Beaver County, Pennsylvania

36 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 166,993
Median household income: $70,156
Median home value: $185,500

Beaver County is a county in Pennsylvania with a population of 166,993. 36 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $70,156 runs below the Pennsylvania figure of $76,081.

From 2019 to 2023, Beaver County's population held roughly steady from 165,833 to 166,993, while its median household income rose 21.4% from $57,807 to $70,156.

75.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1958.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 166,993
Median age: 44.7 yrs
Median household income: $70,156
Median home value: $185,500
Median gross rent: $867
Housing units: 79,159
Homeownership rate: 74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

165,833166,993

Median household income

$57,807$70,156

Median home value

$141,100$185,500

Median gross rent

$698$867

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	165,833	$57,807	$141,100	$698
2020	164,781	$59,014	$148,700	$729
2021	168,260	$62,152	$154,500	$762
2022	167,629	$67,194	$170,900	$830
2023	166,993	$70,156	$185,500	$867

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,088	4.8%
5 to 17	24,447	14.6%
18 to 24	11,628	7.0%
25 to 34	19,717	11.8%
35 to 44	20,127	12.1%
45 to 54	19,844	11.9%
55 to 64	26,019	15.6%
65 to 74	21,844	13.1%
75 and over	15,279	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	145,311	87.0%
Black or African American	10,236	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	78	0.0%
Asian	753	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	22	0.0%
Some other race	294	0.2%
Two or more races	6,518	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,781	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree19.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,043	4.9%
High school graduate	44,648	36.3%
Some college or associate's	37,384	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	23,804	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10,951	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit1.3%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.5%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	60,579	76.4%
Carpooled	6,023	7.6%
Public transit	1,064	1.3%
Walked	1,579	2.0%
Bicycle	46	0.1%
Worked from home	9,104	11.5%
Other means	905	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,810	25.4%
15 to 29 min	26,278	37.4%
30 to 44 min	15,391	21.9%
45 to 59 min	5,699	8.1%
60+ min	5,018	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 10.1% (16,575 of 164,217)

	Count	Share
Family households	44,877	62.4%
Nonfamily households	27,098	37.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	71,975	90.9%
Vacant	7,184	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	53,642	74.5%
Renter-occupied	18,333	25.5%

1-unit, detached75.8%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	60,039	75.8%
1-unit, attached	4,346	5.5%
2 to 4 units	5,571	7.0%
5 to 19 units	3,666	4.6%
20 or more units	2,800	3.5%
Mobile home & other	2,737	3.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 42007
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 435 sq mi
Water area: 9.33 sq mi
Center point: 40.6841, -80.3507