Akron is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,894 people and five associated neighborhoods, Akron is the 483rd largest community in New York. Akron has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.Akron is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Akron is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Akron who work in office and administrative support (13.38%), management occupations (10.34%), and healthcare (9.28%). Also of interest is that Akron has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.01% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The overall crime rate in Akron is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.The overall education level of Akron is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.92% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Akron in 2022 was $41,024, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $164,096 for a family of four. However, Akron contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Akron home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Akron residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Akron include German, Polish, English, Italian, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Akron is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
