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Akron, OH vs Appleton, WI

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- Appleton is 0% more densely populated than Akron.
- People are 38.0% more likely to be married in Appleton.
- The Median Age is 0.3 years younger in Appleton.
 Akron, OHAppleton, WIUnited States
 Population  Unlock74,752329,725,481
 Female Population52.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.538.4
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 Population - 2010198,949  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock70,087285,036,114
 Population - 1990223,019  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock5.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-12.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,056.593.4
 Land Area61.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Akron, OHAppleton, WIUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Akron, OHAppleton, WIUnited States
 White56.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.0%12.2%
 Asian4.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Akron, OHAppleton, WIUnited States
 Married Population35.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.5%50.2%
 Never Married44.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.412.60
 Households83,538  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock18,71680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households39,677  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I grew up and lived in Akron, OH for a majority of my life, with the exception of living in Panama City, FL for 8 years. The town is pretty decent, affordable utilities,  More

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Over 4 years ago

This area is completely run down. Ghetto with a capital  More

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My goodness, I had to create an account to counterbalance all the negative people. I grew up in Ellet, went to an Akron Public School, graduated with a bachelor's from  More

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Reviews for Appleton    23 Reviews

Just to clarify my earlier review, the people are generally unfriendly, except the overweight women( 90% of women here) are friendly. Tailgatings on 1-41 an 441 is very  More

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Over 7 years ago

Women here are very heavy. People are rude here, will cut you off in public and not say a word. People at the gym walk in and do not even look at you, even though you  More

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Over 8 years ago

Something is happening in Appleton. The place used to be called the shopping capital of Wisco. But, slowly this rather commercial-sounding moniker is being replaced by  More

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