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CITY OF AKRON
2000 CENSUS INFORMATION

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OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSING
As a Percentage of All Occupied Housing
  • The lowest incidence of owner-occupied housing is in the central city and the Merriman Valley area.
  • Census block groups with low-to mid-range (20-60%) owner occupied housing are scattered throughout Akron neighborhoods.
  • The largest areas with the highest concentrations (80-100%) of owner-occupied housing are Northwest Akron and Firestone Park.
 

0-20%

20-40%

40-60%

60-80%

80-100%
Central City

Highland Square area

West of the Akron Municipal Airport to I-77

Merriman Valley/north Portage Trail

 Between the Central Business District and Perkins Park

Mason Park/Middlebury

East Akron along East Market Street towards Goodyear Heights

North Hill around North Howard Street extending into Merriman Valley area

South of I-76 between Summit Lake and South Main

South of Wooster Avenue and Rolling Acres

Chapel Hill

 Goodyear Heights

Akron Municipal Airport area northward south of Triplett Boulevard

Center of Kenmore close to Kenmore Boulevard

East Akron near South Arlington Street

Near West Akron between West Exchange Street and Copley Road

Central South Akron

 West Akron north and south of Copley Road

Ellet

Goodyear Heights around Six Corners

Firestone Park

Northern and southeastern areas of Kenmore

Scattered parts of North Akron

 Northwest Akron

Firestone Park

North Hill

Goodyear Heights west of Goodyear Heights Metropolitan Park

West Akron north and south of Delia Avenue

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