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Akron, OH vs Sterling, CO

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- Sterling is 0% more densely populated than Akron.
- People are 17.9% more likely to be married in Sterling.
- The Median Age is 0.2 years older in Sterling.
 Akron, OHSterling, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock13,976329,725,481
 Female Population52.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3738.4
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 Population - 2010198,949  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock11,360285,036,114
 Population - 1990223,019  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock23.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-12.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,835.393.4
 Land Area61.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Akron, OHSterling, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Akron, OHSterling, COUnited States
 White56.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.4%12.2%
 Asian4.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock20.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Akron, OHSterling, COUnited States
 Married Population35.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.7%50.2%
 Never Married44.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.592.60
 Households83,538  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,60980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children17.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households39,677  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.0%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 Sterling    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I finally found a place I can afford to live in Colorado , only problem is the commute to Littleton is over 2 hours on the way home from work. So I leave for work on the  More

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Over 12 years ago

This place has the best customer service and "Howdy neighbor" was invented here. Cost of living is better than Indiana and Oregon. Quiet town, so you'll need to create  More

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Over 12 years ago

Sterling is a completely corrupt town where anyone in the"good-old-boys" network came cause untold misery for anyone they choose. The police, the courts, child  More

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