2024 population: 702,209 ( 2 from 2020)
Land area: 900.2 square miles
Population density: 780.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	540,158	76.92%	2.4%
Black:	90,422	12.88%	2.4%
Indian:	1,144	0.16%	2.0%
Asian:	31,066	4.42%	20.0%
2+ races:	19,230	2.74%	12.9%
Hispanic:	20,189	2.88%	21.2%

Total non-White:	162,051	23.08%	8.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	28,648	10.2
Deaths:	36,050	12.8
Net Migration:	-928	-0.3
Net Immigration:	8,247	2.9

Change in White population:	-13,007	-1.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	13,005	1.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
702,211
553,165	78.77%
88,344	12.58%
1,122	0.16%
25,890	3.69%
17,026	2.42%
16,664	2.37%
149,046	21.23%

2010
703,200
579,151	82.36%
83,984	11.94%
1,175	0.17%
14,275	2.03%
12,982	1.85%
10,733	1.53%
124,049	17.64%

2000
694,960
593,445	85.39%
76,030	10.94%
1,257	0.18%
8,946	1.29%
8,671	1.25%
5,874	0.85%
101,515	14.61%

1990
657,575
581,375	88.41%
64,509	9.81%
1,346	0.20%
6,501	0.99%
n/a
3,844	0.58%
76,200	11.59%

1980
660,328
592,390	89.71%
59,972	9.08%
662	0.10%
3,747	0.57%
n/a
3,000	0.45%
67,938	10.29%

1970
679,239
619,369	91.19%
53,976	7.95%
316	0.05%
1,070	0.16%
n/a
4,039	0.59%
59,870	8.81%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
69,159	9.8
65,852	9.4
-15,683	-2.2
13,086	1.9

-25,986	-3.7
24,997	3.6

Number	Rate
2000's
77,686	11.2
60,445	8.7
-17,314	-2.5
5,704	0.8

-14,294	-2.1
22,534	3.2

Number	Rate
1990's
93,023	14.1
61,267	9.3
-4,084	-0.6
3,393	0.5

12,070	1.8
25,315	3.8

Number	Rate
1980's
91,585	13.9
57,542	8.7
-33,399	-5.1
n/a

-11,015	-1.7
8,262	1.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-71,644	-10.5
n/a

-26,979	-4.0
8,068	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Akron, OH Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
41.0
140,760	20.0%
561,449	80.0%
134,309	19.1%

296,516
2.31

179,013	60.4%
129,215	72.2%
18,851	10.5%
117,503	39.6%

2010
Number	Percent
39.4
157,253	22.4%
545,947	77.6%
99,787	14.2%

285,003
2.40

181,867	63.8%
131,999	72.6%
20,716	11.4%
103,136	36.2%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
172,010	24.8%
522,950	75.2%
93,450	13.4%

274,280
2.47

184,471	67.3%
142,614	77.3%
18,920	10.3%
89,809	32.7%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
161,242	24.5%
496,333	75.5%
84,463	12.8%

249,942
2.56

176,648	70.7%
140,804	79.7%
16,545	9.4%
73,294	29.3%

1980
Number	Percent
30.2
182,984	27.7%
477,344	72.3%
68,664	10.4%

234,197
2.76

174,826	74.6%
145,597	83.3%
14,020	8.0%
59,371	25.4%

2024 Housing Data for Akron, OH Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	15,237	5.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	11,358	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	9,803	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	11,134	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	11,392	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	11,927	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	11,066	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	11,645	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	11,336	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	20,164	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	28,132	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	38,451	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	30,802	10.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	20,764	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	26,139	8.8%
$200,000 or more	27,166	9.2%

Median Household Income	72,533
Per Capita Income	42,493

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	89

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	14,599	4.9%
Public Assistance	11,470	3.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	43,688	14.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	318,956	74.2%
Unemployed	17,234	4.0%
In Armed Forces	563	0.1%

Total Labor Force	336,753	78.4%
Not in Labor Force	92,958	21.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	133,069	111,883	54.3%
Non-Profit	10,789	23,487	31.5%
Self-Employed	18,955	10,269	64.9%

Local Government	11,480	16,629	40.8%
State Government	4,002	5,541	41.9%
Federal Government	2,539	2,384	51.6%

Total Private + Self	152,024	122,152	55.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	28,810	48,041	37.5%
Total	180,834	170,193	51.5%

Pct. Govt.	12.1%
Pct. Private + Self	78.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	60,255	17.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	70,442	20.0%
Professional, Technical	85,566	24.3%
Service Occupations	57,108	16.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	422	0.1%
All others	78,121	22.2%

White Collar		61.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	54,373	15.5%
Manufacturing	51,811	14.7%
Retail trade	41,137	11.7%
Educational services	31,968	9.1%
Accommodation and food services	24,234	6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	23,798	6.8%
Construction	21,417	6.1%
Finance and insurance	16,716	4.8%
Other services	16,326	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	14,931	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	12,968	3.7%
Public administration	11,085	3.2%
Wholesale trade	9,331	2.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6,142	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,683	1.3%
Information	4,557	1.3%
Utilities	3,379	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,527	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	733	0.2%
Management	376	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,896	1.13%
Puerto Rican	3,593	0.51%
Cuban	586	0.08%
Dominican	421	0.06%

Total Central American	2,615	0.37%
Costa Rican	67	0.01%
Guatemalan	531	0.08%
Honduran	826	0.12%
Nicaraguan	256	0.04%
Panamanian	170	0.02%
Salvadoran	765	0.11%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,379	0.20%
Argentinean	77	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	175	0.03%
Colombian	330	0.05%
Ecuadorian	411	0.06%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	174	0.02%
Uruguayan	18	0.00%
Venezuelan	194	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,862	0.27%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	6,311	0.90%
Chinese	3,424	0.49%
Burmese	2,063	0.29%
Filipino	1,957	0.28%
Vietnamese	1,326	0.19%
Bhutanese	1,214	0.17%
Korean	1,068	0.15%
Laotian	415	0.06%
Japanese	397	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	620,052	93.3%
Other Indo-European	13,408	2.0%
Spanish	8,973	1.4%
Other Asian	5,012	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3,006	0.5%
Chinese	2,817	0.4%
Other	2,790	0.4%
German, other Germanic	2,378	0.4%
Arabic	2,352	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	148,729	21.3%
Irish	94,068	13.4%
English	76,100	10.9%
Italian	63,747	9.1%
American	36,337	5.2%
Polish	32,682	4.7%
Hungarian	17,051	2.4%
Scottish	13,998	2.0%
French	10,843	1.5%
Slovak	9,460	1.4%
European	9,257	1.3%
African	7,620	1.1%
Welsh	6,205	0.9%
Dutch	6,162	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	5,320	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	682,529	97.5%
Not a citizen	17,291	2.5%

Native	661,611	94.5%
Foreign-born	38,209	5.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
11,278	2.3%	24,153	4.9%	147,971	30.1%	136,198	27.7%	107,457	21.8%	65,016	13.2%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	11,278	2.3%
9-12 Years	24,153	4.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	147,971	30.1%
Some College	136,198	27.7%
Bach. Degree	107,457	21.8%
Grad Degree	65,016	13.2%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	669,636	634,366	35,270	5.3%
1991	674,628	633,906	40,722	6.0%
1992	689,400	640,548	48,852	7.1%
1993	691,840	648,920	42,920	6.2%
1994	707,016	669,636	37,380	5.3%
1995	714,180	680,688	33,492	4.7%
1996	724,986	689,210	35,776	4.9%
1997	727,568	693,830	33,738	4.6%
1998	720,546	688,584	31,962	4.4%
1999	727,376	694,098	33,278	4.6%

2000	728,244	696,054	32,190	4.4%
2001	730,514	696,810	33,704	4.6%
2002	730,756	686,496	44,260	6.1%
2003	740,634	694,254	46,380	6.3%
2004	745,790	699,134	46,656	6.3%
2005	758,688	713,880	44,808	5.9%
2006	773,516	732,840	40,676	5.3%
2007	785,054	742,658	42,396	5.4%
2008	789,350	739,942	49,408	6.3%
2009	769,080	691,908	77,172	10.0%

2010	745,580	666,882	78,698	10.6%
2011	730,000	664,090	65,910	9.0%
2012	720,906	667,486	53,420	7.4%
2013	717,254	662,566	54,688	7.6%
2014	720,002	677,606	42,396	5.9%
2015	719,492	683,516	35,976	5.0%
2016	721,902	684,956	36,946	5.1%
2017	724,156	687,578	36,578	5.1%
2018	718,500	685,208	33,292	4.6%
2019	723,564	692,484	31,080	4.3%

2020	712,380	655,388	56,992	8.0%
2021	699,060	662,142	36,918	5.3%
2022	695,458	667,340	28,118	4.0%
2023	707,828	682,112	25,716	3.6%
2024	720,492	688,626	31,866	4.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	319,249
Median Value	$212,788

Occupied	296,516	92.9%
Vacant	22,733	7.1%

Owned	201,905	68.1%
Rented	94,611	31.9%
Median Rent	$1,034

Single-Family Units	241,823	75.7%
Detached	223,337	70.0%
Attached	18,486	5.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	47,470	14.9%
Mobile Homes	6,477	2.0%

Akron, OH Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Akron, OH Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Akron, OH Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Akron, OH Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Akron, OH Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Akron, OH Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Akron, OH Metro Area