COMPARING TWO PLACES
Beaver vs Hurricane
PLACE A
Beaver, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Hurricane, Utah
Beaver is 83% smaller than Hurricane. Beaver earns more, with a median household income $6,140 higher. Hurricane has grown faster since 2000 (46% vs -2%).
BEAVERHURRICANEDIFFERENCE
Total population4,34225,745−83% vs Hurricane
Population density4,740488+4,252
Population growth-2.1%45.7%−47.8 pts
Median age46.842.7+4.1
Male45.8%52.8%−7.0 pts
Female54.2%47.2%+7.0 pts
Foreign-born3.2%4.5%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.2%83.1%+11.1 pts
Black1.3%0.4%+0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%10.2%−7.2 pts
Asian0.3%1.2%−0.9 pts
Other1.3%5.1%−3.8 pts
Median household income$81,156$75,016+$6,140
Per capita income$48,086$35,032+$13,054
Poverty rate6.1%9.0%−3.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4190.398+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher49.8%28.0%+21.8 pts
Graduate degree18.1%10.2%+7.9 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%3.9%+3.3 pts
Labor force participation62.9%54.0%+8.8 pts
Median home value$254,100$456,000−$201,900
Median gross rent$874$1,426−$552
Owner-occupied66.0%74.7%−8.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.6%8.4%−4.8 pts
Rent-burdened households42.0%56.6%−14.6 pts
Average commute23.722.1+1.5
Worked from home22.9%11.6%+11.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured3.2%9.7%−6.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025