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Akron, Ohio QuickFacts

	Akron, Ohio	United States
Total population	217,074	281,421,906
State	Ohio
City	akron

Akron, Ohio Population

	Akron, Ohio	%, Akron, Ohio	United States
Male	103,670	47.76%	49.06%
Female	113,404	52.24%	50.94%
Median age (years)	34.2		35.3

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	Akron, Ohio	%, Akron, Ohio	United States
18 years and over	162,108	74.68%	74.31%
21 years and over	152,249	70.14%	69.97%
62 years and over	33,748	15.55%	14.66%
65 years and over	29,325	13.51%	12.43%

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	Akron, Ohio	%, Akron, Ohio	United States
White	145,924	67.22%	75.14%
Black or African American	61,827	28.48%	12.32%
Asian	3,257	1.5%	3.64%
Some other race	1,563	0.72%	5.46%
Two or more races	4,503	2.07%	2.43%

Akron, Ohio Housing

	Akron, Ohio	%, Akron, Ohio	United States
Total households	90,116		105,480,101
Family households (families)	53,716	59.61%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	36,400	40.39%	31.94%

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	Akron, Ohio	%, Akron, Ohio	United States
Total housing units	97,265		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	7,199	7.4%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	90,116	92.65%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	53,500	55.0%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	36,616	37.65%	30.77%

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	Akron, Ohio	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	7,858	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	30,977	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	6,938	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,233	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,551	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	684	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	117	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	13	0.57%
Median (dollars)	76,500	119,600

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	Akron, Ohio	%, Akron, Ohio	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	17,355	19.26%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	24,901	27.63%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	13,627	15.12%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	13,170	14.61%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	8,099	8.99%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	12,940	14.36%	9.65%

Akron, Ohio Education

	Akron, Ohio	%, Akron, Ohio	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	59,258		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	3,915	6.61%	6.47%
Kindergarten	3,923	6.62%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	25,092	42.34%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	11,253	18.99%	21.38%
College or graduate school	15,075	25.44%	22.81%

Akron, Ohio Economy

	Akron, Ohio	%, Akron, Ohio	United States
Population 16 years and over	167,304		217,168,077
In labor force	107,264	64.11%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	107,194	64.07%	63.39%
- - Employed	99,310	59.36%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	7,884	4.71%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	7.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	70	0.04%	0.53%
Not in labor force	60,040	35.89%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	88,887	53.13%	51.66%
In labor force	51,868	31.0%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	51,850	30.99%	29.65%
- - Employed	48,000	28.69%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	17,550	10.49%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	11,691		12,787,501

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	Akron, Ohio	%, Akron, Ohio	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	90,143		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	12,282	13.63%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	7,539	8.36%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	15,048	16.69%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	14,075	15.61%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	15,100	16.75%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	15,764	17.49%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,773	6.4%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,040	3.37%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	680	0.75%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	842	0.93%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	31,835		41,994

	Akron, Ohio	%, Akron, Ohio	United States
With earnings	69,069	41.28%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	42,565		56,604
With Social Security income	23,714	14.17%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,986		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	5,707	3.41%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,051		6,320
With public assistance income	5,793	3.46%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,709		3,032
With retirement income	16,020	9.58%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	13,692		17,376

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