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