Moving to Beaver, Pennsylvania
Population: 4,775. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,550 (-4.7% change)
Males: 2,280 (47.7%), Females: 2,495 (52.3%)
Beaver County
Zip code: 15009
Demographics
Median resident age: 43.3 years
Median household income: $42,113
Median house value: $107,600
Population by Race
Races in Beaver:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
- Black (2.6%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (30.2%), Italian (16.0%), English (12.3%), Irish (12.2%), Scotch-Irish (4.9%), Polish (4.7%).
Elevation: 780 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Beaver
- High school or higher: 90.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 35.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.5%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Beaver borough
- Never married: 19.0%
- Now married: 59.7%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 12.3%
- Divorced: 7.3%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -325 (-6.4%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Beaver:
- MEDICAL CENTER BEAVE PA (1000 DUTCH RIDGE RD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Beaver:
- ALIQUIPPA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A (about 7 miles; ALIQUIPPA, PA)
- ELLWOOD CITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; ELLWOOD CITY, PA)
- ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL CRANBERRY (about 14 miles; CRANBERRY TWP, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Beaver:
- PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 16 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: PIT)
- ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 36 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: AGC)
- YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN REGIONAL (about 46 miles; YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, OH; Abbreviation: YNG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Beaver:
- BEAVER COUNTY (about 8 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Abbreviation: BVI)
- ZELIENOPLE MUNI (about 14 miles; ZELIENOPLE, PA; Abbreviation: 8G7)
- MILLER (about 19 miles; BURGETTSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: P64)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beaver:
- GENEVA COLLEGE (about 6 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,059)
- ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 16 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,426)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 26 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 9,058)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 27 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)
- DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,199)
- POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 28 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
- ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 29 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,246)
Schools
Public high school in Beaver:
- BEAVER AREA SHS (Students: 714; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Beaver:
- COLLEGE SQUARE EL SCH (Students: 556; Grades: KG – 06)
- BRIGHTON TWP EL SCH (Students: 462; Grades: KG – 05)
- BEAVER AREA MS (Students: 341; Grades: 07 – 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Beaver:
- SS PETER AND PAUL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 188; Location: 370 EAST END AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
- AGAPELAND (Students: 35; Location: 500 DUTCH RIDGE RD; Grades: PK – KG)
Libraries
Library in Beaver:
- BEAVER AREA MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $329,178; Location: 100 COLLEGE AVE; 42,785 books; 2,966 audio materials; 1,820 video materials; 112 serial subscriptions)