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Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Beaver County had 166,032 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 1.3% since 2020, while Pennsylvania grew 0.4%. It holds 60 places (32 cities, villages and boroughs, 22 towns and townships and 6 census-designated) and 53 census tracts. GEOID 42007.

Beaver County is one of the 8 counties of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

166,032

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 168,215 · ACS 2020-2024: 166,324

Median household income

$71,089

±$1,561 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $77,971

Median home value

$190,900

±$4,239 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $254,500

Median gross rent

$890

±$30 (90% margin)
Pennsylvania: $1,209

How many people live in Beaver County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 168,215 residents in Beaver County. The Census Bureau estimates 166,032 for July 1, 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, while Pennsylvania grew 0.4%. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 166,324 over 435 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 −881 (166,976)
2021→2022 −1,273 (165,703)
2022→2023 −23 (165,680)
2023→2024 +89 (165,769)
2024→2025 +263 (166,032)

Beaver County in Pennsylvania. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Beaver County	Pennsylvania	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	166,324	13,018,639	+491
Households	72,257±632	5,274,853	+1,090
Average household size	2.26±0.02	2.39	−0.03
Housing units	79,328±141	5,806,452	no clear change

Beaver County's population since 2000

From 181,412 in 2000 to 166,032 in 2025: down 8.5%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. 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 181,412
2005 (estimate) 174,820
2010 Census 170,539
2015 (estimate) 168,311
2020 Census 168,215
2025 (estimate) 166,032

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); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Beaver County?

Beaver County holds 60 places: 32 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places), 22 towns and townships (county subdivisions with their own government) and 6 census-designated places. The largest is Hopewell Township, Beaver County with 13,104 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Beaver County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Hopewell Township, Beaver County	township	13,495	13,371±23	$74,185	$192,000	6.7%	100%
Center Township, Beaver County	township	11,648	11,691±23	$89,346	$256,000	3.7%	100%
Aliquippa	city	9,238	9,079±44	$50,188	$98,400	22.9%	100%
Economy	borough	9,098	9,005±19	$95,313	$250,800	6.5%	100%
Beaver Falls	city	9,005	8,850±45	$49,924	$92,100	20.9%	100%
Brighton Township	township	8,790	8,770±30	$115,250	$279,600	6.0%	100%
Chippewa Township	township	8,042	8,005±31	$94,806	$255,600	4.5%	100%
New Sewickley Township	township	7,183	7,069±16	$73,701	$256,100	9.8%	100%
Ambridge	borough	6,972	6,890±21	$51,537	$98,200	15.5%	100%
New Brighton	borough	5,729	5,567±22	$52,939	$109,200	16.1%	100%
Monaca	borough	5,625	5,519±34	$73,538	$162,700	10.5%	100%
North Sewickley Township	township	5,495	5,456±30	$76,663	$204,000	2.9%	100%
Beaver	borough	4,438	4,374±19	$81,156	$254,100	6.1%	100%
Baden	borough	3,904	3,843±17	$63,400	$150,400	8.4%	100%
Franklin Township, Beaver County	township	3,882	3,843±16	$82,917	$226,500	3.1%	100%
Rochester	borough	3,472	3,422±22	$43,080	$116,800	23.6%	100%
Ohioville	borough	3,349	3,324±32	$80,673	$202,100	6.5%	100%
Hanover Township, Beaver County	township	3,343	3,313±18	$91,140	$243,200	7.3%	100%
Harmony Township, Beaver County	township	3,187	3,149±25	$70,926	$153,400	5.3%	100%
Patterson Township	township	3,129	3,083±21	$67,171	$233,400	6.6%	100%
Daugherty Township	township	3,078	3,033±17	$87,969	$191,300	6.7%	100%
Raccoon Township	township	2,793	2,755±24	$84,792	$218,800	5.7%	100%
Rochester Township	township	2,711	2,740±18	$60,500	$149,200	9.5%	100%
South Beaver Township	township	2,680	2,648±21	$87,538	$222,200	10.2%	100%
Midland, Beaver County	borough	2,433	2,293±458	$60,096	$90,500	14.0%	100%
Independence Township, Beaver County	township	2,248	2,117±250	$92,500	$310,900	12.9%	100%
Greene Township, Beaver County	township	2,187	2,060±303	$103,750	$245,300	9.1%	100%
Conway	borough	2,168	2,195±241	$66,029	$178,600	15.5%	100%
Big Beaver	borough	1,852	1,843±227	$71,678	$186,100	6.0%	100%
Industry, Beaver County	borough	1,838	1,618±156	$75,694	$198,800	12.5%	100%
Darlington Township	township	1,818	1,843±297	$64,107	$161,300	7.5%	100%
Ambridge Heights	CDP	–	1,501±264	$72,930	$161,600	2.1%	100%
Freedom	borough	1,496	1,488±196	$74,327	$100,900	20.4%	100%
White Township, Beaver County	township	1,316	1,138±174	$56,136	$135,200	27.5%	100%
Pulaski Township, Beaver County	township	1,300	1,315±151	$55,245	$119,000	7.1%	100%
Vanport Township	township	1,295	1,309±154	$41,310	$153,600	16.9%	100%
West Mayfield	borough	1,195	1,332±295	$54,731	$136,800	7.6%	100%
Pine RunGEOID 4260550	CDP	–	1,067±345	$77,386	$210,000	22.8%	100%
FriscoGEOID 4228000	CDP	914	1,134±361	$78,214	$202,100	2.7%	88%
Marion Township, Beaver County	township	798	697±127	$76,607	$308,600	1.4%	100%
Bridgewater	borough	745	789±159	$61,250	$192,600	9.8%	100%
Koppel	borough	712	759±166	$76,250	$106,500	5.2%	100%
Patterson Heights	borough	639	711±193	$102,969	$218,500	5.5%	100%
Ellwood City	borough	7,642	7,532±322	$67,138	$122,800	9.5%	8%
East Rochester	borough	565	585±168	$42,222	$119,100	16.2%	100%
Potter Township, Beaver CountyGEOID 4200762352	township	520	519±165	$125,417	$251,000	2.3%	100%
South Heights	borough	384	408±125	$53,929	$141,300	21.8%	100%
New Galilee	borough	330	320±114	$47,188	$126,600	8.4%	100%
Fallston	borough	259	271±80	$73,906	$118,000	11.8%	100%
DarlingtonGEOID 4218192	borough	249	299±98	$65,750	$141,300	8.7%	100%
Wurtemburg	CDP	–	740±155	$66,875	$194,000	6.5%	30%
Georgetown	borough	208	341±107	$89,500	$140,600	1.5%	100%
Unionville (Beaver County)GEOID 4278584	CDP	–	190±170	$81,354	not published	0.0%	100%
EastvaleGEOID 4221968	borough	184	151±49	$44,167	$59,600	13.2%	100%
HazenGEOID 4233364	CDP	163	117±137	not published	not published	36.8%	100%
ShippingportGEOID 4270376	borough	160	159±66	$62,917	$123,800	11.3%	100%
HookstownGEOID 4235576	borough	129	80±40	$98,750	$139,300	2.5%	100%
Frankfort SpringsGEOID 4227312	borough	116	101±52	$83,500	$166,100	1.0%	100%
HomewoodGEOID 4235488	borough	104	75±26	$41,607	$112,500	8.0%	100%
GlasgowGEOID 4229392	borough	71	88±60	$65,833	$37,500	2.3%	100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Beaver County?

The median resident of Beaver County is 44.7 years old; 19.4% are under 18 and 22.6% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 86.3%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 6.2%. 1.9% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Beaver County	Pennsylvania	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	44.7±0.1	40.9	−0.4
Under 18 years	19.4%±0.1 pts	20.4%	–
65 years and over	22.6%±0.1 pts	19.5%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.4%	8.7%	+0.8 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	86.3%±0.4 pts	73.0%	−3.2 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	6.2%±0.3 pts	10.3%	+0.5 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0.5%±0.1 pts	3.8%	no clear change
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.1%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.0%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4.3%±0.5 pts	3.6%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.3%±0.2 pts	0.5%	–
Born outside the United States	1.9%±0.3 pts	7.7%	no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	3.3%±0.4 pts	12.4%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	7.7%±0.5 pts	6.1%	–
With a disability	15.0%±0.5 pts	14.4%	–
No health insurance coverage	3.9%±0.4 pts	5.6%	no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	95.4%±0.5 pts	92.1%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	28.7%±1.0 pts	35.2%	+4.0 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	9.0%±0.7 pts	14.3%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	1.2%±0.3 pts	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 Beaver County earn?

Half of Beaver County's 72,257 households earn less than $71,089 a year (±$1,561), against $77,971 in Pennsylvania. In 2015-2019 it was $71,143 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 9.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Beaver County	Pennsylvania	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$71,089±$1,561	$77,971	no clear change
Mean household income	$91,466±$2,208	$107,538	–
Per capita income	$40,640±$894	$44,355	+$2,113
People below the poverty line	9.9%±0.7 pts	11.7%	−1.1 pts
Children under 18 below the poverty line	13.6%±1.7 pts	15.6%	−3.7 pts
Households receiving SNAP	13.8%±1.0 pts	14.4%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	89.0%±0.8 pts	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 Beaver County?

Owners occupy 75.0% of Beaver County's occupied homes and renters 25.0%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $190,900 by its owner (±$4,239). The median renter pays $890 a month including utilities, and 33.0% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Beaver County	Pennsylvania	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$190,900±$4,239	$254,500	+$17,249
Median gross rent	$890±$30	$1,209	no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	33.0%±2.6 pts	39.5%	no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,437±$24	$1,762	–
Owner-occupied homes	75.0%±1.1 pts	69.3%	+1.9 pts
Housing units	79,328±141	5,806,452	no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.3%±0.4 pts	0.8%	–
Rental vacancy rate	7.2%±1.5 pts	4.9%	–
Single-family detached homes	76.4%±1.0 pts	56.6%	–
Mobile homes	3.2%±0.4 pts	3.5%	–
Built 2020 or later	0.6%±0.2 pts	1.0%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	26.1%±1.2 pts	25.0%	–

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 Beaver County building?

Builders took permits for 285 new housing units across Beaver County in 2025 (209 single-family), 1.7 per 1,000 residents.

2019 157 units
2020 216 units
2021 172 units
2022 243 units
2023 226 units
2024 267 units
2025 285 units

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

How do people in Beaver County get to work?

74.0% of Beaver County's workers drive alone and 13.5% work from home. The average trip to work takes 25.5 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 5.3%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Beaver County	Pennsylvania	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	62.0%±0.8 pts	62.7%	–
Unemployment rate	5.3%±0.6 pts	5.3%	no clear change
Drove alone to work	74.0%±1.2 pts	68.2%	–
Carpooled	8.2%±0.8 pts	7.5%	–
Public transportation	1.0%±0.3 pts	3.6%	–
Walked	2.0%±0.3 pts	3.3%	–
Worked from home	13.5%±0.9 pts	15.6%	+9.3 pts
Mean travel time to work	25.5 min±0.7	26.3 min	no 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 are Beaver County's census tracts?

Beaver County is divided into 53 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $38,750 (Tract 6045) to $132,868 (Tract 6026.02).

All 53 census tracts of Beaver County, with their figures

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

How does Beaver County compare with Pennsylvania's other counties?

Beaver County's rank among Pennsylvania's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	21st of 67
Growth 2020-2025	39th of 67
Residents per square mile	16th of 67
Median household income	26th of 67
Median home value	37th of 67
Median gross rent	35th of 67
Poverty rate	49th of 67
Bachelor's degree or higher	20th of 67
Median age	24th of 67

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Source: PlainCities ranks 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 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 Beaver County 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.