Language Spoken At Home in Akron City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 186,056 | 100% |
English only | 174,014 | 93.5% |
Language other than English | 12,042 | 6.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,114 | 2.7% |
Spanish | 3,227 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,307 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,369 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,559 | 0.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,159 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,881 | 1.0% |
Other languages | 1,287 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 367 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Akron City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 199,955 | 100% |
American | 8,730 | 4.4% |
Arab | 1,782 | 0.9% |
Czech | 669 | 0.3% |
Danish | 268 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 2,477 | 1.2% |
English | 13,667 | 6.8% |
French (except Basque) | 3,401 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 222 | 0.1% |
German | 35,222 | 17.6% |
Greek | 1,056 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 4,021 | 2.0% |
Irish | 23,906 | 12.0% |
Italian | 13,990 | 7.0% |
Lithuanian | 330 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 422 | 0.2% |
Polish | 4,840 | 2.4% |
Portuguese | 302 | 0.2% |
Russian | 1,141 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,036 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 2,604 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 1,885 | 0.9% |
Subsaharan African | 3,726 | 1.9% |
Swedish | 1,106 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 530 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 830 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 1,527 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 277 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Akron City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 83,718 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 46,872 | 56.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 21,189 | 25.3% |
Married-couple family | 27,040 | 32.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,885 | 11.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,984 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,722 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 15,848 | 18.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,582 | 11.4% |
Nonfamily households | 36,846 | 44.0% |
Householder living alone | 30,935 | 37.0% |
65 years and over | 8,923 | 10.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 24,270 | 29.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 19,323 | 23.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Akron City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 195,144 | 100% |
Householder | 83,718 | 42.9% |
Spouse | 26,957 | 13.8% |
Child | 56,692 | 29.1% |
Other relatives | 13,567 | 7.0% |
Nonrelatives | 14,210 | 7.3% |
Unmarried partner | 5,472 | 2.8% |
Marital Status in Akron City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 76,141 | 100% |
Never married | 33,195 | 43.6% |
Now married, except separated | 29,485 | 38.7% |
Separated | 1,785 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 2,395 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 9,281 | 12.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 84,741 | 100% |
Never married | 32,084 | 37.9% |
Now married, except separated | 28,965 | 34.2% |
Separated | 2,193 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 8,633 | 10.2% |
Divorced | 12,866 | 15.2% |
Fertility in Akron City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,257 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,083 | 64.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 63 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 115 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 16 | 0% |
Grandparents in Akron City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,373 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,256 | 51.6% |
Less than 1 year | 410 | 9.4% |
1 or 2 years | 607 | 13.9% |
3 or 4 years | 484 | 11.1% |
5 or more years | 755 | 17.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,256 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,590 | 70.5% |
Who are married | 1,257 | 55.7% |
School Enrollment in Akron City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 55,681 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,597 | 6.5% |
Kindergarten | 2,416 | 4.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 20,276 | 36.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 11,066 | 19.9% |
College or graduate school | 18,326 | 32.9% |
Educational Attainment in Akron City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 128,463 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 5,289 | 4.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 14,058 | 10.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 45,047 | 35.1% |
Some college, no degree | 27,719 | 21.6% |
Associate's degree | 10,705 | 8.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 16,985 | 13.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 8,660 | 6.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.0% |
Veteran Status in Akron City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 153,179 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 15,387 | 10.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Akron City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 197,896 | 100% |
With a disability | 30,374 | 15.3% |
Under 18 years | 46,616 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,480 | 5.3% |
18 to 64 years | 126,200 | 100% |
With a disability | 18,076 | 14.3% |
65 years and over | 25,080 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,818 | 39.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Akron City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 197,410 | 100% |
Same house | 165,649 | 83.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 30,522 | 15.5% |
Same county | 22,764 | 11.5% |
Different county | 7,758 | 3.9% |
Same state | 5,980 | 3.0% |
Different state | 1,778 | 0.9% |
Abroad | 1,239 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Akron City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 199,955 | 100% |
Native | 190,826 | 95.4% |
Born in United States | 189,224 | 94.6% |
State of residence | 153,995 | 77.0% |
Different state | 35,229 | 17.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,602 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 9,129 | 4.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Akron City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 9,129 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 4,051 | 44.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 5,078 | 55.6% |
Year of Entry in Akron City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 10,731 | 100% |
Native | 1,602 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 50 | 3.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,552 | 96.9% |
Foreign born | 9,129 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 661 | 7.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 8,468 | 92.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Akron City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 9,129 | 100% |
Europe | 2,636 | 28.9% |
Asia | 4,413 | 48.3% |
Africa | 569 | 6.2% |
Oceania | 6 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 1,333 | 14.6% |
Northern America | 172 | 1.9% |