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Akron, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Akron is a Census borough of 4,143 people across 1.23 square miles of land, in Lancaster County. Median household income is $76,569, 63.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Akron
What Akron is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area1.23 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,378
- County holding the largest share of its areaLancaster 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
- Population4,143
- Median age36.5 plus or minus 7.6
- Population under 181,103
- Share under 1826.6 percent
- Population 65 and over925
- Share 65 and over22.3 percent
- Households1,666
- Family households1,139
- Share of households that are families68.4 percent
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$76,569
- Per capita income$37,326
- Civilian labor force2,181
- Employed2,152
- Unemployed29 plus or minus 26
- Unemployment rate1.3 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over2,908
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.9 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.9 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Akron
- Housing units1,692
- Occupied units1,666
- Vacant units26 plus or minus 40
- Vacancy rate1.5 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Owner occupied1,055
- Renter occupied611
- Ownership rate63.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$264,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,162
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.2 percent
- Single family units1,096
- Share single family64.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more551 plus or minus 138
- Share in buildings of two or more32.6 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Mobile homes45 plus or minus 19
- Median year structure built1971
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 commute1,908
- Commuting under 15 minutes676 plus or minus 158
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.4 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more595 plus or minus 154
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.2 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Drove alone75.1 percent
- Carpooled11.5 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Worked from home9.4 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Akron (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$8,083,000
- Average approval$2,020,750
- Median approval$1,491,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported38
- Jobs per approval9.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term307 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more75.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Akron, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Akron (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$175,000
- Average approval$175,000
- Median approval$175,000
- Largest approval$175,000
- Jobs supported7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Akron, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Akron
- NFIP communityBorough of Akron
- NFIP community number422461
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/05/16
The Borough of Akron participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 422461 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.
Lancaster County, not Akron
Lancaster County context, not Akron figures
- Establishments in Lancaster County13,776
- Covered employment, Lancaster County252,045
- Average annual pay, Lancaster County$59,966
- Housing units permitted, Lancaster County1,184
Every figure in this section is published for Lancaster County as a whole and is not a measurement of Akron.
All Lancaster County figures →
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.
Coverage
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, Pennsylvania?
4,143, in 1,666 households. Akron borough covers 1.23 square miles of land, which is 3,378 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?
Lancaster 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?
$76,569. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $264,600. Median gross rent is $1,162 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Akron businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $8.1 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $1,491,500, plus 1 504 approvals worth $175,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Akron, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Akron borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Akron. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Akron in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Akron appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Akron, borough of, community 422461, 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 Lancaster 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.