Editing Akron, Ohio (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 1664
|1850= 3266
|1860= 3477
|1870= 10006
|1880= 16512
|1890= 27601
|1900= 42728
|1910= 69067
|1920= 208435
|1930= 255040
|1940= 244791
|1950= 274605
|1960= 290351
|1970= 275425
|1980= 237177
|1990= 223019
|2000= 217074
|2010= 199110
|2020= 190469
|estyear= 2024
|estimate= 189664
|estref= <ref name="USCensusQuickFacts"/>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 2, 2014|author-link=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref name="USCensusQuickFacts"/>
}}

According to census data from 2010 to 2014, the median income for a household in the city was $34,139. The per capita income for the city was $17,596. About 26.7% of persons were in poverty.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/3901000|title=Population estimates, July 1, 2015, (V2015)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411162339/http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/3901000|archive-date=April 11, 2016}}</ref>

The population of the [[Akron metropolitan area]] was 702,219 in 2020. Akron is also part of the larger [[Northeast Ohio|Cleveland-Akron-Canton combined statistical area]], which was the 15th largest in the country with a population of over 3.5 million residents. Akron experienced a significant collapse in population having lost over one third (34.6%) of its population between 1960 and 2020.

Although Akron is in northern Ohio, where the [[Inland North]] dialect is expected, its settlement history puts it in the North Midland dialect area.<ref name="Language Log: Wut? Wen? Wich?"/> Some localisms that have developed include ''[[Tree lawn|devilstrip]]'', which refers to the grass strip between a sidewalk and street.<ref name="DARE">{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofamer0000unse_a4m8/page/38 | title=Dictionary of American Regional English | author=Hall, Joan Houston | year=2003 | isbn=978-0674008847 | page=[https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofamer0000unse_a4m8/page/38 38] | quote="It may be called the devil's strip in Akron..." }}</ref>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Akron, Ohio – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Akron city, Ohio |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=160XX00US3901000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Akron city, Ohio |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3901000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Akron city, Ohio|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3901000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|144,719
|121,946
|style='background: #ffffe6; |102,825
|66.67%
|61.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |53.99%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|61,510
|62,095
|style='background: #ffffe6; |59,286
|28.34%
|31.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31.13%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|526
|425
|style='background: #ffffe6; |356
|0.24%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.19%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|3,232
|4,201
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,042
|1.49%
|2.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.27%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|40
|49
|style='background: #ffffe6; |73
|0.02%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|365
|448
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,017
|0.17%
|0.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.53%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|4,169
|5,691
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,674
|1.92%
|2.86%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.60%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|2,513
|4,255
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,196
|1.16%
|2.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.25%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''217,074'''
|'''199,110'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''190,469'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the census of 2020, there were 190,469 people living in the city, for a population density of 3,075.40 people per square mile (1,187.42/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 92,517 housing units. The racial makeup of the city (including Hispanics in the racial counts) was 54.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 31.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 5.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.6% from [[Race (United States Census)|some other race]], and 6.6% from two or more races. Separately, 3.3% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web |title=Akron city, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Akron_city,_Ohio?g=160XX00US3901000 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=9 January 2024}}</ref>

There were 85,395 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 27.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 23.8% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 39.8% had a female householder with no spouse present. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16, and the average family size was 2.86.<ref name="2020 census"/>

22.1% of the city's population were under the age of 18, 61.6% were 18 to 64, and 16.3% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.5. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males.<ref name="2020 census"/>

According to the U.S. Census [[American Community Survey]], for the period 2016-2020 the estimated median annual income for a household in the city was $45,534, and the median income for a family was $52,976. About 24.4% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including 35.0% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over. About 57.1% of the population were employed, and 24.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher.<ref name="2020 census"/>

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 199,110 people, 83,712 households, and 47,084 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3209.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 96,288 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1552.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 62.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 31.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.8% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.1% of the population. [[Non-Hispanic Whites]] were 61.2% of the population,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39/3901000.html |title=Akron (city), Ohio |work=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212014913/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39/3901000.html |archive-date=December 12, 2013  }}</ref> down from 81.0% in 1970.<ref>{{cite web|title=Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812191959/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |archive-date=August 12, 2012 }}</ref>

There were 83,712 households, of which 28.8% had children under age 18 living with them, 31.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 19.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.8% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.98.

The median age in the city was 35.7 years. 22.9% of residents were under age 18; 12.4% were between 18 and 24; 25.9% were from 25 to 44; 25.9% were from 45 to 64; and 12.6% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.

===Crime===
{{Main|Crime history of Akron, Ohio}}
[[File:Backside of the Summit County Courthouse.jpg|thumb|right|Summit County Courthouse and [[Akron Police Department|APD]] vehicles. The modern police car originated in Akron in 1899.<ref name="Police Technology"/>]]
In 1999, Akron ranked as the 94th-most-dangerous city (and the 229th safest) on the 7th [[Morgan Quitno]] list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.morganquitno.com/cit01dang.htm |title=Morgan Quitno's 7th Annual Safest City Award in Dangerous Rank Order |publisher=Morganquitno.com |access-date=September 9, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728001541/http://www.morganquitno.com/cit01dang.htm |archive-date=July 28, 2012 }}</ref> Preliminary Ohio crime statistics show aggravated assaults increased by 45% during 2007.<ref name="Preliminary Ohio Crime Statistics for 2007"/>

Historically, [[organized crime]] operated in the city with the presence of the ''[[Black Hand (extortion)|Black Hand]]'' led by [[Rosario Borgio]], once headquartered on the city's north side in the first decade of the 20th century{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} and the ''Walker-Mitchell'' mob, of which [[Pretty Boy Floyd]] was a member.<ref>{{Cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=6ADHZnyv9FIC&q=akron&pg=PA33 | title = The Life and Death of Pretty Boy Floyd | isbn = 978-0-87338-650-0 | last1 = King | first1 = Jeffery S | date = August 1, 1999| publisher = Kent State University Press }}</ref> Akron has experienced several riots in its history, including the [[Crime in Akron, Ohio|Riot of 1900]] and the [[Crime in Akron, Ohio|Wooster Avenue Riots of 1968]].

The distribution of [[methamphetamine]] ("meth") in Akron greatly contributed to [[Summit County, Ohio|Summit County]] becoming known as the "Meth Capital of Ohio" in the early 2000s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ohio's Meth Problem Centered in Akron Area |url=https://thecrimereport.org/2005/08/10/ohios-meth-problem-centered-in-akron-area/ |website=thecrimereport.org |publisher=The Crime Report |access-date=September 3, 2021 |date=August 10, 2005}}</ref> The county ranked third in the nation in the number of registered meth sites.<ref name="Summit County has third most methamphetamine sites in U.S"/> During the 1990s, motorcycle gang the [[Hells Angels]] sold the drug from bars frequented by members.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/ndic/pubs/659/meth.htm |title=Methamphetamine – Ohio Drug Threat Assessment |publisher=Justice.gov |date=June 15, 2012 |access-date=September 9, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127124920/http://www.justice.gov/ndic///pubs/659/meth.htm |archive-date=November 27, 2011  }}</ref> Between January 2004 and August 2009, the city had significantly more registered sites than any other city in the state.<ref name="National Clandestine Laboratory Register - Ohio"/> Authorities believed a disruption of a major Mexican meth operation contributed to the increase of it being made locally.<ref name="raids"/> In 2007, the Akron Police Department (APD) received a grant to help continue its work with other agencies and jurisdictions to support them in ridding the city of meth labs.<ref name="City of Akron: News Releases 2008: STATE OF THE CITY PRESENTATION"/> The APD coordinates with the Summit County Drug Unit and the Drug Enforcement Administration, forming the Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratory Response Team.<ref>[http://www.municipalleader.com/assets/attachments//meth_labs.pdf]{{Dead link|date=September 2012}}</ref>