Township · Pennsylvania

Beale Township, Pennsylvania

Beale Township, township, in Juniata County, Pennsylvania. Beale Township had 783 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 1.6% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 768 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 756 (±153). GEOID 4206704560.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

783

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 768 · ACS 2020-2024: 756 ±153

Median household income

$67,750

±$16,689 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $77,971

Median home value

$241,800

±$27,704 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $254,500

Median gross rent

$646

±$146 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $1,209

Where is Beale Township and what county is it in?

Beale Township is a township in Juniata County, Pennsylvania. It covers 21.9 square miles of land, 35 residents per square mile in 2020.

Beale Township (marked with a dot) in Juniata County, Pennsylvania. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Beale Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 783 people lived in Beale Township on July 1, 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, faster than Pennsylvania (+0.4%). The 2020 Census counted 768 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 756 (±153).

  • July 2020→2021 +3 (773)
  • 2021→2022 −2 (771)
  • 2022→2023 +12 (783)
  • 2023→2024 +0 (783)
  • 2024→2025 +0 (783)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureBeale TownshipJuniata CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
Total population756±15323,37913,018,639no clear change
Households266±459,0255,274,853no clear change
Average household size2.84±0.442.562.39no clear change
Housing units322±5110,5065,806,452no clear change

Beale Township's population since 2000

From 726 in 2000 to 783 in 2025: up 7.9%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Beale Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 726
  • 2005 (estimate) 789
  • 2010 Census 830
  • 2015 (estimate) 831
  • 2020 Census 768
  • 2025 (estimate) 783

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Beale Township?

The median resident of Beale Township is 39.7 years old; 26.1% are under 18 and 17.1% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 96.2%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 2.9%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureBeale TownshipJuniata CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
Median age39.7±8.743.340.9no clear change
Under 18 years26.1%±6.9 pts22.1%20.4%–
65 years and over17.1%±5.6 pts21.2%19.5%–
Male53.7%±5.2 pts50.2%49.3%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.7%±0.6 pts4.1%8.7%–
White alone, not Hispanic96.2%±3.0 pts91.9%73.0%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.2 pts1.0%10.3%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.2 pts0.5%3.8%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.3%±0.4 pts0.0%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.2 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic2.9%±3.0 pts2.1%3.6%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.2 pts0.3%0.5%–
Born outside the United States0.0%±4.2 pts2.5%7.7%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)13.1%±11.8 pts11.0%12.4%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)2.0%±1.2 pts5.5%6.1%–
With a disability14.4%±4.2 pts12.2%14.4%–
No health insurance coverage16.5%±9.9 pts13.8%5.6%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)81.0%±6.8 pts83.8%92.1%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)9.7%±4.7 pts15.0%35.2%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)3.4%±2.5 pts5.1%14.3%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier99.2%±0.7 pts93.1%89.3%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.0%±4.3 pts0.4%1.9%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Beale Township earn?

Half of Beale Township's 266 households earn less than $67,750 a year (±$16,689), against $66,318 in Juniata County and $77,971 in Pennsylvania. In 2015-2019 it was $67,073 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 6.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureBeale TownshipJuniata CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$67,750±$16,689$66,318$77,971no clear change
Mean household income$77,332±$8,688$82,850$107,538–
Per capita income$27,575±$4,118$32,932$44,355no clear change
People below the poverty line6.4%±3.7 pts9.7%11.7%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line7.2%±7.1 pts13.4%15.6%–
Households receiving SNAP6.8%±5.0 pts10.4%14.4%–
Households with a computer94.0%±3.7 pts87.6%93.8%–
Households with a broadband subscription87.2%±4.4 pts83.9%89.7%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Beale Township?

Owners occupy 83.1% of Beale Township's occupied homes and renters 16.9%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $241,800 by its owner (±$27,704). The median renter pays $646 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureBeale TownshipJuniata CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$241,800±$27,704$217,000$254,500no clear change
Median gross rent$646±$146$756$1,209no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent0.0%±68.0 pts20.1%39.5%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,461±$244$1,402$1,762–
Owner-occupied homes83.1%±7.6 pts73.8%69.3%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes16.9%±7.6 pts26.2%30.7%–
Housing units322±5110,5065,806,452no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate4.3%±5.2 pts0.7%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate4.3%±7.3 pts4.3%4.9%–
Single-family detached homes85.4%±7.3 pts76.9%56.6%–
Mobile homes14.0%±7.5 pts9.3%3.5%–
Built 2020 or later1.2%±1.5 pts1.4%1.0%–
Built 2010 to 20199.3%±5.2 pts5.9%5.1%–
Built 1939 or earlier14.9%±5.9 pts23.8%25.0%–
Households with no vehicle4.5%±4.0 pts6.9%10.4%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Beale Township building?

Builders took permits for 0 new housing units in Beale Township in 2025 (0 in single-family houses), 0.0 per 1,000 residents against 2.0 across Pennsylvania.

  • 2019 1 units
  • 2020 4 units
  • 2021 1 units
  • 2022 5 units
  • 2023 1 units
  • 2024 2 units
  • 2025 0 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Beale Township work and get to work?

86.9% of Beale Township's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 27.4 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureBeale TownshipJuniata CountyPennsylvaniaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)61.6%±6.1 pts60.2%62.7%–
Unemployment rate0.0%±8.3 pts2.1%5.3%–
Drove alone to work86.9%±5.3 pts76.1%68.2%–
Carpooled9.1%±4.8 pts10.1%7.5%–
Public transportation0.0%±8.3 pts0.0%3.6%–
Walked0.0%±8.3 pts2.9%3.3%–
Worked from home2.4%±1.9 pts9.5%15.6%–
Mean travel time to work27.4 min±2.931.0 min26.3 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Beale Township?

No census tract lies mostly in Beale Township; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Beale Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Beale Township
Tract 702.02Juniata County5,755 $67,669 $210,20016%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Beale Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Beale Township compare with other places in Pennsylvania?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Beale Township is the 8,582nd-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 1,263rd-most populous of 1,542 in Pennsylvania.

Beale Township is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Beale Township's rank in Pennsylvania (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate1,263rd1,542

Beale Township's figures with every place in Pennsylvania (CSV)

Every place in Pennsylvania, sortable · Compare Beale Township with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Beale Township?

22 of the 57 figures for Beale Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Beale Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.