Cities / Ohio / Akron

Akron, OH

189,247 people

Right Now

Weather

68°F

Partly Cloudy

Today: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 73°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Canton and Massillon)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 20.1 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

CLE

29 mi — Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

Population & People

Population

189,247

Median age

36.9

Median household income

$48,076

Poverty rate

23.3%

Unemployment rate

7.8%

Bachelor's degree+

23.6%

Avg. commute

20 min

Hispanic or Latino

4.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$122,000

Median gross rent

$955/mo

Homeownership rate

50.66%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,268

HUD Fair Market Rent (Summit County, 3 mi from Akron), 2026. Efficiency $904, 1BR $985, 2BR $1268, 3BR $1547, 4BR $1681. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Ohio gasoline midgrade

$4.76

Ohio commercial electricity

11.6¢/kWh

Ohio industrial electricity

8.52¢/kWh

Ohio residential electricity

16.96¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

966779.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

734365.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Ohio

513.93

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Source: FRED, Ohio-specific series.

Nearby Airports

CLE

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

29 mi away

PIT

Pittsburgh International Airport

79 mi away

CMH

John Glenn Columbus International Airport

104 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Ohio energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Ohio economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).