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Independence township, Beaver County, PA

2,117 Population
23.2 square miles 91.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

48.4 ±7.8 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Beaver County: 44.7 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$45,446 ±$5,142 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Beaver County: $40,640 ±$894
  • about the same as the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,355 ±$176
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$92,500 ±$12,487 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Beaver County: $71,089 ±$1,561
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,971 ±$342
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.9% ±6.1% (273  ±133) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Beaver County: 9.9% 16,198 (±0.7% / ±1,173)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.7% 1,475,496 (±0.2% / ±18,655)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27.4 minutes ±3.3 (28,950  ±5,978) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Beaver County: 25.5 1,750,860 (±0.5 / ±50,772)
  • a little higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

870 ±98 Number of households
  • Beaver County: 72,257 ±632
  • Pennsylvania: 5,274,853 ±8,848
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (2,117  ±250) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Beaver County: 2.3 163,477 (±0 / ±28)
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,589,066
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

16.3% ±8.8% (66  ±39) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Beaver County: 4.3% † 1,441 (±0.7% / ±223)
  • more than double the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.9% 143,131 (±0.1% / ±3,398)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,003 ±93 Number of housing units
  • Beaver County: 79,328 ±141
  • Pennsylvania: 5,806,452 ±672
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$310,900 ±$29,667 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Beaver County: $190,900 ±$4,239
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $254,500 ±$767
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.9% ±3.1% (144  ±67.4) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Beaver County: 9% 14,902 (±0.8% / ±1,356.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,373,912 (±0.1% / ±15,230.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.9% ±1.9% (1,611  ±191.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Beaver County: 95.4% 116,701 (±1.9% / ±2,289.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.1% 8,466,554 (±0.3% / ±22,677.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
32.2% ±6.2% (530  ±119.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Beaver County: 28.7% 35,127 (±1.1% / ±1,279.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.2% 3,231,367 (±0.2% / ±13,722.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.6% ±0.6% (13  ±12) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Beaver County: 1.9% 3,080
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.7% 1,004,975
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.2% ±2% (91  ±36) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Beaver County: 7.7% 10,302 (±0.5% / ±682)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.1% 632,183 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
91 Total veterans ±36 91 Male ±36 N/A Female ±12

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