CITY OF AKRON 2000 CENSUS INFORMATION

	CITY OF AKRON 2000 CENSUS INFORMATION	<2000 census
HOUSING DENSITY Number of Housing Units Per Acre

Lower housing densities are mostly found on the western, northern, and northwestern borders of the City, and in industrial/commercial corridors.
Medium housing densities predominate in: 1) the area west of the Central Business District, north of I-76, and south of West Market Street; 2) East Akron in Goodyear Heights and Ellet; and 3) the area roughly bounded by East Market Street on the north, Arlington Street on the east, Waterloo Road on the south, and Grant Street on the west.
Higher housing densities are concentrated in areas nearest the city center in older residential neighborhoods.

0–2 Housing Units
Per Acre

2.1-3.8 Housing Units
Per Acre

3.8-5.4 Housing Units
Per Acre

5.4-12 Housing Units
Per Acre

City’s northern and western borders

Immediately north and south of the Central Business District

Within industrial areas in Kenmore, along South Main Street, in East Akron, and the Akron Municipal Airport area

Central Business District

Central West Akron between the Central Business District and I-76

Ellet

Chapel Hill area

Kenmore

Northwest Akron immediately north of West Market Street

Firestone Park

Central South Akron

Middlebury area and Goodyear Heights

Central West Akron north and south of Copley Road

Kenmore

Ellet

North Hill

Highland Square area extending south into Central West Akron

Central South Akron, scattered

Firestone Park, mainly north of Archwood Avenue

Northern Kenmore

Southern Goodyear Heights

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