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Akron Population and Demographics

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Akron Population: 217074 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 103670 47.76%
Female 113404 52.24%

Under 5 years 15661 7.21%
5 to 9 years 16309 7.51%
10 to 14 years 14809 6.82%
15 to 19 years 14591 6.72%
20 to 24 years 16464 7.58%
25 to 34 years 33234 15.31%
35 to 44 years 32546 14.99%
45 to 54 years 27565 12.7%
55 to 59 years 9003 4.15%
60 to 64 years 7567 3.49%
65 to 74 years 14631 6.74%
75 to 84 years 11321 5.22%
85 years and over 3373 1.55%

Median age (years) 34.2

18 years and over 162108 74.68%
Male 75691 34.87%
Female 86417 39.81%
21 years and over 152249 70.14%
62 years and over 33748 15.55%
65 years and over 29325 13.51%
Male 11399 5.25%
Female 17926 8.26%

Race
One race 212571 97.93%
White 145924 67.22%
Black or African American 61827 28.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native 575 0.26%
Asian 3257 1.5%
Asian indian 647 0.3%
Chinese 594 0.27%
Filipino 168 0.08%
Japanese 86 0.04%
Korean 292 0.13%
Vietnamese 398 0.18%
Other Asian 1072 0.49%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 48 0.02%
Native Hawaiian 14 0.01%
Guamanian or Chamorro 7 0%
Samoan 5 0%
Other Pacific Islander 22 0.01%
Some other race 940 0.43%
Two or more races 4503 2.07%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 217074 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 2513 1.16%
Mexican 940 0.43%
Puerto Rican 654 0.3%
Cuban 74 0.03%
Other Hispanic or Latino 845 0.39%
Not Hispanic or Latino 214561 98.84%
White alone 144719 66.67%

Relationship
Total Population 217074 100.00%
In households 212166 97.74%
Householder 90116 41.51%
Spouse 33812 15.58%
Child 62778 28.92%
Own child under 18 years 48227 22.22%
Other relatives 11442 5.27%
Under 18 years 5179 2.39%
Nonrelatives 14018 6.46%
Unmarried partner 5727 2.64%
In group quarters 4908 2.26%
Institutionalized population 2259 1.04%
Non-Institutionalized population 2649 1.22%

Households by Type
Total Households 90116 100.0 %
Family households (families) 53716 59.61%
With own children under 18 years 25680 28.5%
Married-couple family 33812 37.52%
With own children under 18 years 13852 15.37%
Female householder, no husband present 15949 17.7%
With own children under 18 years 9840 10.92%
Non Family households 36400 40.39%
Householder living alone 29787 33.05%
Householder 65 years and over 10050 11.15%

Households with individuals under 18 years 28821 31.98%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 21834 24.23%

Average Household size 2.35
Average family size 3.01

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 97315 100.00%
Occupied housing units 90116 92.6%
Vacant housing units 7199 7.4%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 273 0.28%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.8
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.8

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 90116 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 53500 59.37%
Renter-occupied housing units. 36616 40.63%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.45
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.21

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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