Beaver Meadows

Population: 804
Median household income: $56,563
Median home value: $116,300

Beaver Meadows, a community in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, has 804 residents. The median household income of $56,563 is below the Carbon County median ($67,877).

From 2019 to 2023, Beaver Meadows's population declined 9.0% from 884 to 804, while its median home value rose 45.9% from $79,700 to $116,300.

The largest age group is 45 to 54, 16.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 81.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 804
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $56,563
Median home value: $116,300
Median gross rent: $1,090
Housing units: 388
Homeownership rate: 67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

884804

Median household income

$45,729$56,563

Median home value

$79,700$116,300

Median gross rent

$893$1,090

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	884	$45,729	$79,700	$893
2020	764	$45,250	$85,000	$827
2021	730	$47,969	$89,200	$858
2022	801	$55,000	$108,300	$1,043
2023	804	$56,563	$116,300	$1,090

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 346.5%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 5416.4%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	39	4.9%
5 to 17	131	16.3%
18 to 24	71	8.8%
25 to 34	52	6.5%
35 to 44	130	16.2%
45 to 54	132	16.4%
55 to 64	87	10.8%
65 to 74	79	9.8%
75 and over	83	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	656	81.6%
Black or African American	13	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	10	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	125	15.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate54.4%

Some college or associate's27.0%

Bachelor's degree7.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	40	7.1%
High school graduate	306	54.4%
Some college or associate's	152	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	41	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	24	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	311	82.7%
Carpooled	47	12.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	3	0.8%
Worked from home	15	4.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	70	19.4%
15 to 29 min	187	51.8%
30 to 44 min	7	1.9%
45 to 59 min	53	14.7%
60+ min	44	12.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 18.2% (146 of 804)

	Count	Share
Family households	222	67.7%
Nonfamily households	106	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	328	84.5%
Vacant	60	15.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	222	67.7%
Renter-occupied	106	32.3%

1-unit, detached46.4%

1-unit, attached44.1%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	180	46.4%
1-unit, attached	171	44.1%
2 to 4 units	37	9.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4204816
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.26 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.9299, -75.9131