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Akron, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $140,914 (it was $71,100 in 2000)
Akron:

$140,914
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $93,990 - $207,163

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $167,397
Here:

$167,397
State:

$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $153,608
Here:

$153,608
State:

$238,767

Total population: 1,456 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,501 (31 farm, 1,470 nonfarm))

Houses: 780 (702 occupied: 506 owner occupied, 207 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

29%
State:

28%

Housing density: 646 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $145,673.

Median contract rent in 2022: $547 (lower quartile is $455, upper quartile is $593)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,141


Median gross rent in Akron, IA in 2022: $653

Housing units in Akron with a mortgage: 299 (21 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $86,188

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $38,394

Median monthly housing costs: $710


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Akron, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1959

Median year apartment built: 1980

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,585
  • Male householders: 269 (75 living alone), Female householders: 424 (173 living alone)
  • 293 spouses (293 opposite-sex spouses), 64 unmarried partners, (64 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 426 children (402 natural, 2 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 0 foster children, 18 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 23

Size of family households: 215 2-persons, 75 3-persons, 84 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 258 1-person, 32 2-persons, 5 4-persons.

250 married couples with children.
97 single-parent households (40 men, 57 women).

99.7% of residents of Akron speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 6 (0.4%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.8
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Akron, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Akron, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 51 bedroom
  • 1012 bedrooms
  • 2343 bedrooms
  • 1254 bedrooms
  • 415+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Akron, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Akron, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 571 bedroom
  • 872 bedrooms
  • 553 bedrooms
  • 34 bedrooms
  • 65+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Akron in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Akron in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 2no vehicle
  • 1461 vehicle
  • 1882 vehicles
  • 973 vehicles
  • 374 vehicles
  • 365+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Akron in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Akron in renter-occupied apartments
  • 18no vehicle
  • 1161 vehicle
  • 302 vehicles
  • 383 vehicles
  • 64 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Akron, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Akron, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 384 rooms
  • 1155 rooms
  • 776 rooms
  • 867 rooms
  • 578 rooms
  • 1349+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Akron, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Akron, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 12 rooms
  • 833 rooms
  • 634 rooms
  • 135 rooms
  • 146 rooms
  • 137 rooms
  • 108 rooms
  • 99+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Akron, IA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Akron, IA in 2022
  • 17Less than $10,000
  • 90$10,000 to $19,999
  • 77$20,000 to $29,999
  • 41$30,000 to $39,999
  • 76$40,000 to $49,999
  • 58$50,000 to $59,999
  • 84$60,000 to $74,999
  • 118$75,000 to $99,999
  • 62$100,000 to $124,999
  • 41$125,000 to $149,999
  • 34$150,000 to $199,999
  • 16$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Akron, IA

  • Distribution of house value in Akron, IA in 2022
  • 2$10,000 to $14,999
  • 10$25,000 to $29,999
  • 2$30,000 to $34,999
  • 6$40,000 to $49,999
  • 34$50,000 to $59,999
  • 14$60,000 to $69,999
  • 5$70,000 to $79,999
  • 48$80,000 to $89,999
  • 20$90,000 to $99,999
  • 71$100,000 to $124,999
  • 37$125,000 to $149,999
  • 48$150,000 to $174,999
  • 75$175,000 to $199,999
  • 45$200,000 to $249,999
  • 36$250,000 to $299,999
  • 12$300,000 to $399,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Akron, IA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Akron, IA in 2022
  • 7$100 to $149
  • 13$250 to $299
  • 13$350 to $399
  • 10$400 to $449
  • 12$450 to $499
  • 32$500 to $549
  • 42$550 to $599
  • 13$600 to $649
  • 3$650 to $699
  • 15$700 to $749
  • 5$800 to $899
  • 6$900 to $999
  • 19No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 58.4%
Number of people working at home: 74 (9.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 182
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 67
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 29
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 13
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 57
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 48
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 87
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 45
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 70
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 89
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 19
  • 90 or more minutes: 7
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Akron

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 354 (75.2%)
  • Carpooled: 22 (4.7%)
  • Taxi: 3 (0.6%)
  • Walked: 19 (4.0%)
  • Worked at home: 74 (15.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 0.8%Males
  • 0.7%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Akron, Iowa
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Akron, Iowa
  • 02010 or later
  • 02000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 01980 to 1989
  • 61970 to 1979
  • 12Before 1970
Ancestries in Akron, IA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 222 (41.3%)
  • Irish: 72 (13.4%)
  • English: 40 (7.4%)
  • American: 21 (3.9%)
  • Norwegian: 19 (3.5%)
  • Czech: 16 (3.0%)
  • Danish: 15 (2.8%)
  • European: 14 (2.6%)
  • Swedish: 13 (2.4%)
  • Dutch: 9 (1.7%)
  • Scandinavian: 8 (1.5%)
  • Scottish: 7 (1.3%)
  • Welsh: 7 (1.3%)
  • Portuguese: 4 (0.7%)
  • French Canadian: 3 (0.6%)
  • Ukrainian: 2 (0.4%)
  • British: 1 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Germany
Akron:

83.3% (5)
Iowa:

1.4% (2,525)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1,158
  • Other state: 416
  • Northeast: 73
  • Midwest: 281
  • South: 37
  • West: 23

84.7% of Akron residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54.3% lived in Iowa.


Akron:

84.7%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 6
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 4
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 3
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 247
  • Less than 1 year of college: 23
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 73
  • Associate degree: 29
  • Bachelor's degree: 67
  • Master's degree: 46
  • Professional school degree: 3
  • Doctorate degree: 1
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 9
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 17
  • 9th grade: 1
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 28
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 184
  • Less than 1 year of college: 33
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 120
  • Associate degree: 89
  • Bachelor's degree: 81
  • Master's degree: 22
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Akron marital status for males
Akron marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 626
  • One, attached: 13
  • Two: 20
  • 3 or 4: 49
  • 5 to 9: 33
  • 10 to 19: 3
  • 20 to 49: 31
  • Mobile homes: 3

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 7 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Akron
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Akron, IA
  • 70.5%Utility gas
  • 27.1%Electricity
  • 2.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Akron, IA
  • 50.2%Utility gas
  • 43.3%Electricity
  • 4.0%Other fuel
  • 2.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
Here:

2.6%
Iowa:

10.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here:

1.6%
Iowa:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
Here:

13.3%
Iowa:

23.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability