Beaver Falls, PA

Census Place

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2024 Population
8,850
US Senator
John Fetterman
Democratic Party
US Senator
Dave McCormick
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
32.6
1.24% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
20.9%
4.01% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$49,924
3.02% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$92,100
0.861% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
4,119
5.37% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Beaver Falls, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.2% of the residents in Beaver Falls, PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Beaver Falls, PA are Geneva College (346 degrees awarded in 2023) and Beaver Falls Beauty Academy (16 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Beaver Falls, PA was $92,100, and the homeownership rate was 55%.

Most people in Beaver Falls, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Beaver Falls, PA was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Beaver Falls, PA is home to a population of 8.85k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.07% of Beaver Falls, PA residents were born outside of the country (183 people).

In 2024, there were 2.75 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.84k people) in Beaver Falls, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.13k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 411 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%
2024 Citizenship
99%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Beaver Falls, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Beaver Falls, PA was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Beaver Falls, PA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    5.84k ± 540
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    2.13k ± 474
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    411 ± 194
2.79%
Hispanic Population
247 people

In 2024, there were 2.75 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.84k people) in Beaver Falls, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.13k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 411 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.79% of the people in Beaver Falls, PA are hispanic (247 people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. India
    99,504 ± 7,715 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    93,569 ± 7,483 people
  3. China
    70,789 ± 6,514 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was India, the natal country of 99,504 Pennsylvania residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 93,569 and China with 70,789.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.07%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
183 people
2.84%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
252 people

As of 2024, 2.07% of Beaver Falls, PA residents (183 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Beaver Falls, PA was 2.84%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    150 ± 83
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    133 ± 91
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    75 ± 55

Beaver Falls, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.13 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Beaver Falls, PA employs 4.12k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Beaver Falls, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (675 people), Retail Trade (582 people), and Educational Services (523 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($72,760), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,875), and Utilities ($63,571).

Employment

Occupations

4.12k
2024 Value
± 495
5.37%
1 Year growth
± 16.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Beaver Falls, PA grew at a rate of 5.37%, from 3.91k employees to 4.12k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Beaver Falls, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (411 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (410 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (400 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Beaver Falls, PA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.12k
2024 Value
± 495
5.37%
1 Year growth
± 16.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Beaver Falls, PA grew at a rate of 5.37%, from 3.91k employees to 4.12k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Beaver Falls, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (675 people), Retail Trade (582 people), and Educational Services (523 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Beaver Falls, PA, though some of these residents may live in Beaver Falls, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$41,399
Median earning men ± $2,742
$21,776
Median earning women ± $4,858

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($62,681), Manufacturing ($53,920), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,118).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($31,313), Other Services Except Public Administration ($30,833), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($25,494).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Beaver Falls, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.7%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.491%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

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John Fetterman
Senator from Pennsylvania3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Dave McCormick
Senator from Pennsylvania1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Beaver Falls, PA awarded 362 degrees. The student population of Beaver Falls, PA in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 661 male students and 597 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Beaver Falls, PA are White (291 and 81.3%), Black or African American (27 and 7.54%), Unknown (17 and 4.75%), and Two or More Races (12 and 3.35%).

The largest universities in Beaver Falls, PA by number of degrees awarded are Geneva College (346 and 95.6%) and Beaver Falls Beauty Academy (16 and 4.42%).

The most popular majors in Beaver Falls, PA are General Engineering (28 and 7.73%), General Business Administration & Management (24 and 6.63%), and General Computer & Information Sciences (22 and 6.08%).

The median tuition cost in Beaver Falls, PA for private four year colleges is $32,350.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2022 in Beaver Falls, PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 79%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 22%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,258 (52.5% men and 47.5% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,258 students enrolled in Beaver Falls, PA, 52.5% men and 47.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,006 records, of which 47.2% were women and 52.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Computer & Information Sciences
    22 degrees awarded
  2. Accounting
    18 degrees awarded
  3. General Engineering
    28 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Beaver Falls, PA was General Computer & Information Sciences with 22 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Geneva College
    346 degrees awarded
  2. Beaver Falls Beauty Academy
    16 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Geneva College with 346 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 172 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Beaver Falls, PA, which is 0.905 times less than the 190 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 291 degrees mean that there were 10.8 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 27 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($32,350) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,260) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,100) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Beaver Falls, PA was $92,100 in 2024, which is 0.277 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $92,900 to $92,100, a 0.861% decrease. The homeownership rate in Beaver Falls, PA is 55%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Beaver Falls, PA have an average commute time of 20.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Beaver Falls, PA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$92,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,225
$1,854
Median Property Taxes
±$299

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Beaver Falls, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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Rent vs Own

55%
Homeownership
2024
54.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 55% of the housing units in Beaver Falls, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 49.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$49,924
Median Household Income
± $9,395
3.37k
Number of Households
± 425

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.37k households in Beaver Falls, PA grew to $49,924 from the previous year's value of $48,462.

The following chart displays the households in Beaver Falls, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Beaver Falls, PA is from Pennsylvania.
0.463
2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2023, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (61.4%)
  2. Carpooled (15.3%)
  3. Walked (10.9%)

In 2024, 61.4% of workers in Beaver Falls, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.3%) and those who walked to work (10.9%).

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Commute Time

20.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Beaver Falls, PA have a shorter commute time (20.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.57% of the workforce in Beaver Falls, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Beaver Falls, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Beaver Falls, PA have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Beaver Falls, PA (1.62k out of 7.76k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Beaver Falls, PA is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96.2% of the population of Beaver Falls, PA has health coverage, with 33.6% on employee plans, 36.2% on Medicaid, 11.3% on Medicare, 13.2% on non-group plans, and 1.91% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see 1,265 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,265 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1400 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 345 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.7% under 18 years, 28.4% between 18 and 34 years, 30.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.8%
Uninsured
33.6%
Employer Coverage
36.2%
Medicaid
11.3%
Medicare
13.2%
Non-Group
1.91%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Beaver Falls, PA grew by 2.07% from 3.72% to 3.8%.

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