Akron, Pennsylvania - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	3,989
Male Share of the Population	50.1%
Female Share of the Population	49.9%
Senior Citizens	16.6%
Employed Population 16+	2,116
Age of the Population	37

Families

% of people married	57%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	34.5%
Median Earnings25+	$36,771
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$26,964
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$40,653

Wealth

Median Family Income	$76,000
% Above Poverty Level	95.1%
% Below Poverty Level	4.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	23 minutes
% Working from Home	5.2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	4.6%
% Using Public Transportation	0.4%

Housing

People Living Alone	31%
Median Gross Rent	$960
Median House Value	$189,800

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	10.7%
Irish	8.5%
English	7.8%
Swiss	5.2%
Polish	4.3%
Italian	3.4%
Scottish	2.1%
French Except Basque	1.9%
Welsh	1.4%
Greek	1.3%
Dutch	0.9%
Swedish	0.7%
German	0.6%
Slovak	0.5%
Canadian	0.4%
Portuguese	0.2%
Hungarian	0.2%
Haitian	0.1%
West Indian	0.1%
Egyptian	0.1%
Finnish	0.1%
Arab	0.1%
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Akron Almanac

Category	Value
County	Lancaster County
Standard Zip Codes	17501
Phone Area Codes	717
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	40.16
Approximate Longitude	-76.2

Akron Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	LANCASTER 2 NE FILT PLT
Distance	8.5 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 38 F
Apr Temp	40 to 62 F
Jul Temp	64 to 85 F
Oct Temp	43 to 65 F
Annual Precip	43.4 inches

Station	LANDISVILLE 2 NW
Distance	12.5 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 38 F
Apr Temp	39 to 64 F
Jul Temp	62 to 85 F
Oct Temp	41 to 66 F
Annual Precip	43.4 inches

Station	COATESVILLE 2 W
Distance	21.4 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 37 F
Apr Temp	39 to 61 F
Jul Temp	63 to 84 F
Oct Temp	42 to 64 F
Annual Precip	49 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Adamstown	2,228	$77,569
Brownstown	2,290	$103,304
Denver	3,870	$68,188
Ephrata	13,802	$58,100
Lititz	9,288	$72,935
Roseville	114	$51,563

Akron Public Schools

Akron El Sch
125 S 11th St
ZIP: 17501
(717) 859-0400
Primary
Total Enrollment 346

Akron Private Schools

Diamond Street Early Childhood Center
105 N 11th St
ZIP: 17501
Elementary
Total Enrollment 18

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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