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:

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)