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About Akron, Ohio
Akron

Akron () is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the fifth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 190,469 at the 2020 census. The Akron metropolitan area, covering Summit and Portage counties, had a population of 702,219. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau in Northeast Ohio about 40 miles (64 km) south of downtown Cleveland.

First settled in 1810, the city was founded by Simon Perkins and Paul Williams in 1825 along the Little Cuyahoga River at the summit of the developing Ohio and Erie Canal. The name is derived from the Greek word ἄκρον (ákron), signifying a summit or high point. It was briefly renamed South Akron after Eliakim Crosby founded nearby North Akron in 1833, until both merged into an incorporated village in 1836. In the 1910s, Akron doubled in population, making it the nation's fastest-growing city.

A long history of rubber and tire manufacturing, carried on today by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, gave Akron the nickname "Rubber Capital of the World". It was once known as a center of airship development. Today, its economy includes manufacturing, education, healthcare, and biomedical research; leading employers include Akron Children's Hospital, Gojo Industries, FirstEnergy, and Summa Health. Other significant institutions include the Akron Art Museum, Akron Civic Theatre, Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens, and University of Akron.

Notable historic events in Akron include the passage of the Akron School Law of 1847, which created the K–12 system; the popularization of the church architectural Akron Plan, the foundation of Alcoholics Anonymous, the Akron Experiment into preventing goiters with iodized salt, the 1983 Supreme Court case City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health; and portions of the 2014 Gay Games. A racially diverse city, it has seen noted racial relations speeches by Sojourner Truth in 1851 (the Ain't I A Woman? speech), W. E. B. Du Bois in 1920, and President Bill Clinton in 1997. Episodes of major civil unrest in Akron have included the riot of 1900, rubber strike of 1936, the Wooster Avenue riots of 1968, and the 2022 protests surrounding the killing of Jayland Walker.

Gender
Gender Akron Ohio Country
Female 52.4% 51% 50.8%
Male 47.6% 49% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.052%48%Female52.4%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.010%7%14%12%16%18%11%8%2%2%$50K to $75K17.6%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Akron Ohio Country
Less than $10,000 10.5% 6.6% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 7.1% 4.4% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 13.8% 9.5% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 12.2% 9.6% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 15.6% 13.3% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 17.6% 18.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 11% 13% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 8% 14.4% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 2.3% 5.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 1.9% 5.2% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.04%9%33%24%8%14%6%1%1%High School or GED33%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Akron Ohio Country
< 9th Grade 4% 2% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 9% 7% 7.0%
High School or GED 33% 33% 27.0%
Other College 24% 20% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 14% 18% 20.0%
Master's Degree 6% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Akron Ohio  Country
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Education
 Akron Ohio  Country
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Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.057%30%0%5%3%0%5%0%White57.3%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Akron Ohio Country
White 57.3% 78.3% 60.1%
African American 29.7% 12.2% 12.2%
American Indian 0.2% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 4.7% 2.3% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 4.7% 2.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 3.1% 3.9% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Akron Ohio  Country
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