Beaver Falls

Population: 8,885
Median household income: $48,462
Median home value: $92,900

Beaver Falls, a community in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, has 8,885 residents. The median household income of $48,462 is below the Beaver County median ($70,156).

Between 2019 and 2023, Beaver Falls's population grew 5.0% from 8,464 to 8,885, while its median home value rose 31.6% from $70,600 to $92,900.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 65.3% of the population. 65.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,885
Median age: 32.2 yrs
Median household income: $48,462
Median home value: $92,900
Median gross rent: $740
Housing units: 3,890
Homeownership rate: 49.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,4648,885

Median household income

$32,899$48,462

Median home value

$70,600$92,900

Median gross rent

$631$740

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,464	$32,899	$70,600	$631
2020	8,393	$35,951	$73,600	$662
2021	9,069	$34,640	$75,000	$633
2022	8,934	$39,194	$83,600	$671
2023	8,885	$48,462	$92,900	$740

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 2416.3%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	678	7.6%
5 to 17	1,506	16.9%
18 to 24	1,445	16.3%
25 to 34	1,308	14.7%
35 to 44	897	10.1%
45 to 54	689	7.8%
55 to 64	1,013	11.4%
65 to 74	768	8.6%
75 and over	581	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,804	65.3%
Black or African American	2,245	25.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	115	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.1%
Two or more races	401	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	306	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate44.3%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	493	9.4%
High school graduate	2,331	44.3%
Some college or associate's	1,353	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	682	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	397	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone65.7%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit5.2%

Walked10.0%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,464	65.7%
Carpooled	449	12.0%
Public transit	196	5.2%
Walked	375	10.0%
Bicycle	34	0.9%
Worked from home	220	5.9%
Other means	14	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,376	39.0%
15 to 29 min	1,217	34.5%
30 to 44 min	603	17.1%
45 to 59 min	201	5.7%
60+ min	135	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 21.7% (1,705 of 7,843)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,901	56.7%
Nonfamily households	1,453	43.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,354	86.2%
Vacant	536	13.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,670	49.8%
Renter-occupied	1,684	50.2%

1-unit, detached59.7%

1-unit, attached8.8%

2 to 4 units14.8%

5 to 19 units10.1%

20 or more units6.6%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,323	59.7%
1-unit, attached	341	8.8%
2 to 4 units	576	14.8%
5 to 19 units	391	10.1%
20 or more units	255	6.6%
Mobile home & other	4	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4204792
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.14 sq mi
Water area: 0.22 sq mi
Center point: 40.7594, -80.3226