Photo: Brandon Bisel · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Akron run?
Akron’s city government spent $395.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,096 per resident. Water and other utilities ($34.2 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Akron is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Who’s in charge in Akron
From public records with a current term; a name is hidden the day its term ends.
Council members and agencies: visitakron-summit.org ↗
Akron’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on visitakron-summit.org ↗.
About $2,096 per resident a year, or $5.74 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 22%.
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No comparison for Akron yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample). Akron’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars), so it has no like-for-like peer figure. It reported 2024; the next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Day-to-day spending is up 6% since 2023
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Akron reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2023: $1,971 · 2024: $2,096.
full-time in March 2025, up from 1,829 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,950 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.60% of the home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Akron’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Akron’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Akron →
One full-time city employee for every 99 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (188,509).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Akron City School District
Akron’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $22,438 per pupil, $12,930 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal.
Woodridge Local School District · $15,983 per pupil
Coventry Local School District · $16,279 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Akron voted in 2024
Official results for Akron’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat66.3%49,344 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican32.7%24,337 votesOthers: 0.9% (703 votes).
Most votes in Akron: Kamala D Harris
Summit County: Harris 53.0%, Trump 46.1% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Akron’s 142,491 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Akron: Sherrod Brown
Summit County: Brown 55.5%, Moreno 41.1% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: Emilia Sykes
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Akron, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | 66.3% | 32.7% | 0.9% | 74,384 |
| Summit County | 53.0% | 46.1% | 0.9% | 273,413 |
| Ohio | 43.9% | 55.1% | 0.9% | 5,767,788 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Akron.
- 1Your cityMayorShammas Malikas listed by Open States, October 9, 2026
- 2Ohio HouseAkron is split between 3 districts
- 3Ohio SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Akron compares with the towns next door
Akron’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $510 to $2,350 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | $510 | $2,563 |
| Coventry Township | $595 | $3,025 |
| Copley Township | $789 | $5,413 |
| Bath Township | $996 | $6,948 |
| Fairlawn | $2,350 | $3,232 |
| Cuyahoga Falls | estimate | $2,931 |
| Barberton | estimate | $1,818 |
| Akron | estimate | $1,950 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Akron’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Akron’s government
How much does Akron spend per resident?
About $2,096 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Akron?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,950 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.60% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see visitakron-summit.org.
Who is the mayor of Akron?
Shammas Malik, as listed by Open States (checked October 9, 2026). The council and agencies are listed on visitakron-summit.org.
How did Akron vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 66.3%, Donald J Trump 32.7% (74,384 votes, official results). Summit County: Harris 53.0%, Trump 46.1%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Akron?
1,911 full-time and 351 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $13.4M (about $160.6M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Akron in the state legislature?
Akron is split among 3 State House districts, so your address decides. The Ohio Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 28 (Casey Weinstein). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Akron’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →