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Population (year 2000): 217,074. Estimated
population in July 2005: 210,795 (-2.9% change)
Males: 103,670 (47.8%), Females: 113,404 (52.2%)
Summit County
Zip codes:
44301,
44302,
44303,
44304,
44305,
44306,
44307,
44308,
44310,
44311,
44312,
44313,
44314,
44319,
44320,
44321,
44322,
44333.
Median resident age: 34.2 years
Median household income: $31,835 (year 2000)
Median house value: $76,500 (year 2000)
Races in Akron:
- White Non-Hispanic (66.7%)
- Black (28.5%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (18.1%), Irish (11.5%),
English (7.2%), Italian (6.8%), United States (6.4%), Polish
(2.4%).
Elevation: 1050 feet
Land area: 62.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Akron
- High school or higher: 80.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Akron city
- Never married: 33.0%
- Now married: 43.2%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 8.0%
- Divorced: 13.8%
3.2% Foreign born (1.4% Asia, 1.2% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -6,461 (-2.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Akron:
- AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CTR (400 WABASH AVE)
- CHILDRENS HOSPITAL MED CTR (1 PERKINS SQUARE)
- EDWIN SHAW HOSPITAL (1621 FLICKINGER ROAD)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-AKRON (400 WABASH
AVENUE, FLOOR 9100)
- SEMPERCARE HOSPITAL OF AKRON INC (525 E
MARKET ST)
- SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEMS HOSPITALS (525 EAST
MARKET STREET)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Akron:
- AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL (about 14 miles; AKRON, OH;
ID: CAK)
- CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (about 32 miles; CLEVELAND,
OH; ID: CLE)
- BURKE LAKEFRONT (about 33 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; ID:
BKL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Akron:
- OLD PORTAGE (about 5 miles; AKRON, OH; ID: 4P2)
- AKRON FULTON INTL (about 5 miles; AKRON, OH; ID: AKR)
- MAYFIELD (about 10 miles; AKRON, OH; ID: 1D4)
Amtrak station:
AKRON (906 E. BOWERY ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, taxi stand.
Colleges/Universities in Akron:
- UNIVERSITY OF AKRON MAIN CAMPUS (Full-time
enrollment: 16,801; Location: 302 BUCHTEL COMMON;
Public; Website: www.uakron.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- SOUTHERN OHIO COLLEGE-NORTHEAST (FT
enrollment: 373; Location: 2791 MOGADORE RD; Private,
for-profit)
- OHIO COLLEGE OF MASSOTHERAPY INC (FT
enrollment: 253; Location: 225 HERITAGE WOODS DR;
Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.ocm.edu)
- AKRON ADULT VOCATIONAL SERVICES (FT
enrollment: 150; Location: 147 PARK ST; Public)
- ACADEMY OF COURT REPORTING (FT enrollment:
91; Location: 2930 W MARKET ST; Private, for-profit)
- AKRON SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL NURSING (FT
enrollment: 61; Location: 619 SUMNER ST; Public)
- OMNI TECHNICAL SCHOOL (FT enrollment: 29;
Location: 924 E TALLMADGE AVE; Private, for-profit)
- AKRON BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE (Location: 1398
CANTON RD; Private, not-for-profit)
- AKRON BARBER COLLEGE (Location: 2828 S
ARLINGTON RD; Private, for-profit)
- BERLITZ LANGUAGE CENTER (Location: 156 S MAIN
ST; Private, for-profit)
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MASSOTHERAPY (Location:
2110 COPLEY RD; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Akron:
- STARK STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 15 miles;
CANTON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,324)
- KENT STATE UNIVERSITY-STARK CAMPUS (about 15 miles;
NORTH CANTON, OH; FT enrollment: 2,053)
- KENT STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 24 miles;
KENT, OH; FT enrollment: 18,677)
- JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; CLEVELAND,
OH; FT enrollment: 3,861)
- MOUNT UNION COLLEGE (about 30 miles; ALLIANCE, OH;
FT enrollment: 2,188)
- CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles;
CLEVELAND, OH; FT enrollment: 7,729)
- CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles;
CLEVELAND, OH; FT enrollment: 11,000)
Biggest public high schools in Akron:
- GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,341;
Location: 435 N FIRESTONE BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- FIRESTONE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,205;
Location: 333 RAMPART AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ELLET HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,092; Location:
309 WOOLF AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 972;
Location: 2966 SANITARIUM RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- KENMORE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 871; Location:
2140 13TH ST SW; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CENTRAL HOWER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 860;
Location: 123 S FORGE ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- EAST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 751; Location: 80
BRITTAIN RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NORTH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 731; Location:
985 GORGE BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BUCHTEL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 705; Location:
1040 COPLEY RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LIFE SKILLS CTR OF AKRON (Students: 583;
Location: 80 W BOWERY ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Akron:
- ARCHBISHOP HOBAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 705;
Location: 400 ELBON AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12)
- ST VINCENT ST MARY HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
507; Location: 15 N MAPLE STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)
- OUR LADY OF THE ELMS HIGH SCH (Students: 294;
Location: 1375 W EXCHANGE STREET; Grades: 7 - 12; Girls
only)
- MOGADORE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 148;
Location: 3603 CARPER AVE; Grades: KG - 12)
- THE YMCA PHOENIX SCHOOL (Students: 47;
Location: 110 GOODYEAR BLVD; Grades: 6 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Akron:
- INNES MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 892; Location:
1999 EAST AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HYRE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 861; Location:
2443 WEDGEWOOD DR; Grades: 06 - 09)
- KENT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 806; Location:
1445 HAMMEL ST; Grades: 06 - 09)
- REVERE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 701;
Location: 3195 SPRING VALLEY RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PERKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 696;
Location: 630 MULL AVE; Grades: 06 - 09)
- GOODYEAR MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 689;
Location: 49 N MARTHA AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GOODRICH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 677;
Location: 700 LAFOLLETTE ST; Grades: 06 - 10)
- LITCHFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 656;
Location: 1540 FAIRFAX RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- JENNINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 651;
Location: 225 E TALLMADGE AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- RIEDINGER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 569;
Location: 77 W THORNTON ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Akron:
- SAINT PAUL SCHOOL (Students: 428; Location:
1580 BROWN STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST FRANCIS DE SALES SCHOOL (Students: 419;
Location: 4009 MANCHESTER ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST MATTHEW PARISH SCHOOL (Students: 398;
Location: 2580 BENTON AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
- OUR LADY OF THE ELMS ELEMENTAR (Students:
280; Location: 1290 W. MARKET STREET; Grades: PK - 6;
Girls only)
- ST VINCENT DEPAUL ELEMENTARY (Students: 250;
Location: 17 SO MAPLE STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST MARTHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 239;
Location: 300 E TALLMADGE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ANNUNCIATION ST JOHN ELEM SCHO (Students:
225; Location: 88 KENT ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- CHAPEL HILL CHRISTIAN SOUTH (Students: 215;
Location: 946 E TURKEYFOOT LAKE RD; Grades: PK - 6)
- ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 214;
Location: 750 SOUTH MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST ANTHONY OF PADUA ELEM (Students: 201;
Location: 80 EAST YORK STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Akron:
- AKRON-SUMMIT CNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $26,005,303; Location: 55 S. MAIN ST.; 1,249,867
books; 136,704 audio materials; 108,632 video materials;
1,798 serial subscriptions)
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