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44301

Akron, OH · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
13,668
Median household income
$51,321
People below poverty
21.3%
Median home value
$104,700

Income

The median income of households in 44301 was $51,321. An estimated 5.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 44301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.9
$10,000 to $14,999 4.8
$15,000 to $24,999 11.2
$25,000 to $34,999 9
$35,000 to $49,999 18.2
$50,000 to $74,999 17.2
$75,000 to $99,999 17.2
$100,000 to $149,999 10.9
$150,000 to $199,999 3.2
$200,000 or more 2.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 44301 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 48615
Female 43238

An estimated 75.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 29.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,810. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 44301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75.5
Social Security 29.3
Retirement income 25.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.7
Cash public assistance income 15

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 21.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 37.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 12% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 44301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 21.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 37.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 12
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17.3

In 2020-2024, 24.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 60.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 20.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 56% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 44301 in 2020-2024, 94.4% had health insurance coverage and 5.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 48.4% and public coverage was 56.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.3%.


In 2020-2024, 44301 had a total population of 13,668 - 7,365 (53.9%) females and 6,303 (46.1%) males. The median age was 36.3 years. An estimated 23.8% of the population was under 18 years, 36.7% was 19 to 44 years, 22.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 44301 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 556 423
5 to 9 360 640
10 to 14 353 470
15 to 19 313 397
20 to 24 425 489
25 to 29 550 679
30 to 34 489 558
35 to 39 272 392
40 to 44 486 665
45 to 49 490 388
50 to 54 334 450
55 to 59 360 270
60 to 64 340 490
65 to 69 417 266
70 to 74 154 441
75 to 79 144 176
80 to 84 226 112
85 and over 34 59

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 57.2% were White; 26.8% were Black or African American; 6.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.8% were Asian; 10.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 12.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.1% of the people in 44301 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 54.4% of the people in 44301 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,895 households in 44301. The average household size was 2.31 people.

Married-couple households made up 28% of the households in 44301 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 39.3% of all households, while 20.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 34% of all households.

In 44301, 27.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 26% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 44301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 28
Cohabiting Couples 11.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
39.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 34.4% of males and 30.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 44.7 49.1
Now married, except separated 34.4 30.6
Separated 4.5 1.1
Widowed 2.3 4.3
Divorced 14 14.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 44301, 284 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 41.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.5% of the people living in 44301 were U.S. natives. 79.7% of the 44301 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.5% of 44301 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 67.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 99.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 44301 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 44301.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 44301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 63.6
Asia 29.1
Europe 7.1
Africa 0.2
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 44301 in 2020-2024, 6.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.6% of people at least five years old; 4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 44301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.6
Other Indo-European languages 1.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.9
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 44301 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 44301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.4
Different house, same county 6.2
Different county, same state 2.3
Different state 1.1
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 88.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 44301 was 3,053 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 202 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,134. College or graduate school enrollment was 717.

Educational Attainment of People in 44301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.3
High school diploma or equivalency 35.2
Some college, no degree 23.3
Associate's degree 10.2
Bachelor's degree 15
Graduate or professional degree 5

Disability

In 44301, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 8.2% of people under 18 years old, to 12.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 36.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 44301, 59 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 9.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,378 85
Federal, state, or local government workers 596 9.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 351 5.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 44301 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 44301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 5.8
Manufacturing 21.5
Wholesale trade 2.3
Retail trade 10.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.5
Information 1.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.7
Other Services, except public administration 4.4
Public administration 2.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 44301 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,790 28.3
Service occupations 1,508 23.8
Sales and office occupations 1,287 20.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 283 4.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,457 23

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76% of 44301 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 44301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1
Walked 0.7
Other means 1.4
Worked from home 9.2

In 2020-2024, 44301 had a total of 6,800 housing units. Of these housing units, 81.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 17.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 44301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 81.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 17.5
Mobile homes 1.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 54.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 44301 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 65% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 44301 had 5,895 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 905 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 60.8% while renters occupied 39.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.15 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.55.

5.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 11.2% and another 12.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 44301:

House Heating Fuel Used in 44301 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 93.1
Electricity 6.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 44301 was $104,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 66.1 % had a mortgage. 33.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $948 and for owners without a mortgage it was $484.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 44301 was $1,004. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.