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Akron, Ohio

City in Summit County, Ohio · ZIP 44223, 44301, 44302

  • Summit County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 65 public schools
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  • 189,664 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 83,854Households
  • $48,544Median household income
  • $111,200Median home value
  • 65Public schools
  • 17ZIP codes

About Akron

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Population, 2000 to 2020−12.3%
190k200k210k220k2000: 217,07420002010: 199,11020102020: 190,4692020217,074190,469
Population of Akron at each census
CensusPopulation
2000217,074
2010199,110
2020190,469

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 39, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 39, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 39, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Akron
Under $50k51.5%
$50k to $100k29.6%
$100k to $150k12%
$150k to $200k3.9%
$200k and over3.1%

Median household income $48,544 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 39, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Akron
Owner occupied
42,563 units
Renter occupied
41,291 units
Vacancy rate
10.3%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 39, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Akron compared with its county and state
Akron compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureAkronSummit CountyOhio
Population189,526538,08711,780,046
Median household income$48,544$71,016$69,680
Median age37.241.239.6
Median home value$111,200$195,700$199,200
Bachelor’s degree or higher23.3%35.3%30.9%
Foreign-born residents6.4%5.7%5.0%
Owner-occupied homes50.8%67.3%67.0%
Mean commute to work22.2 minutes23.2 minutes23.6 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 39, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Akron65
Public schools in Akron, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
ELP EssexPublicPre-KAkron City
ELP StewartPublicPre-KAkron City
Preschool at North High SchoolPublicPre-KAkron City
Reach Center Summit LakePublicPre-KAkron City
Akron Preparatory SchoolCharterK–8Akron Preparatory School
Barber Community Learning CenterPublicPre-K–5Akron City
Betty Jane Community Learning CenterPublicK–5Akron City
Case Community Learning CenterPublicPre-K–5Akron City
Case Preparatory AcademyCharterK–8Case Preparatory Academy
Crouse Community Learning CenterPublicPre-K–5Akron City
David Hill Community Learning CenterPublicK–5Akron City
Eagle Elementary of AkronCharterK–5Eagle Elementary of Akron
Edge LearningCharterK–5Edge Learning
Findley Community Learning CenterPublicK–5Akron City
Firestone Park Elementary SchoolPublicK–5Akron City
Forest Hill Community Learning CenterPublicK–5Akron City
Glover Community Learning CenterPublicK–5Akron City
Harris/Jackson Community Learning CenterPublicK–5Akron City
Hatton Community Learning CenterPublicK–5Akron City
Helen Arnold Community Learning CenterPublicK–5Akron City
Henry L Robinson Community Learning CenterPublicPre-K–5Akron City
Imagine Akron AcademyCharterKImagine Akron Academy
Imagine Leadership AcademyCharter1–6Imagine Leadership Academy
Judith A Resnik Community Learning CenterPublicK–5Akron City
King Community Learning CenterPublicK–5Akron City
Leggett Community Learning CenterPublicK–5Akron City
Main Preparatory AcademyCharterK–6Main Preparatory Academy
Mason Community Learning CenterPublicPre-K–5Akron City
McEbright Community Learning CenterPublicK–5Akron City
Middlebury AcademyCharterK–8Middlebury Academy
Pfeiffer Elementary SchoolPublicK–5Akron City
Portage Path Community Learning CenterPublicK–5Akron City
Rimer Community Learning CenterPublicPre-K–5Akron City
Ritzman Community Learning CenterPublicK–5Akron City
Sam Salem Community Learning CenterPublicPre-K–5Akron City
Schumacher Community Learning CenterPublicK–5Akron City
Seiberling Community Learning CenterPublicK–5Akron City
Summit Academy Akron Elementary SchoolCharterK–5Summit Academy Akron Elementary School
Voris Community Learning CenterPublicK–5Akron City
Windemere Community Learning CenterPublicPre-K–5Akron City
Akros Middle SchoolCharter6–8Akros Middle School
Hyre Community Learning CenterPublic6–8Akron City
I Promise SchoolPublic3–8Akron City
Innes Community Learning CenterPublic6–8Akron City
Jennings Community Learning CenterPublic6–8Akron City
Litchfield Community Learning CenterPublic6–8Akron City
Miller-South Visual Performing ArtsPublic4–8Akron City
National Inventors Hall of Fame School Center for STEMPublic5–8Akron City
Summit Academy Akron Middle SchoolCharter6–8Summit Academy Akron Middle School
AkroTech High SchoolCharter9–11AkroTech High School
Akron Alternative AcademyPublic10–12Akron City
Akron Career Tech High SchoolCharter9–12Akron Career Tech High School
Akron Early College High SchoolPublic9–12Akron City
Akron STEM High SchoolPublic9–12Akron City
Buchtel Community Learning CenterPublic6–12Akron City
Cascade Career Prep High SchoolCharter9–12Cascade Career Prep High School
East Community Learning CenterPublic6–12Akron City
Ellet Community Learning CenterPublic9–12Akron City
Firestone Community Learning CenterPublic9–12Akron City
Garfield Community Learning CenterPublic9–12Akron City
North High SchoolPublic9–12Akron City
Steel AcademyCharter6–12Steel Academy
Summit Academy Secondary - AkronCharter9–12Summit Academy Secondary - Akron
Towpath Trail High SchoolCharter9–12Towpath Trail High School
APS OnlinePublic2–12Akron City

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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