36.1%(14,243)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War6.7%(2,642)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II4.3%(1,696)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 39,509 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 702,219 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Akron, OH?

The typical household in Akron, OH earns about $59,306 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 $153,374, and the typical rent is about $858 a month.

How educated are people in Akron, OH?

About 32.1% 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 12.4% 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 44,644 residents, a change of about 7 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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