Akron, OH Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	217,074	100.0

Male	103,670	47.8
Female	113,404	52.2

Under 5 years	15,661	7.2
5 to 9 years	16,309	7.5
10 to 14 years	14,809	6.8
15 to 19 years	14,591	6.7
20 to 24 years	16,464	7.6
25 to 34 years	33,234	15.3
35 to 44 years	32,546	15.0
45 to 54 years	27,565	12.7
55 to 59 years	9,003	4.1
60 to 64 years	7,567	3.5
65 to 74 years	14,631	6.7
75 to 84 years	11,321	5.2
85 years and over	3,373	1.6

Median age (years)	34.2	(X)

18 years and over	162,108	74.7
Male	75,691	34.9
Female	86,417	39.8
21 years and over	152,249	70.1
62 years and over	33,748	15.5
65 years and over	29,325	13.5
Male	11,399	5.3
Female	17,926	8.3

RACE
One race	212,571	97.9
White	145,924	67.2
Black or African American	61,827	28.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	575	0.3
Asian	3,257	1.5
Asian Indian	647	0.3
Chinese	594	0.3
Filipino	168	0.1
Japanese	86	0.0
Korean	292	0.1
Vietnamese	398	0.2
Other Asian ¹	1,072	0.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	48	0.0
Native Hawaiian	14	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	7	0.0
Samoan	5	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	22	0.0
Some other race	940	0.4
Two or more races	4,503	2.1

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	149,577	68.9
Black or African American	64,530	29.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,013	0.9
Asian	3,854	1.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	170	0.1
Some other race	1,832	0.8

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	217,074	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	2,513	1.2
Mexican	940	0.4
Puerto Rican	654	0.3
Cuban	74	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	845	0.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	214,561	98.8
White alone	144,719	66.7

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	217,074	100.0
In households	212,166	97.7
Householder	90,116	41.5
Spouse	33,812	15.6
Child	62,778	28.9
Own child under 18 years	48,227	22.2
Other relatives	11,442	5.3
Under 18 years	5,179	2.4
Nonrelatives	14,018	6.5
Unmarried partner	5,727	2.6
In group quarters	4,908	2.3
Institutionalized population	2,259	1.0
Noninstitutionalized population	2,649	1.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	90,116	100.0
Family households (families)	53,716	59.6
With own children under 18 years	25,680	28.5
Married-couple family	33,812	37.5
With own children under 18 years	13,852	15.4
Female householder, no husband present	15,949	17.7
With own children under 18 years	9,840	10.9
Nonfamily households	36,400	40.4
Householder living alone	29,787	33.1
Householder 65 years and over	10,050	11.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	28,821	32.0
Households with individuals 65 years and over	21,834	24.2

Average household size	2.35	(X)
Average family size	3.01	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	97,315	100.0
Occupied housing units	90,116	92.6
Vacant housing units	7,199	7.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	273	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.8	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	90,116	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	53,500	59.4
Renter-occupied housing units	36,616	40.6

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.45	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.21	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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