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Population (year 2000): 521. Estimated
population in July 2005: 514 (-1.3% change)
Males: 234 (44.9%), Females: 287 (55.1%)
Hale County
Zip code:
35441
Median resident age: 32.5 years
Median household income: $19,875 (year 2000)
Median house value: $38,300 (year 2000)
Races in Akron:
- Black (81.0%)
- White Non-Hispanic (17.7%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
Ancestries: United States (1.2%).
Elevation: 131 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Akron
- High school or higher: 66.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
- Unemployed: 6.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 38.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Akron town
- Never married: 35.5%
- Now married: 36.3%
- Separated: 6.6%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 11.7%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +52 (+11.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Akron:
- GREENE COUNTY HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOM (about 15
miles; EUTAW, AL)
- HALE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; GREENSBORO,
AL)
- BRYCE HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Akron:
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 26 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL;
ID: TCL)
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 71 miles; COLUMBUS/W
POINT/STARKVILL, MS; ID: GTR)
- COLUMBUS AFB (about 71 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; ID: CBM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Akron:
- EUTAW MUNI (about 9 miles; EUTAW, AL; ID: 3A7)
- MOUNDVILLE (about 10 miles; MOUNDVILLE, AL; ID: L44)
- GREENSBORO MUNI (about 16 miles; GREENSBORO, AL; ID:
7A0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Akron:
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles;
TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,635)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 32 miles; TUSCALOOSA,
AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
- UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 63 miles;
MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
- MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 65 miles;
COLUMBUS, MS; FT enrollment: 2,115)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 73 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles;
SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
- SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL;
FT enrollment: 4,106)
Public high school in Akron:
- AKRON COMMUNITY SCHOOL EAST (Students: 182;
Location: 141 COLLEGE S; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Akron:
- AKRON COMMUNITY SCHOOL WEST (Students: 242;
Location: 131 5TH AVE S; Grades: KG - 06)
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