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Beaver County

Pennsylvania · 166,032 residents (2025 est.) · 435 sq mi
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Beaver County is a county of 166,324 people in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of US counties for household income. At a median age of 44.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $190,900. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
166,324
−8%since 2000
from 181,412 in 2000
166,032 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
383 / sq mi
−4%since 2009
from 399 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
44.7
+10%since 2000
from 40.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
435 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
164K170K176K182K188K19902000201020202024Beaver County
2024166K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.8%(8,000)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(9,236)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.5%(9,103)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.5%(9,161)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.1%(8,493)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.7%(19,448)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.3%(20,384)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.7%(19,434)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.3%(25,440)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7413.3%(22,200)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.6%(10,975)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.7%(4,450)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$71,089
+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $36,995 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$40,640
+121%since 2000
from $18,402 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
47.4%
+22.4 ptssince 2009
from 25.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
9.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2000
from 9.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.432
+3%since 2010
from 0.418 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade11.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance8.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade7.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services6.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration5.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.4%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$190,900
+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $83,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$890
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $438 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
75.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2000
from 74.9% in 2000
25.0% rent
Vacancy rate
8.9%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.26 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.36 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.0%
−6.9 ptssince 2009
from 24.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
38.5%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 40.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.7
+11%since 2009
from 2.4 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
64
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic92.1%(167,018)
Black5.9%(10,728)
Hispanic / Latino0.7%(1,315)
Asian0.2%(450)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic86.3%(143,523)
Black6.2%(10,253)
Hispanic / Latino2.4%(3,968)
Asian0.5%(795)
Other4.7%(7,785)
Diversity Score
31
+53%since 2009
from 20 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
39
−7%since 2020
from 42 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1%(1,631)
Puerto Rican0.6%(1,004)
Dominican0.1%(237)
Chilean0.1%(153)
Guatemalan0.1%(151)
Honduran0.1%(88)
Salvadoran0.1%(86)
Spaniard0%(81)
Cuban0%(53)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.2%(257)
Chinese0.1%(194)
Korean0.1%(90)
Filipino0%(53)
Japanese0%(27)
Thai0%(26)
Pakistani0%(25)
Taiwanese0%(17)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(38)
Ancestry
German26.6%(44,206)
Irish17.5%(29,040)
Italian16.3%(27,092)
English9.8%(16,292)
Polish5.9%(9,825)
American3.1%(5,197)
Croatian2.3%(3,842)
Slovak2.1%(3,555)
Scottish2.1%(3,494)
Scotch-Irish1.7%(2,894)
Serbian1.5%(2,435)
Hungarian1.3%(2,221)
+ 40 more ancestry groups with data
French1.3%(2,089)
Welsh1.1%(1,857)
Ukrainian1.1%(1,789)
Dutch0.7%(1,244)
Russian0.7%(1,142)
Czech0.6%(1,025)
Greek0.6%(1,013)
Arab0.6%(948)
Swedish0.6%(920)
Lebanese0.4%(719)
Austrian0.3%(524)
Lithuanian0.3%(516)
Swiss0.2%(396)
Norwegian0.2%(354)
British0.2%(344)
Slovene0.2%(298)
West Indian0.2%(288)
Belgian0.1%(234)
Danish0.1%(224)
Portuguese0.1%(197)
Nigerian0.1%(192)
Romanian0.1%(156)
Armenian0.1%(125)
Finnish0.1%(118)
Turkish0.1%(93)
Jamaican0.1%(91)
Brazilian0%(69)
Syrian0%(54)
Canadian0%(48)
Barbadian0%(41)
Haitian0%(39)
Egyptian0%(35)
Guyanese0%(14)
Kenyan0%(3)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
28.7%
+12.9 ptssince 2000
from 15.8% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.4%
+11.8 ptssince 2000
from 83.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.0%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 4.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.5 min
+57%since 2000
from 16.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
74.0%
−9.1 ptssince 2009
from 83.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.2%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 9.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.0%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.5%
+11.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.0%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.3%
−1.1 ptssince 2011
from 6.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2011
from 61.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 75.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
37.8%
+8.4 ptssince 2009
from 29.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.0%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 48.0% in 2009
Female
51.0%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 52.0% in 2009
Foreign born
1.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.7%
−5.4 ptssince 2009
from 13.1% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2012
from 15.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.9%
−3.4 ptssince 2013
from 7.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.0%
+12.9 ptssince 2017
from 76.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.0%
+5.2 ptssince 2020
from 87.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
91.0%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 88.8% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
96.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2016
from 97.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2016
from 0.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married32.5%(22,112)
Married54.2%(36,830)
Widowed3.7%(2,481)
Divorced9.6%(6,524)
Women 15+
Never married26.9%(19,392)
Married50.5%(36,408)
Widowed11%(7,930)
Divorced11.5%(8,308)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.9%
−3.4 ptssince 2013
from 7.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
58.6%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 60.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.9%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 15.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
24.6%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 23.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
19.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 19.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 3.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
72.7%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 74.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
40.8%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 39.8% 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)19.9%(2,049)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.7%(2,343)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.3%(3,946)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5%(518)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(84)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 10,302 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Beaver County, Pennsylvania?

Beaver County, Pennsylvania has about 166,324 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Beaver County, Pennsylvania?

The typical household in Beaver County, Pennsylvania earns about $71,089 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Beaver County, Pennsylvania expensive?

In Beaver County, Pennsylvania, the median home is worth about $190,900, and the typical rent is about $890 a month.

How educated are people in Beaver County, Pennsylvania?

About 28.7% of adults age 25 and over in Beaver County, Pennsylvania hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Beaver County, Pennsylvania?

About 9.9% of people in Beaver County, Pennsylvania live below the federal poverty line.

Has Beaver County, Pennsylvania grown since 1990?

Yes, Beaver County, Pennsylvania has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 19,769 residents, a change of about -11 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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