Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Lancaster

Municipality: Akron borough


Total Population 3,869 SEX Male 1,889 Female 1,980 AGE Under 5 years 250 5 to 17 years 613 18 to 20 years 126 21 to 24 years 234 25 to 44 years 1,216 45 to 54 years 452 55 to 59 years 239 60 to 64 years 210 65 to 74 years 352 75 to 84 years 146 85 years and over 31 Median age 36.1 Under 18 years 863 Percent of total population 22.3 65 years and over 529 Percent of total population 13.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,561 Family households (families) 1,142 Married-couple families 1,020 Percent of total households 65.3 Other family, male householder 32 Other family, female householder 90 Nonfamily households 419 Percent of total households 26.8 Householder living alone 350 Householder 65 years and over 133 Persons living in households 3,869 Persons per household 2.48 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,787 Black 25 Percent of total population 0.6 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 49 Percent of total population 1.3 Other race 4 Hispanic Origin (any race) 26 Percent of total population 0.7 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,593 Occupied housing units 1,561 Owner occupied 1,043 Percent owner occupied 66.8 Renter occupied 518 Vacant housing units 32 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2 Units with over 1 person per room 12 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 915 1-unit, attached 211 2 to 4 units 168 5 to 9 units 101 10 or more units 145 Mobile home, trailer, other 53 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 917 Less than $50,000 23 $50,000 to $99,999 592 $100,000 to $149,999 235 $150,000 to $199,999 51 $200,000 to $299,999 11 $300,000 or more 5 Median (dollars) 89,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 499 Less than $250 40 $250 to $499 416 $500 to $749 41 $750 to $999 2 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 396 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 917 White 908 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 7 Percent of occupied units 0.8 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 3 Percent of occupied units 0.3 Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg Date Prepared: January, 1997