Akron, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,968 (All urban)

Akron, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,374 (1,317 occupied: 848 owner occupied, 469 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	36%
State:	47%

Housing density: 700 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $443 (lower quartile is $328, upper quartile is $586)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $566

Median gross rent in Akron, NY in 2007: $551

Housing units in Akron with a mortgage: 430 (5 second mortgage, 112 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 208

Akron,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $112,889 (it was $88,900 in 2000)

Akron:	$112,889
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $90,036 - $150,927

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $147,899
Here: $147,899
State: $352,556

In 2-unit structures: $117,366
Here: $117,366
State: $482,362

Mobile homes: $41,438
Here: $41,438
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,102

In family households: 2,554 (644 male householders, 241 female householders)
652 spouses, 911 children (839 natural, 0 adopted, 72 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 26 parents, 7 other relatives, 50 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 548 (127 male householders (87 living alone)), 322 female householders (291 living alone)), 99 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 16 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 403 2-persons, 222 3-persons, 170 4-persons, 69 5-persons, 21 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 378 1-person, 55 2-persons, 16 3-persons.

505 married couples with children.
184 single-parent households (51 men, 133 women).

94.9% of residents of Akron speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 25 (0.8%)
(64.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Akron, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 19 4 rooms: 51 5 rooms: 161 6 rooms: 233 7 rooms: 212 8 rooms: 75 9 or more rooms: 97

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Akron, New York:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 25 3 rooms: 103 4 rooms: 238 5 rooms: 37 6 rooms: 32 7 rooms: 22 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 6

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 28
1995 to 1998: 55
1990 to 1994: 67
1980 to 1989: 128
1970 to 1979: 138
1960 to 1969: 92
1950 to 1959: 164
1940 to 1949: 118
1939 or earlier: 584

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Akron:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 25 2 bedrooms: 175 3 bedrooms: 462 4 bedrooms: 153 5 or more bedrooms: 33

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Akron:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 174 2 bedrooms: 224 3 bedrooms: 59 4 bedrooms: 6 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Akron in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 40 1 vehicle: 253 2 vehicles: 447 3 vehicles: 75 4 vehicles: 26 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Akron in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 135 1 vehicle: 235 2 vehicles: 91 3 vehicles: 8 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Akron, NY:

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 5
$20,000 to $24,999: 5
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 4
$35,000 to $39,999: 9
$40,000 to $49,999: 29
$50,000 to $59,999: 25
$60,000 to $69,999: 26
$70,000 to $79,999: 31
$80,000 to $89,999: 40
$90,000 to $99,999: 68
$100,000 to $124,999: 291
$125,000 to $149,999: 137
$150,000 to $174,999: 74
$175,000 to $199,999: 35
$200,000 to $249,999: 13
$250,000 to $299,999: 6
$300,000 to $399,999: 2
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 8

Akron rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Akron:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 6
$150 to $199: 21
$200 to $249: 34
$250 to $299: 28
$300 to $349: 39
$350 to $399: 52
$400 to $449: 46
$450 to $499: 37
$500 to $549: 38
$550 to $599: 55
$600 to $649: 40
$650 to $699: 12
$700 to $749: 14
$750 to $799: 8
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 2
$1,000 to $1,249: 9
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 12

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 9 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 16

Akron, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.0%
Number of people working at home: 27 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 124
5 to 9 minutes: 303
10 to 14 minutes: 151
15 to 19 minutes: 128
20 to 24 minutes: 175
25 to 29 minutes: 157
30 to 34 minutes: 169
35 to 39 minutes: 67
40 to 44 minutes: 38
45 to 59 minutes: 129
60 to 89 minutes: 71
90 or more minutes: 12

Akron mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,416 (91%)
Carpooled: 74 (5%)
Taxi: 9 (1%)
Walked: 25 (2%)
Worked at home: 27 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 117
$10,000 to $14,999: 121
$15,000 to $19,999: 88
$20,000 to $24,999: 112
$25,000 to $29,999: 117
$30,000 to $34,999: 108
$35,000 to $39,999: 83
$40,000 to $44,999: 47
$45,000 to $49,999: 39
$50,000 to $59,999: 201
$60,000 to $74,999: 160
$75,000 to $99,999: 105
$100,000 to $124,999: 20
$125,000 to $149,999: 6
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 10

First ancestries reported:

German: 918

Polish: 455

Irish: 402

English: 284

Italian: 283

United States or American: 95

Other groups: 78

Scottish: 37

Slavic: 37

French (except Basque): 26

Arab:: 23

Syrian: 23

Norwegian: 21

Danish: 16

Scotch-Irish: 14

Croatian: 9

Czechoslovakian: 9

Russian: 8

Swedish: 8

Greek: 6

Dutch: 6

Scandinavian: 6

Ukrainian: 6

Yugoslavian: 6

Belgian: 5

Welsh: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Other Northern Europe (64%)
Korea (36%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2845
Northeast: 91
Midwest: 57
South: 55
West: 29

59% of Akron residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 14
9th grade: 10
10th grade: 24
11th grade: 21
12th grade, no diploma: 54
High school graduate (or equivalency): 304
Less than 1 year of college: 61
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 146
Associate degree: 112
Bachelor's degree: 108
Master's degree: 56
Professional school degree: 10
Doctorate degree: 17

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 64
9th grade: 19
10th grade: 13
11th grade: 63
12th grade, no diploma: 60
High school graduate (or equivalency): 381
Less than 1 year of college: 80
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 166
Associate degree: 154
Bachelor's degree: 91
Master's degree: 71
Professional school degree: 7
Doctorate degree: 8

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,090
Black householders: $19,746
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $36,280
Some other race householders: $21,910
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $23,301

Akron household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Akron household income for Some other race householders

Akron household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Akron marital status for males

Akron marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $117,460
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $120,634

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 763
One, attached: 12
Two: 234
3 or 4: 51
5 to 9: 151
20 to 49: 38
50 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 119

Median worth of mobile homes: $39,622

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Akron:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (74%) Electricity (25%) No fuel used (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (50%) Electricity (46%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 27

Here:	7.7%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13

Here:	18.1%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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