What percentage of people rent in Akron, OH?

Name: Renters and owners in Akron, OH, 2020–2024
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49.3% (±1.4 points) of the occupied homes in Akron, OH are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 41,805 renting households against 42,929 that own their home.

In Akron, the share of households that rent went from 49.9% in 2015–2019 to 49.3% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 49.3% (±1.4 points)
Renting households: 41,805 (±1,373)
Median renter income: $34,305 (±$2,113)

Who rents and who owns in Akron

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Akron	Summit County	Ohio	United States
Renter-occupied share	49.3% (±1.4 points)	32.5% (±0.7 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	41,805 (±1,373)	75,130 (±1,691)	1,595,287 (±11,760)	45,017,354
Owning households	42,929 (±1,250)	156,137 (±1,656)	3,267,904 (±16,882)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$34,305 (±$2,113)	$41,345 (±$1,452)	$42,829 (±$325)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$68,160 (±$3,128)	$91,848 (±$1,541)	$90,122 (±$343)	$100,009

In Akron, the renter share is higher than in Summit County (32.5%).

It is also higher than in Ohio (32.8%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Summit County, Akron ranks 1 of 35 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 92 of 2,382.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Akron has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	49.9% (±1.0 points)	49.3% (±1.4 points)	−0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$759 (±$11)	$955 (±$16)	+25.8%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$38,739 (±$852)	$48,076 (±$1,702)	+24.1%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Akron

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Akron
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Akron	—	49.3% (±1.4 points)	—
Portage Lakes	5.0 mi	38.6% (±8.7 points)	Lower
Sawyerwood	5.3 mi	5.2% (±7.7 points)	Lower
Coventry Township	5.3 mi	32.9% (±6.5 points)	Lower
Tallmadge	5.3 mi	17.3% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Copley Township	5.8 mi	25.9% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Munroe Falls	6.0 mi	20.8% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Mogadore	6.3 mi	12.2% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Silver Lake	6.3 mi	5.9% (±4.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Portage Lakes, OH (38.6%), Sawyerwood, OH (5.2%), Coventry Township, OH (32.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Summit County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Akron	49.3% (±1.4 points)
2	Twinsburg Heights	47.2% (±14.9 points)
3	Portage Lakes	38.6% (±8.7 points)
4	Barberton	37.7% (±4.1 points)
5	Cuyahoga Falls	35.6% (±2.3 points)
6	Coventry Township	32.9% (±6.5 points)
7	Stow	28.0% (±2.9 points)

Showing 7 of 35 places in Summit County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Akron

How many renters are there in Akron?

Akron has an estimated 41,805 (±1,373) renting households, 49.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Akron?

In Akron, the share of households that rent went from 49.9% in 2015–2019 to 49.3% in 2020–2024 (−0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Akron?

A renting household in Akron has 2.2 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Akron?

The median renting household in Akron, OH has an income of $34,305 (±$2,113) a year, against $68,160 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Akron city, Ohio (place:01000, in state:39).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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