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Summit County, OH

Demographic and economic profile of Summit County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Summit County, OH anchors the Akron metro with a population of 538,370 and a labor force participation rate of 64.9%, drawing from a workforce where 35.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings sit at $42,491. GDP per capita reaches $58,159 against a median home value of $195,700 and median gross rent of $998/month, reflecting relatively low occupancy costs. The county posted a slight population decline of 0.7% over five years, with an unemployment rate of 5.2% and a poverty rate of 12.6%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

538,370

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$71,622

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.7% since 2018

Summit County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone398,168 (74.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone74,916 (13.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races24,185 (4.5%)
  • Asian Alone23,412 (4.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race10,888 (2.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone5,362 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Indo-European10,825
  2. 2.Spanish6,828
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island4,087
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)2,669
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic2,506

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

25,976

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$58,159

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$42,749

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance66,071
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)38,572
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)31,047
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services28,924
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services21,939

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations114,116
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations54,529
  3. 3.Service Occupations42,426
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations39,298
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations18,083

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.45×)38,966
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.30×)8,081
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.04×)30,597
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.02×)64,643
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.02×)18,350

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$195,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$998/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,99921,204 (13.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99920,847 (13.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99915,621 (10.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99914,551 (9.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99912,813 (8.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,99911,397 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

35.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,491

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone196,360 (74.5%)
  • Worked At Home38,895 (14.8%)
  • Carpooled19,650 (7.5%)
  • Walked3,117 (1.2%)
  • Other2,417 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit2,154 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.