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Language Spoken At Home in Akron
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 663,569 | 100% |
English only | 627,569 | 94.6% |
Language other than English | 36,000 | 5.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 12,104 | 1.8% |
Spanish | 7,950 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,452 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 15,558 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,439 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 8,365 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,150 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 4,127 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,063 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Akron
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 702,966 | 100% |
American | 35,884 | 5.1% |
Arab | 5,971 | 0.8% |
Czech | 7,431 | 1.1% |
Danish | 1,273 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 11,475 | 1.6% |
English | 69,913 | 9.9% |
French (except Basque) | 15,339 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 1,316 | 0.2% |
German | 173,848 | 24.7% |
Greek | 4,454 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 24,035 | 3.4% |
Irish | 104,880 | 14.9% |
Italian | 70,479 | 10.0% |
Lithuanian | 1,888 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 2,304 | 0.3% |
Polish | 36,556 | 5.2% |
Portuguese | 626 | 0.1% |
Russian | 6,458 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 7,789 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 15,622 | 2.2% |
Slovak | 13,057 | 1.9% |
Subsaharan African | 4,777 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 6,153 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 3,691 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 3,329 | 0.5% |
Welsh | 8,751 | 1.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 602 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Akron
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 282,312 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 180,199 | 63.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 76,244 | 27.0% |
Married-couple family | 132,779 | 47.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 50,597 | 17.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 10,771 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,534 | 1.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 36,649 | 13.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 21,113 | 7.5% |
Nonfamily households | 102,113 | 36.2% |
Householder living alone | 85,221 | 30.2% |
65 years and over | 28,928 | 10.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 83,890 | 29.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 71,214 | 25.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Akron
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 687,721 | 100% |
Householder | 282,312 | 41.1% |
Spouse | 132,712 | 19.3% |
Child | 200,775 | 29.2% |
Other relatives | 34,619 | 5.0% |
Nonrelatives | 37,303 | 5.4% |
Unmarried partner | 15,916 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Akron
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 275,806 | 100% |
Never married | 96,075 | 34.8% |
Now married, except separated | 139,524 | 50.6% |
Separated | 3,967 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 7,862 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 28,378 | 10.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 299,808 | 100% |
Never married | 88,019 | 29.4% |
Now married, except separated | 139,318 | 46.5% |
Separated | 5,152 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 29,005 | 9.7% |
Divorced | 38,314 | 12.8% |
Fertility in Akron
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 8,389 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 3,753 | 44.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 22 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 90 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Grandparents in Akron
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 12,286 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 5,793 | 47.2% |
Less than 1 year | 1,112 | 9.1% |
1 or 2 years | 1,520 | 12.4% |
3 or 4 years | 1,097 | 8.9% |
5 or more years | 2,064 | 16.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,793 | 100% |
Who are female | 3,547 | 61.2% |
Who are married | 4,200 | 72.5% |
School Enrollment in Akron
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 190,597 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 11,306 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten | 8,295 | 4.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 70,541 | 37.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 39,731 | 20.8% |
College or graduate school | 60,724 | 31.9% |
Educational Attainment in Akron
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 471,584 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 11,338 | 2.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 35,138 | 7.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 158,275 | 33.6% |
Some college, no degree | 96,668 | 20.5% |
Associate's degree | 36,452 | 7.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 86,527 | 18.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 47,186 | 10.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 28.4% |
Veteran Status in Akron
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 545,956 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 54,715 | 10.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Akron
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 696,757 | 100% |
With a disability | 85,831 | 12.3% |
Under 18 years | 156,437 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,780 | 4.3% |
18 to 64 years | 443,358 | 100% |
With a disability | 44,804 | 10.1% |
65 years and over | 96,962 | 100% |
With a disability | 34,247 | 35.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Akron
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 695,566 | 100% |
Same house | 607,695 | 87.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 85,256 | 12.3% |
Same county | 53,325 | 7.7% |
Different county | 31,931 | 4.6% |
Same state | 24,372 | 3.5% |
Different state | 7,559 | 1.1% |
Abroad | 2,615 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Akron
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 702,966 | 100% |
Native | 675,267 | 96.1% |
Born in United States | 670,970 | 95.4% |
State of residence | 539,318 | 76.7% |
Different state | 131,652 | 18.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 4,297 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 27,699 | 3.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Akron
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 27,699 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 15,595 | 56.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 12,104 | 43.7% |
Year of Entry in Akron
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 31,996 | 100% |
Native | 4,297 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 202 | 4.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,095 | 95.3% |
Foreign born | 27,699 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,283 | 4.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 26,416 | 95.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Akron
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 27,699 | 100% |
Europe | 8,851 | 32.0% |
Asia | 13,253 | 47.8% |
Africa | 1,233 | 4.5% |
Oceania | 97 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 3,152 | 11.4% |
Northern America | 1,113 | 4.0% |