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Akron OH - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	217,074	81 (of 25,150) (100%)	5 (of 1054) (100%)
Average Income	$31,835	14,860 (41%)	807 (23%)
Median House Value	$76,500	12,235 (51%)	640 (39%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	67.2%	21,396 (of 25,150) (15%)	1,027 (of 1054) (3%)
% Black Population	28.5%	2,054 (92%)	28 (97%)
% Hispanic Population	1.2%	14,863 (41%)	296 (72%)
% Asian Population	1.5%	4,147 (84%)	108 (90%)
% American Indian Population	0.3%	12,568 (50%)	195 (81%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	80.0%	12,845 (of 25,150) (49%)	651 (of 1054) (38%)
% College Graduates	18.0%	8,270 (67%)	280 (73%)
% Never Married	33.0%	2,333 (91%)	51 (95%)
% Married	43.2%	23,020 (8%)	1,005 (5%)
% Seperated	2.1%	8,575 (66%)	207 (80%)
% Divorced	13.8%	3,953 (84%)	192 (82%)
% Foreign Born	3.2%	8,577 (66%)	150 (86%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	97,265	72 (of 25,150) (100%)	5 (of 1054) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	34.7%	7,057 (72%)	517 (51%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	6.3%	11,248 (55%)	567 (46%)
Average Rooms in House	5.5	11,066 (56%)	699 (34%)
% Households with No Car	13.2%	3,853 (85%)	83 (92%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	12.5%	19,755 (21%)	958 (9%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.0%	17,694 (30%)	139 (87%)
Median House Value	$76,500	12,235 (51%)	640 (39%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	10.4%	6,728 (73%)	175 (83%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.4%	5,144 (80%)	177 (83%)
Average Monthly Rent	$496	9,911 (61%)	463 (56%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	64.1%	10,463 (of 25,150) (58%)	558 (of 1054) (47%)
% Drive Alone to Work	80.8%	9,738 (61%)	743 (30%)
% Take Public Transportation	3.3%	2,598 (90%)	54 (95%)
% Walk to Work	2.3%	12,754 (49%)	472 (55%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	21.4	16,346 (35%)	687 (35%)
% Households making less than $10,000	13.6%	8,048 (68%)	181 (83%)
% Households making over $200,000	0.9%	9,732 (61%)	359 (66%)
Median Household Income	$31,835	14,860 (41%)	807 (23%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	6.4%	3,899 (84%)	90 (91%)
Per Capita Income	$17,596	10,786 (57%)	527 (50%)
Male Worker Income	$31,898	11,518 (54%)	676 (36%)
Female Worker Income	$24,121	9,568 (62%)	492 (53%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	14.0%	6,179 (75%)	130 (88%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	17.5%	6,474 (74%)	132 (87%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Cleveland, Ohio	29 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.96

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Mobile, Alabama	0.90
Fort Wayne, Indiana	0.90
Lubbock, Texas	0.89
Louisville, Kentucky	0.89
St. Petersburg, Florida	0.88
Shreveport, Louisiana	0.88
Grand Rapids, Michigan	0.88
Augusta, Georgia	0.87
Montgomery, Alabama	0.87
Knoxville, Tennessee	0.86

Akron OH Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Hungarian People	4,025	11
Slovak People	2,479	17
Other Fuel Fueled Households	1,137	24
Houses Worth Between $50,000 and $99,999	30,977	29
Houses Built Earlier than 1939	33,754	33

Akron OH Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1054)
Other Population Asian Population	1,072	2
Scotch-Irish People	2,991	2
Welsh People	2,390	2
Dutch People	3,053	3
Italian People	14,705	3

Akron OH Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Married Couple Family Households	37.5%	23,601
Percent Married People	43.2%	23,020
Percent Spouse in Household Population	15.6%	22,596
Percent Family Households	59.6%	21,955
Percent Married Couple Family Households with Children Under 18	15.4%	21,872

Akron OH Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1054)
Percent White Population	67.2%	1,027
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	68.9%	1,027
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino (and White) Population	66.7%	1,024
Percent Married Couple Family Households	37.5%	1,015
Percent Spouse in Household Population	15.6%	1,013

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Akron OH	Mobile, Alabama
Total Population	198,915	217,074
Average Age	34.3	34.2
Average Income	$31,445	$31,835
Median House Value	$81,400	$76,500
% White Population	50.4%	67.2%
% Black Population	46.3%	28.5%
% Asian Population	1.5%	1.5%
% Hispanic Population	1.4%	1.2%

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