Citizens Akron

Citizens Akron is a church at 647 E Market St in Akron, OH 44304-1620. It is one of 416 churches in Akron.

The gospel calls us to engage in the mission of God by loving God with everything, and loving our neighbors as ourselves.

At Citizens Akron, we believe that our core beliefs and values should shape all that we are and do. We are a community of Christ followers, who are devoted to being the church, not only on Sunday, but in the everyday rhythms of life—where we live, work, and play.

647 E Market St, Akron, OH, 44304-1620

Website: https://www.citizensakron.com/

Shares a ministry location with First Presbyterian Church.

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The community around Citizens Akron

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and more than a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

  • Social Isolation: 41.5%
  • Poverty Rate: 39.5% (24.6–54.4%)
  • Food Insecurity: 35.2%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 30.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 20.1%
  • Obesity: 44.5%
  • Child Poverty: 34.7% (14.7–54.7%)
  • Depression: 30.7%
  • Housing Insecurity: 24.4%
  • Transportation Barriers: 19.4%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.5%
  • Diabetes: 14.9%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.3%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 11.8% (4.8–18.8%)
  • Unemployment: 7.7% (1.7–13.7%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

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