Population

189,691

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$122,000

Owner-occupied units

Akron, OH

Ohio · 41.080° N, 81.521° W · 62 sq mi

Akron is a city in Ohio, with a population of 189,691 and about 3,063 residents per square mile. The median household earns $48,076 a year, and the median home is worth $122,000.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

62 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

3,063

People per square mile

Rank by population

#143

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#177

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$48,076

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$955

Per month

Homeownership

50.7%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

22.2 min

One way

People

Median age

36.9

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

23.6%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

Households

84,734

2.18 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 24.8^%

Manufacturing 14.3^%

Retail trade 12.4^%

Arts, food & hospitality 9.7^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Ohio

Name

Les Wexner & family

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$7.8B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

New Albany

Source of wealth

Retail

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Ohio · private sector

Employer

Cleveland Clinic

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Ohio

Company

Cardinal Health

Revenue

$226.8B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Dublin

Ticker

CAH

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Ohio

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Scarlet Carnation

State capital

Columbus

Nickname

The Buckeye State

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