CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Beaver Springs

Pennsylvania · 634 residents · 1.35 sq mi

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Beaver Springs is home to 634 people in Pennsylvania. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. The median age is 41.5, about 6 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $68,500. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 25%. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 41.5

US median: 35.2

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

634

−11%vs 2009

vs 709 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

41.5

+10%vs 2009

vs 37.6 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

1.35 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

2024704

Age distribution, 2000

Under 54.6%(29)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.4%(47)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(44)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 194.9%(31)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.3%(27)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413.9%(88)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4413.1%(83)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5417.4%(110)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.3%(59)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 749.9%(63)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 846.6%(42)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.7%(11)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,000

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $44,922 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,796

−15%vs 2009

vs $17,437 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

7.9%

+0.5 ptsvs 2009

vs 7.4% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$68,500

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $99,800 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$416

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $577 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

74.5%

−0.6 ptsvs 2009

vs 75.1% in 2009

25.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(705)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(625)

Black0.3%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.2%(1)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.4%(10)

Central American0.6%(4)

Panamanian0.6%(4)

Ancestry

German43%(303)

Irish9.5%(67)

Italian7.1%(50)

Polish6.1%(43)

English5.5%(39)

American4.7%(33)

Dutch3.1%(22)

Welsh1%(7)

Russian0.4%(3)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(3)

Swiss0.3%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Polish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.9%

−1.8 ptsvs 2009

vs 6.7% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

85.7%

+1.6 ptsvs 2009

vs 84.1% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

1.6%

−1.7 ptsvs 2009

vs 3.3% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.6 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married18.1%(42)

Married71.1%(165)

Widowed2.2%(5)

Divorced8.6%(20)

Women 15+

Never married14%(39)

Married59.7%(166)

Widowed20.5%(57)

Divorced5.8%(16)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.4%

−1.5 ptssince 2013

from 4.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.6%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 47.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.2%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.8%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 30.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.1%

−12.1 ptssince 2020

from 41.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.7%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.2%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 58.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.0%

−10.7 ptssince 2020

from 58.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)14.9%(14)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34%(32)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era52.1%(49)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.1%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 94 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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