CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Beavertown

Pennsylvania · 877 residents · 0.77 sq mi

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Beavertown is a city of 877 people in Pennsylvania. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $43,900. Renters pay $325 a month at the median. The poverty rate is 8.6%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

877

+1%vs 2000

vs 870 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.5

−7%vs 2000

vs 38.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.77 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024888

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(56)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.8%(51)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(49)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(57)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.6%(75)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(145)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.5%(101)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.4%(109)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(82)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(91)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(49)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(12)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,042

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,146 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,000

−29%vs 2000

vs $16,792 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.6%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,900

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$325

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $425 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.8%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.2% in 2000

22.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(858)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(5)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(866)

Black0.7%(6)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(7)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.6%(5)

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 Rican2.9%(26)

Central American2%(18)

Salvadoran2%(18)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(5)

Chinese0.5%(4)

Korean0.3%(3)

Ancestry

German40.2%(357)

Irish10.1%(90)

American8.9%(79)

English5.7%(51)

Italian2.4%(21)

Polish2.3%(20)

Dutch1.9%(17)

Welsh1.7%(15)

Scottish1.6%(14)

Scotch-Irish1%(9)

Canadian0.8%(7)

Croatian0.6%(5)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

French0.5%(4)

Swiss0.5%(4)

British0.2%(2)

Czech0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.8%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.0%

−15.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.5%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.6 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 17.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married21.2%(69)

Married70.2%(229)

Widowed1.5%(5)

Divorced7.1%(23)

Women 15+

Never married13.3%(49)

Married60.9%(224)

Widowed11.1%(41)

Divorced14.7%(54)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.1%

+6.6 ptssince 2013

from 7.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.9%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 51.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.7%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 9.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.1%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.3%

−11.4 ptssince 2020

from 29.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.3%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 60.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.4%

−12.7 ptssince 2020

from 48.1% 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)18.2%(10)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.6%(13)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.3%(15)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 55 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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