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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Akron is $20,473, which is much lower than the state average of $31,674 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Akron median household income is $38,889, which has grown by 32.19% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 25.94% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Akron residents spend 16.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #316

Akron, CO	20,473 USD
Colorado	31,674 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Akron, CO	22,617 USD
Colorado	32,301 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Akron, CO	26,165 USD
Colorado	38,288 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Akron, CO	17,708 USD
Colorado	26,797 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #311

Akron, CO	38,889 USD
Colorado	59,448 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Akron, CO	48,616 USD
Colorado	79,990 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #123

Akron, CO	32.19%
Colorado	25.94%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Akron, CO		Colorado		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.26%	$13,186, see rank	23.86%	$18,766	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.47%	$16,148, see rank	23.61%	$17,294	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.23%	$1,659, see rank	2.21%	$3,678	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.76%	$15,223, see rank	15.98%	$27,700	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Akron, CO	47,083 USD
Colorado	73,817 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Akron, CO	57,415 USD
Colorado	94,432 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Akron, CO	Colorado	U.S.
White	$38,403, see rank	$61,794	$56,900
Hispanic	$29,038, see rank	$41,982	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Akron, CO	Colorado	U.S.
25 to 44	$55,500, see rank	$63,453	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,333, see rank	$72,479	$65,027
65 or over	$27,578, see rank	$42,655	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Akron, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,613, see rank	4,094,922	248,775,628
Male¹	863, 53.50%, see rank	49.91%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	447, 51.80%, see rank	74.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.35%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	447, 51.80%, see rank	72.93%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	398, 89.04%, see rank	91.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	49, 10.96%, see rank	8.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	416, 48.20%, see rank	25.72%	30.72%
Female¹	750, 46.50%, see rank	50.09%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	409, 54.53%, see rank	63.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	409, 54.53%, see rank	62.87%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	389, 95.11%, see rank	92.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	20, 4.89%, see rank	7.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	341, 45.47%, see rank	36.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Akron, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	761, 100%	2,544,021	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	561, 73.72%, see rank	74.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	83, 10.91%, see rank	9.83%	9.59%
Public Transportation	12, 1.58%, see rank	3.24%	5.06%
Walked	74, 9.72%, see rank	3.00%	2.78%
Other Means	7, 0.92%, see rank	2.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	24, 3.15%, see rank	6.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Akron, CO	16.9 minutes
Colorado	24.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Akron, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	787	2,560,703	143,435,233
Male¹	398, 50.57%, see rank	53.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	84, 21.11%, see rank	37.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	40, 10.05%, see rank	14.51%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	34, 8.54%, see rank	17.76%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	20, 5.03%, see rank	0.80%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	76, 19.10%, see rank	10.51%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	91, 22.86%, see rank	13.18%	17.94%
Female¹	389, 49.43%, see rank	46.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	165, 42.42%, see rank	42.77%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	114, 29.31%, see rank	20.83%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	81, 20.82%, see rank	31.32%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6, 1.54%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	23, 5.91%, see rank	4.16%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Akron, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	787, 100%	2,560,703	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	40, 5.08%, see rank	2.53%	1.96%
Construction	87, 11.05%, see rank	7.37%	6.17%
Manufacturing	49, 6.23%, see rank	7.06%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2, 0.25%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	79, 10.04%, see rank	11.17%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	57, 7.24%, see rank	4.53%	4.93%
Information	6, 0.76%, see rank	3.01%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	46, 5.84%, see rank	6.98%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	32, 4.07%, see rank	13.35%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	238, 30.24%, see rank	20.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	28, 3.56%, see rank	10.85%	9.49%
Public Administration	71, 9.02%, see rank	5.04%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	52, 6.61%, see rank	5.12%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Akron, CO	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	261	15.98%, see rank	13.07%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	83	16.77%, see rank	8.84%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.