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44304

Akron, OH · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
4,000
Median household income
$41,763
People below poverty
42.8%
Median home value
NaN

Income

The median income of households in 44304 was $41,763. An estimated 15.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 0% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 44304 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 15.1
$10,000 to $14,999 5.1
$15,000 to $24,999 10.3
$25,000 to $34,999 12.1
$35,000 to $49,999 24.1
$50,000 to $74,999 21.6
$75,000 to $99,999 1.6
$100,000 to $149,999 6.5
$150,000 to $199,999 3.5
$200,000 or more 0

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 44304 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 41122
Female 33000

An estimated 87.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 9.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 8.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $13,684. 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 44304 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 87.5
Social Security 9.4
Retirement income 8.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.2
Cash public assistance income 6.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 42.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 27.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 34.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 45.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 44304 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 42.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 27.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 34.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 45.3

In 2020-2024, 12.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 56.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 31.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 24.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 44304 in 2020-2024, 89.9% had health insurance coverage and 10.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 58.8% and public coverage was 36.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.8%.


In 2020-2024, 44304 had a total population of 4,000 - 1,658 (41.5%) females and 2,342 (58.6%) males. The median age was 23.5 years. An estimated 8.3% of the population was under 18 years, 57.7% was 19 to 44 years, 14% was 45 to 64 years, and 7.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 44304 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 175 3
5 to 9 0 31
10 to 14 35 46
15 to 19 285 264
20 to 24 683 691
25 to 29 412 188
30 to 34 67 86
35 to 39 58 23
40 to 44 97 0
45 to 49 132 71
50 to 54 161 80
55 to 59 36 14
60 to 64 47 16
65 to 69 89 73
70 to 74 38 28
75 to 79 13 15
80 to 84 13 12
85 and over 1 17

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 53.2% were White; 25.2% were Black or African American; 2.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 11.5% were Asian; 12% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 9.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.8% of the people in 44304 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 52.2% of the people in 44304 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,379 households in 44304. The average household size was 2.22 people.

Married-couple households made up 13.4% of the households in 44304 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 29.5% of all households, while 51.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 25.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 8.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 34% of all households.

In 44304, 15.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 8.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 44304 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 13.4
Cohabiting Couples 5.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
51.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
29.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 15.8% of males and 13.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 72.9 80.9
Now married, except separated 15.8 13.3
Separated 1.5 0
Widowed 0.2 1.4
Divorced 9.6 4.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 44304, 30 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 85.4% of the people living in 44304 were U.S. natives. 65.3% of the 44304 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 14.7% of 44304 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 21.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 8.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 44304 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 44304.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 44304 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 3.4
Asia 72
Europe 11.3
Africa 13.3
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 44304 in 2020-2024, 17.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.4% of people at least five years old; 8.5% 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 44304 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.4
Other Indo-European languages 5.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 7.8
Other languages 2.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 51.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 44304 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 44304 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 51.7
Different house, same county 21.6
Different county, same state 20.1
Different state 4.7
Abroad 1.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 91 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 36.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 9.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 44304 was 2,023 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 170. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,853.

Educational Attainment of People in 44304 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 9.1
High school diploma or equivalency 21.2
Some college, no degree 19.5
Associate's degree 13.4
Bachelor's degree 18.2
Graduate or professional degree 18.7

Disability

In 44304, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 7.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.2% of people under 18 years old, to 6.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 47.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 44304, 63.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 32.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 65.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 32% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,535 65.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 751 32
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 60 2.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 44304 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 44304 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.9
Construction 0.7
Manufacturing 9.3
Wholesale trade 2.1
Retail trade 9.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.4
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 0
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 33.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 20.4
Other Services, except public administration 3.4
Public administration 3.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 44304 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,036 44.2
Service occupations 442 18.8
Sales and office occupations 350 14.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 119 5.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 399 17

Commuting to Work

An estimated 49.5% of 44304 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 44304 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 49.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 3.4
Walked 26
Other means 1
Worked from home 9.9

In 2020-2024, 44304 had a total of 1,695 housing units. Of these housing units, 21.1% 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"). 79% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 44304 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 21.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 79
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 14.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 44304 was 4.4 rooms, and of these housing units 35% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 44304 had 1,379 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 316 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 7.5% while renters occupied 92.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.9 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.25.

14.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 3.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 22.7% and another 15.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 44304:

House Heating Fuel Used in 44304 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 57.4
Electricity 39.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 3.4
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 44304 was NaN.

Of the owner-occupied households, 70.2 % had a mortgage. 29.8% 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 $566 and for owners without a mortgage it was $493.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 44304 was $917. 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.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.