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Akron, Ohio Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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The current estimated population of Akron is 190,000, with 48% male and 52% female. The population has declined slightly in recent years due to economic changes but remains the fifth-largest city in Ohio.

City Facts

  • Year founded: 1825
  • County: Summit County
  • Land area: 62.03 square miles
  • Population density: 3,065 people per square mile
  • Area codes: 234, 330
  • Zip codes: 44301–44334

Geography and Location

Akron is located in northeastern Ohio, in Summit County. The city is situated along the Cuyahoga River and is part of the greater Cleveland-Akron-Canton metropolitan area. Akron is known for its industrial history, particularly in rubber and tire manufacturing, earning it the nickname “Rubber City.” The city is surrounded by rolling hills, parks, and natural areas, including the Cuyahoga Valley National Park to the north. Major highways such as I-77, I-76, and I-277 provide easy access to nearby cities like Cleveland and Canton. Akron experiences a humid continental climate, with cold winters and warm, humid summers.

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.2 years
Median household income: $31,835
Median house value: $76,500

Population by Race

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

Population by Education

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

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

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Akron:

  • AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL (about 14 miles; AKRON, OH; Abbreviation: CAK)
  • CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (about 32 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; Abbreviation: CLE)
  • BURKE LAKEFRONT (about 33 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; Abbreviation: BKL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Akron:

  • OLD PORTAGE (about 5 miles; AKRON, OH; Abbreviation: 4P2)
  • AKRON FULTON INTL (about 5 miles; AKRON, OH; Abbreviation: AKR)
  • MAYFIELD (about 10 miles; AKRON, OH; Abbreviation: 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 and Universities

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 (Full-time enrollment: 373; Location: 2791 MOGADORE RD; Private, for-profit)
  • OHIO COLLEGE OF MASSOTHERAPY INC (Full-time enrollment: 253; Location: 225 HERITAGE WOODS DR; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.ocm.edu)
  • AKRON ADULT VOCATIONAL SERVICES (Full-time enrollment: 150; Location: 147 PARK ST; Public)
  • ACADEMY OF COURT REPORTING (Full-time enrollment: 91; Location: 2930 W MARKET ST; Private, for-profit)
  • AKRON SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL NURSING (Full-time enrollment: 61; Location: 619 SUMNER ST; Public)
  • OMNI TECHNICAL SCHOOL (Full-time 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; Full-time enrollment: 2,053)
  • KENT STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 24 miles; KENT, OH; Full-time enrollment: 18,677)
  • JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,861)
  • MOUNT UNION COLLEGE (about 30 miles; ALLIANCE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,188)
  • CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; Full-time enrollment: 7,729)
  • CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; CLEVELAND, OH; Full-time 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)

Libraries

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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