Akron, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Akron is a Census town of 243 people across 0.69 square miles of land, in Hale County. Median household income is $34,107, 100.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches Akron through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 243 with a margin of error of plus or minus 132, which is 54.3 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
Akron
What Akron is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.69 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land354 plus or minus 192
- County holding the largest share of its areaHale County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Akron
- Population243 plus or minus 132
- Median age39.8 plus or minus 15.3
- Population under 1864 plus or minus 46
- Share under 1826.3 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Population 65 and over48 plus or minus 30
- Share 65 and over19.8 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Households97 plus or minus 47
- Family households40 plus or minus 29
- Share of households that are families41.2 percent plus or minus 22.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Akron
- Median household income$34,107 plus or minus $26,809
- Per capita income$20,986 plus or minus $6,813
- Civilian labor force111 plus or minus 72
- Employed97 plus or minus 62
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 22
- Unemployment rate12.6 percent plus or minus 18.1
- Adults 25 and over165 plus or minus 82
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher70.3 percent plus or minus 17.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher4.2 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.8 percent plus or minus 8.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Akron
- Housing units181 plus or minus 62
- Occupied units97 plus or minus 47
- Vacant units84 plus or minus 38
- Vacancy rate46.4 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Owner occupied97 plus or minus 47
- Renter occupied0
- Ownership rate100.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$77,000 plus or minus $42,631
- Single family units87 plus or minus 42
- Share single family48.1 percent plus or minus 16.4
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes94 plus or minus 45
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Akron gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute99 plus or minus 63
- Commuting under 15 minutes6 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting under 15 minutes6.1 percent plus or minus 15.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more86 plus or minus 55
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more86.9 percent
- Drove alone91.9 percent plus or minus 82.1
- Carpooled8.1 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Akron
- NFIP communityTown of Akron
- NFIP community number010095
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/06/10
The Town of Akron does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010095 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hale County, not Akron
Hale County context, not Akron figures
- Establishments in Hale County183
- Covered employment, Hale County2,607
- Average annual pay, Hale County$49,126
- Housing units permitted, Hale County11
Every figure in this section is published for Hale County as a whole and is not a measurement of Akron.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Akron questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Akron, Alabama?
243, in 97 households. Akron town covers 0.69 square miles of land, which is 354 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Akron in?
Hale County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Akron?
$34,107. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $77,000. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Akron in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Akron appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Akron, town of, community 010095, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Akron figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hale County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Akron.
Is zoning published for Akron?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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