Beaverdale vs South Fork

A side-by-side comparison of Beaverdale and South Fork: population, income, housing, and more.

Beaverdale and South Fork are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Fork has the higher population (823 vs 808 in Beaverdale). Beaverdale has the higher median household income ($46,705 vs $42,125 in South Fork). Beaverdale has the higher median home value ($73,400 vs $50,200 in South Fork).

Population, income & housing

	Beaverdale	South Fork
Population	808	823
Median age	55.1 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$46,705	$42,125
Median home value	$73,400	$50,200
Median gross rent	$811	$696
Housing units	521	425
Homeownership rate	84.3%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beaverdale	South Fork
Population	778 → 808 (+3.9%)	1,001 → 823 (-17.8%)
Median household income	$34,375 → $46,705 (+35.9%)	$30,625 → $42,125 (+37.6%)
Median home value	$60,900 → $73,400 (+20.5%)	$44,500 → $50,200 (+12.8%)
Median gross rent	$654 → $811 (+24.0%)	$642 → $696 (+8.4%)

Beaverdale

Population

778808

Median household income

$34,375$46,705

Median home value

$60,900$73,400

Median gross rent

$654$811

South Fork

Population

1,001823

Median household income

$30,625$42,125

Median home value

$44,500$50,200

Median gross rent

$642$696

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beaverdale	South Fork
Under 5	4.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	15.0%	17.5%
18 to 24	1.6%	3.6%
25 to 34	4.0%	11.1%
35 to 44	9.9%	14.3%
45 to 54	15.3%	15.1%
55 to 64	16.6%	13.1%
65 to 74	17.6%	12.4%
75 and over	16.0%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beaverdale	South Fork
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beaverdale	South Fork
No high school diploma	21.7%	10.9%
High school graduate	53.5%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beaverdale	South Fork
Drove alone	84.8%	73.4%
Carpooled	5.7%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	11.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beaverdale	South Fork
1-unit, detached	92.3%	66.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	13.6%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Beaverdale	South Fork
Poverty rate	11.3%	19.7%
Average household size	2.01	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1938	1938