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Beaver County, PA

165,631 Population
434.7 square miles 381 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.8 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 41.1 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6458%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female51%
  • Male
  • Female
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85%White5%Black0%Native0%Asian0%Islander0%Other6%Two+2%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$39,116 ±$1,651 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $42,605 ±$319
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$66,768 ±$4,207 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Pennsylvania: $73,824 ±$511
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.7% ±1.8% (15,799  ±2,981) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 12% 1,500,959 (±0.3% / ±35,821)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty10%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty11%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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27.2 minutes ±1.6 (1,934,815  ±134,280) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.5 143,170,690 (±0.2 / ±1,207,617)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

73,220 ±1,510 Number of households
  • Pennsylvania: 5,324,209 ±13,443
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.2 ±0.1 (163,033  ±58) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,527,719
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples61%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married51%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale33%Female27%
Now marriedMale53%Female50%
DivorcedMale11%†Female12%†
WidowedMale3%†Female11%†
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4% ±1.6% (1,340  ±548) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.2% 149,597 (±0.3% / ±7,546)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-191%†20-244%†25-2913%†30-357%†35-390%40-440%45-50
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Housing

79,461 ±37 Number of housing units
  • Pennsylvania: 5,839,797 ±484
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied92%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied76%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit81%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$191,100 ±$11,733 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Pennsylvania: $259,900 ±$1,736
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

7.6% ±1.4% (12,444  ±2,225.7) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.6% 1,355,260 (±0.2% / ±31,094.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

96.5% ±3.6% (117,605  ±4,393.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.2% 8,455,035 (±0.5% / ±43,404.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
30.2% ±2.2% (36,822  ±2,663.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.3% 3,241,343 (±0.3% / ±27,591.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

3%†No degree37%High school29%Some college21%Bachelor's9%†Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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1.8% (3,040  ±1,037) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Pennsylvania: 8% 1,031,320
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.7% ±0.9% (10,327  ±1,155) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.9% 614,022 (±0.1% / ±10,859)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

107†WWII674†Korea4,095Vietnam2,046†Gulf (1990s)1,843†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only; ACS 2023 5-year data
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10,327 Total veterans ±1,155 9,652 Male ±1,007 675 Female ±445

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Beaver County, PA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US42007-beaver-county-pa/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Beaver County, PA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US42007-beaver-county-pa/>