Akron.
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Ohio·Summit County
65 tracts·191K people·$122K median·3,084/mi²
White 54 · Black 29 · Multiracial 8 · Asian 5 · Hispanic 4 · Other 1
Living alone 39 · Other 33 · Married couple 28
Health 36 · Professional 25 · Manufacturing 13 · Retail 12 · Leisure 6 · Public admin 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Sales · office 20 · Service 20 · Production · transport 20 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 10 · Transit 2 · Walk 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Akron is $122,000 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Akron has 189,247 residents across 61 census tracts and 35 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.9; the population is 53.5% White, 29.0% Black, 7.8% Multiracial, 4.9% Asian, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 23.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 23.3% (Census ACS).
Windemere Community Learning Center (71%), King Community Learning Center (67%) and Rimer Community Learning Center (66%) lead the elementary schools; Miller-South Visual Performing Arts (70%), National Inventors Hall of Fame School Center for STEM (68%) and Hyre Community Learning Center (38%) lead the middle schools; Akron Early College High School (94%), National Inventors Hall of Fame STEM HS at Robinson CLC (54%) and Firestone Community Learning Center (37%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $955/month, 39% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Akron is $48,076 a year, 44% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Akron, median rent is $955/month and the median home value is $122,000 (Census ACS).
Akron reported 7.8 violent crimes and 29.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 23°F; there are 88 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 40 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Akron are hail (90), ice storm (65) and winter weather (63), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Akron, 2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).