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Akron, Ohio

The development read on Akron, from verified US Census data and the live Cividian layers. Every figure below is sourced; anything unverified is marked pending, never estimated.

F grade
Ranks above 3% of peers
Economic grade against US cities and towns with 100,000 to 250,000 residents. Losing ground to peers. Confidence high.
People: FIncome: FWork: FHousing: FBusiness: F
Why this grade: every measure and its source
MeasureHerePeer medianSource
Population change over 5 years-4.4%2.7%US Census ACS 5-year B01003 · 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 · place
Median household income$48,544$78,147US Census ACS 5-year B19013 · 2019-2023 · place
Income per person$29,763$38,099US Census ACS 5-year B19301 · 2019-2023 · place
Median earnings of working residents$34,261$41,802US Census ACS 5-year B20002 · 2019-2023 · place
Poverty rate22.9%12.3%US Census ACS 5-year B17001 · 2019-2023 · place
Household income change over 5 years29.3%31.7%US Census ACS 5-year B19013 · 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 · place
Adults 16 and over in the labor force63.5%65.5%US Census ACS 5-year B23025 · 2019-2023 · place
Unemployment rate8.0%5.5%US Census ACS 5-year B23025 · 2019-2023 · place
Vacant homes, not counting seasonal homes10.0%5.0%US Census ACS 5-year B25004 · 2019-2023 · place
Idle vacant homes (not for rent, sale or seasonal use)7.0%1.9%US Census ACS 5-year B25004 · 2019-2023 · place
Median rent as a share of household income30.0%31.7%US Census ACS 5-year B25071 · 2019-2023 · place
Home value change over 5 years36.6%52.6%US Census ACS 5-year B25077 · 2014-2018 vs 2019-2023 · place
Homes the Postal Service reports vacantThe HUD token is not registered for the USPS vacancy dataset.n/aHUD Aggregated USPS Administrative Data on Address Vacancies · Summit County, Ohio
Homes vacant long term (USPS)The HUD token is not registered for the USPS vacancy dataset.n/aHUD Aggregated USPS Administrative Data on Address Vacancies · Summit County, Ohio
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents in one yearThis place is not listed in the Census Building Permits Survey; permits here are often issued and reported by the county.2.9US Census Building Permits Survey · 2025 annual · place
Business establishments per 1,000 residents24.726.3US Census County Business Patterns CB2300CBP · 2023 · Summit County, Ohio
Change in business establishments over 5 years0.4%7.8%US Census County Business Patterns CB2300CBP · 2018 vs 2023 · Summit County, Ohio
Change in jobs at local businesses over 5 years1.5%6.1%US Census County Business Patterns CB2300CBP · 2018 vs 2023 · Summit County, Ohio
Business addresses the Postal Service reports vacantThe HUD token is not registered for the USPS vacancy dataset.n/aHUD Aggregated USPS Administrative Data on Address Vacancies · Summit County, Ohio
Average annual pay per local job$58,332$63,100US Census County Business Patterns CB2300CBP · 2023 · Summit County, Ohio

Each measure is ranked against US cities and towns with 100,000 to 250,000 residents (238 in all), flipped where lower is better. Measures average into five categories, the categories average into one composite, and the composite is ranked against the same peers: A is the top 20%, then B, C, D, and F is the bottom 20%. "Thriving peers" is the level at the top-20% line. At least 3 of 5 categories are required. Business counts and Postal Service vacancy use Summit County, Ohio, because neither is published for cities.

Population
189,526
Median income
$48,544
Median home value
$111,200
Housing vacancy
10.3%

Source: US Census ACS 5-year 2023.

Physical market access

132 interstate junctions within 15 km3 rail or bus stations within 10 km3 commercial airports within 40 km

Source: OpenStreetMap via Overpass.

Development signal: 65/100

people: 54money: 73land: 54access: 85power: pendingactivity: pending

A separate, unvalidated screen for building here, not part of the grade. Pending layers are excluded, never defaulted.

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