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AKRON, ALABAMA QUICK STATSCounty: Hale
Elevation: 131 feet
Land Area: 0.55 square miles
Population Density: 928 people per square mile
Population: 515
Races (City): Black (81.0%), White Non-Hispanic (17.7%), Hispanic (1.5%), Two or more races (1.2%)
Ancestries (City): United States (1.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (25.8 miles , pop. 77,906)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (70.0 miles , pop. 242,820)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (500.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631)
Nearest cities: Stewart-Akron, AL (1.4 miles ), Sawyerville, AL (2.9 miles ), Eutaw, AL (3.0 miles ), Moundville, AL (3.3 miles ), Union, AL (3.5 miles ), Fosters, AL (3.8 miles ), Mount Herman Valley, AL (3.8 miles ), Greensboro, AL (3.8 miles )
Airports and Heliports located in Akron: Strickland/Smalley Field Airport (Runways: 2)
Akron Compared to State Average: Median household income significantly below state average. Median house value significantly below state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Number of college students below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
AKRON, ALABAMA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 66.10%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.10%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.80%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Akron:
SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 23 miles, TUSCALOOSA, AL, Full-time enrollment: 3,635 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA about 32 miles, TUSCALOOSA, AL, FT enrollment: 17,453 UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO about 53 miles, MONTEVALLO, AL, FT enrollment: 2,651 MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN about 61 miles, COLUMBUS, MS, FT enrollment: 2,115 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM about 66 miles, BIRMINGHAM, AL, FT enrollment: 12,178 SAMFORD UNIVERSITY about 69 miles, BIRMINGHAM, AL, FT enrollment: 4,106 MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 69 miles, MERIDIAN, MS, FT enrollment: 2,455
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