Akron, OH Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school59,258100.0
Nursery school, preschool3,9156.6
Kindergarten3,9236.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)25,09242.3
High school (grades 9-12)11,25319.0
College or graduate school15,07525.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over139,480100.0
Less than 9th grade6,1574.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma21,76715.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)49,41835.4
Some college, no degree30,32221.7
Associate degree6,7064.8
Bachelor's degree16,58911.9
Graduate or professional degree8,5216.1
Percent high school graduate or higher80.0(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher18.0(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over170,087100.0
Never married56,09433.0
Now married, except separated73,41743.2
Separated3,4922.1
Widowed13,6238.0
Female
11,1796.6
Divorced23,46113.8
Female
13,5578.0
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years3,844100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren2,10154.7
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over162,068100.0
Civilian veterans21,14813.0
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years49,361100.0
With a disability4,92410.0
Population 21 to 64 years121,322100.0
With a disability26,19721.6
Percent employed
54.2(X)
No disability95,12578.4
Percent employed
77.7(X)
Population 65 years and over28,626100.0
With a disability12,75444.6
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over201,588100.0
Same house in 1995111,04855.1
Different house in the U.S. in 199587,61543.5
Same county
64,19231.8
Different county
23,42311.6
Same state
14,6507.3
Different state
8,7734.4
Elsewhere in 19952,9251.5
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population217,088100.0
Native210,17796.8
Born in United States
208,96496.3
State of residence
164,19775.6
Different state
44,76720.6
Born outside United States
1,2130.6
Foreign born6,9113.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000
3,3131.5
Naturalized citizen
3,1811.5
Not a citizen
3,7301.7
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)6,911100.0
Europe2,68738.9
Asia3,09944.8
Africa1972.9
Oceania370.5
Latin America5768.3
Northern America3154.6
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over201,588100.0
English only189,91794.2
Language other than English11,6715.8
Speak English less than 'very well
4,3232.1
Spanish
3,1221.5
Speak English less than "very well"
1,0110.5
Other Indo-European languages
5,1552.6
Speak English less than "very well"
1,6880.8
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,3251.2
Speak English less than "very well"
1,2720.6
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population217,088100.0

Total ancestries reported

223,267102.8
Arab1,4530.7
Czech11,0630.5
Danish2090.1
Dutch3,0531.4
English15,7207.2
French (except Basque)13,8341.8
French Canadian14690.2
German39,20318.1
Greek1,2670.6
Hungarian4,0251.9
Irish124,92711.5
Italian14,7056.8
Lithuanian4230.2
Norwegian7830.4
Polish5,2002.4
Portuguese700.0
Russian1,4690.7
Scotch-Irish2,9911.4
Scottish3,1341.4
Slovak2,4791.1
Subsaharan African3,6871.7
Swedish1,6290.8
Swiss9760.4
Ukrainian8440.4
United States or American13,9116.4
Welsh2,3901.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)3780.2
Other ancestries72,97533.6
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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