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Beaver County, PA

Demographic and economic profile of Beaver County, PA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Beaver County, PA is a largely blue-collar community of roughly 167,000 residents northwest of Pittsburgh, with a high school attainment rate of 95.1% but a relatively modest bachelor's degree share of 28.3%, pointing to a workforce oriented toward trades and industry. Median worker earnings stand at $44,325 against a median household income of $71,089, with housing costs well below national norms—median home values at $185,500 and median gross rent at $867 per month, supported by a 75.0% homeownership rate. Population growth is essentially flat at +0.1% over five years, unemployment sits at 5.1%, and labor force participation of 61.7% reflects an older-skewing population with a median age of 44.7.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

165,540

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$71,089

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.1% since 2018

Beaver County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone144,595 (86.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone10,367 (6.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,925 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,733 (2.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,742 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone795 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,834
  2. 2.Other Indo-European1,158
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic592
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic554
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)328

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

10,302

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$36,925

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$39,805

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance18,923
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)9,618
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)9,373
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services8,421
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities7,094

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations30,612
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations15,950
  3. 3.Service Occupations14,433
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations11,985
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations8,036

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.53×)7,238
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.13×)9,094
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.09×)6,125
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.08×)9,556
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.07×)4,091

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$185,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$867/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9998,269 (15.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9995,958 (11.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9995,955 (11.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9995,753 (10.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9994,717 (8.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9994,442 (8.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

28.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,325

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone58,750 (74.0%)
  • Worked At Home10,728 (13.5%)
  • Carpooled6,514 (8.2%)
  • Walked1,564 (2.0%)
  • Public Transit827 (1.0%)
  • Other696 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.