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Akron Demographics and Statistics

Akron is one of a number of communities in the United States that has an interesting mixture of heritages, cultures and peoples that make the city culturally rich. People of many cultures, lifestyles and backgrounds inhabit the area. It is home to residents living in urban and suburban areas. The metro has grown in physical size recently and will likely continue to grow. Demographic data of the metro statistical area of Akron present some exciting facts.

Akron, OH

People QuickFacts Akron Ohio
Population, 2006 estimate 209,704 11,478,006
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -3.4% 1.1%
Population, 2000 217,074 11,353,140
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.2% 6.6%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.3% 25.4%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 13.5% 13.3%
Female persons, percent, 2000 52.2% 51.4%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 67.2% 85.0%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 28.5% 11.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3% 0.2%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.5% 1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z Z
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.1% 1.4%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 1.2% 1.9%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 55.1% 57.5%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 3.2% 3.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 5.8% 6.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 80.0% 83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 18.0% 21.1%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 21.4 22.9
 
Housing units, 2000 97,315 4,783,051
Homeownership rate, 2000 59.4% 69.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $76,500 $103,700
 
Households, 2000 90,116 4,445,773
Persons per household, 2000 2.35 2.49
Median household income, 1999 $31,835 $40,956
Per capita money income, 1999 $17,596 $21,003
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 17.5% 10.6%
Business QuickFacts Akron Ohio
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,167,484 166,446,529
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,697,740 119,778,409
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $7,932 $10,503
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 237,773 14,875,890
Total number of firms, 2002 13,378 817,693
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 9.5% 4.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.9% 1.7%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F S
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 30.7% 28.1%
 
Geography QuickFacts Akron Ohio
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 62 40,948
Persons per square mile, 2000 3,497.2 277.3
FIPS Code 01000 39
  Counties Summit County