Akron, OH (Ohio) Houses and Residents

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Akron Apartments for Rent

Total population: 207,510 (Urban population: 207,248, Rural population: 262 (all nonfarm))

Akron, Ohio Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 97,265 (90,092 occupied: 53,441 owner occupied, 36,651 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	31%

Housing density: 1567 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $129,914.

Median contract rent in 2007: $502 (lower quartile is $375, upper quartile is $630)

Housing units in Akron with a mortgage: 34,549 (3,912 second mortgage, 4,861 home equity loan, 166 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15,822

Akron,OH index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $94,100 (it was $76,800 in 2000)

Akron:	$94,100
Ohio:	$137,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $73,800 - $132,100

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $114,563
Here: $114,563
State: $175,406

Townhouses or other attached units: $188,582
Here: $188,582
State: $158,918

In 2-unit structures: $80,589
Here: $80,589
State: $124,203

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $154,956
Here: $154,956
State: $149,153

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $121,895
Here: $121,895
State: $138,542

Mobile homes: $67,137
Here: $67,137
State: $32,066

Median year house/condo built: 1950

Median year apartment built: 1956

Household type by relationship

Households: 212,180

In family households: 167,709 (34,430 male householders, 19,674 female householders)
34,580 spouses, 63,173 children (58,364 natural, 1,273 adopted, 3,536 stepchildren), 4,433 grandchildren, 1,803 brothers or sisters, 1,512 parents, 2,861 other relatives, 5,243 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 44,471 (16,625 male householders (12,894 living alone)), 19,414 female householders (16,802 living alone)), 8,432 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4,908 (2,209 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 23,143 2-persons, 13,490 3-persons, 9,915 4-persons, 4,716 5-persons, 1,919 6-persons, 921 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 29,696 1-person, 5,143 2-persons, 701 3-persons, 327 4-persons, 108 5-persons, 53 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

26,844 married couples with children.
21,383 single-parent households (3,186 men, 18,197 women).

94.2% of residents of Akron speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 6,911 (3.2%)
(46.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Akron, Ohio:
	1 room: 34 2 rooms: 195 3 rooms: 796 4 rooms: 3,459 5 rooms: 12,183 6 rooms: 15,225 7 rooms: 10,445 8 rooms: 6,211 9 or more rooms: 4,893

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Akron, Ohio:
	1 room: 1,065 2 rooms: 2,932 3 rooms: 7,567 4 rooms: 8,638 5 rooms: 7,119 6 rooms: 4,750 7 rooms: 2,486 8 rooms: 1,130 9 or more rooms: 964

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 723
1995 to 1998: 2,157
1990 to 1994: 1,640
1980 to 1989: 4,651
1970 to 1979: 9,606
1960 to 1969: 12,269
1950 to 1959: 18,238
1940 to 1949: 14,227
1939 or earlier: 33,754

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Akron:
	no bedroom: 46 1 bedroom: 1,156 2 bedrooms: 11,756 3 bedrooms: 30,352 4 bedrooms: 8,413 5 or more bedrooms: 1,718

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Akron:
	no bedroom: 1,416 1 bedroom: 11,447 2 bedrooms: 13,434 3 bedrooms: 7,723 4 bedrooms: 1,904 5 or more bedrooms: 727

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: 3,060 1 vehicle: 18,883 2 vehicles: 22,409 3 vehicles: 6,928 4 vehicles: 1,642 5 or more vehicles: 519

Cars and other vehicles available in Akron in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 8,848 1 vehicle: 17,936 2 vehicles: 7,721 3 vehicles: 1,525 4 vehicles: 359 5 or more vehicles: 262

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

Less than $10,000: 169
$10,000 to $14,999: 142
$15,000 to $19,999: 227
$20,000 to $24,999: 305
$25,000 to $29,999: 286
$30,000 to $34,999: 438
$35,000 to $39,999: 727
$40,000 to $49,999: 2074
$50,000 to $59,999: 2792
$60,000 to $69,999: 3916
$70,000 to $79,999: 4982
$80,000 to $89,999: 5535
$90,000 to $99,999: 5450
$100,000 to $124,999: 9954
$125,000 to $149,999: 3330
$150,000 to $174,999: 2226
$175,000 to $199,999: 1448
$200,000 to $249,999: 1543
$250,000 to $299,999: 840
$300,000 to $399,999: 650
$400,000 to $499,999: 315
$500,000 to $749,999: 309
$750,000 to $999,999: 57
$1,000,000 or more: 59

Akron rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Akron:

Less than $100: 1,515 people
$100 to $149: 1,085
$150 to $199: 1,248
$200 to $249: 1,111
$250 to $299: 1,231
$300 to $349: 1,282
$350 to $399: 2,165
$400 to $449: 3,194
$450 to $499: 3,900
$500 to $549: 3,915
$550 to $599: 3,432
$600 to $649: 2,763
$650 to $699: 2,175
$700 to $749: 1,579
$750 to $799: 1,041
$800 to $899: 1,102
$900 to $999: 346
$1,000 to $1,249: 433
$1,250 to $1,499: 102
$1,500 to $1,999: 66
$2,000 or more: 91
No cash rent: 1,363

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,271 1990 to 1994: 1,042 1985 to 1989: 681 1980 to 1984: 533 1975 to 1979: 331 1970 to 1974: 298 1970 to 1974: 366 1965 to 1969: 1,389

Akron, OH Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.9%
Number of people working at home: 1,923 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 2390
5 to 9 minutes: 10922
10 to 14 minutes: 19306
15 to 19 minutes: 20715
20 to 24 minutes: 15136
25 to 29 minutes: 4998
30 to 34 minutes: 8595
35 to 39 minutes: 1772
40 to 44 minutes: 2161
45 to 59 minutes: 4460
60 to 89 minutes: 3094
90 or more minutes: 1547

Akron mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 78,343 (81%)
Carpooled: 10,576 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3,016 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 9 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
Ferryboat: 8 (0%)
Taxi: 168 (0%)
Motorcycle: 41 (0%)
Bicycle: 116 (0%)
Walked: 2,218 (2%)
Other means: 595 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,923 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 12282
$10,000 to $14,999: 7539
$15,000 to $19,999: 7595
$20,000 to $24,999: 7453
$25,000 to $29,999: 7071
$30,000 to $34,999: 7004
$35,000 to $39,999: 5518
$40,000 to $44,999: 4876
$45,000 to $49,999: 4706
$50,000 to $59,999: 8051
$60,000 to $74,999: 7713
$75,000 to $99,999: 5773
$100,000 to $124,999: 2174
$125,000 to $149,999: 866
$150,000 to $199,999: 680
$200,000 or more: 842

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 60257

German: 27167

Irish: 15033

United States or American: 13911

Italian: 12263

English: 10383

Polish: 3681

Subsaharan African:: 3668

African: 3506

Hungarian: 2731

Scotch-Irish: 2110

French (except Basque): 1970

Scottish: 1837

Slovak: 1755

Dutch: 1358

Arab:: 1289

Greek: 1083

Welsh: 1072

Russian: 1057

Swedish: 968

Serbian: 855

European: 832

Lebanese: 696

Croatian: 640

Ukrainian: 631

British: 577

Swiss: 574

Norwegian: 566

Yugoslavian: 551

Romanian: 458

Czechoslovakian: 403

French Canadian: 382

Austrian: 377

Slovene: 363

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 341

Pennsylvania German: 317

Lithuanian: 286

Czech: 271

Arab/Arabic: 248

Jamaican: 218

Danish: 160

Jordanian: 150

Canadian: 150

Albanian: 128

Macedonian: 128

Iranian: 116

Syrian: 97

Eastern European: 85

Palestinian: 82

Slavic: 74

Armenian: 63

Belgian: 60

Nigerian: 51

Cypriot: 51

Carpatho Rusyn: 51

Haitian: 45

Finnish: 42

Portuguese: 41

Ghanian: 39

Celtic: 38

Australian: 37

Scandinavian: 29

Turkish: 28

Dutch West Indian: 27

Northern European: 23

Bulgarian: 22

Other Subsaharan African: 19

German Russian: 16

Alsatian: 15

Zimbabwean: 15

Latvian: 14

Liberian: 14

British West Indian: 14

Cape Verdean: 11

U.S. Virgin Islander: 11

Egyptian: 9

Guyanese: 9

Bermudan: 9

West Indian: 9

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 8

Sudanese: 7

Other Arab: 7

Ethiopian: 6

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

Laos (8%)
Yugoslavia (7%)
Vietnam (7%)
India (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
Germany (5%)
Italy (5%)

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

This state: 164197
Northeast: 10251
Midwest: 6276
South: 25262
West: 2978

56% of Akron residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Ohio.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 512
Nursery to 4th grade: 237
5th and 6th grade: 424
7th and 8th grade: 1,679
9th grade: 1,588
10th grade: 2,661
11th grade: 2,874
12th grade, no diploma: 3,239
High school graduate (or equivalency): 22,454
Less than 1 year of college: 4,390
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 9,352
Associate degree: 2,720
Bachelor's degree: 7,982
Master's degree: 2,374
Professional school degree: 1,369
Doctorate degree: 817

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 458
Nursery to 4th grade: 131
5th and 6th grade: 605
7th and 8th grade: 2,111
9th grade: 1,877
10th grade: 3,186
11th grade: 3,252
12th grade, no diploma: 3,090
High school graduate (or equivalency): 26,964
Less than 1 year of college: 5,618
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,962
Associate degree: 3,986
Bachelor's degree: 8,607
Master's degree: 2,890
Professional school degree: 792
Doctorate degree: 279

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 17.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 11.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 24.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 9.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 20.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 14.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $39,102
Black householders: $23,324
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $2,499
Asian householders: $52,013
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $8,638
Some other race householders: $40,884
Two or more races householders: $31,053
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $34,009

Akron household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Akron household income for Black householders

Akron household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Akron household income for Asian householders

Akron household income for Two or more races householders

Akron marital status for males

Akron marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $97,285
Black or African American householders: $79,519
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $84,542
Asian householders: $115,297
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $216,626
Some other race householders: $83,072
Two or more races householders: $85,768
Hispanic or Latino householders: $101,941

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 64,790
One, attached: 2,657
Two: 7,526
3 or 4: 4,731
5 to 9: 4,832
10 to 19: 3,727
20 to 49: 3,303
50 or more: 5,416
Mobile homes: 278
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $22,860

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 (97%) Electricity (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (76%) Electricity (19%) Other fuel (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,560

Here:	14.2%
Ohio:	14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 907

Here:	8.1%
Ohio:	10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,197

Here:	9.6%
Ohio:	23.4%

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)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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