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Moving to Monaca, Pennsylvania

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Population: 6,286. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,973 (-5.0% change)
Males: 2,929 (46.6%), Females: 3,357 (53.4%)

Beaver County

Zip code: 15061

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.9 years
Median household income: $33,706
Median house value: $73,800

Population by Race

Races in Monaca:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
  • Black (1.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (32.1%), Italian (21.8%), Irish (19.2%), Polish (9.9%), English (8.8%), Slovak (3.5%).

Elevation: 900 feet

Land area: 2.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Monaca

  • High school or higher: 81.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Monaca borough

  • Never married: 24.3%
  • Now married: 51.8%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 11.6%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

2.3% Foreign born (2.0% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -461 (-6.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Monaca:

  • MEDICAL CENTER BEAVE PA (about 4 miles; BEAVER, PA)
  • ALIQUIPPA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A (about 6 miles; ALIQUIPPA, PA)
  • ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL CRANBERRY (about 12 miles; CRANBERRY TWP, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Monaca:

  • PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 15 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: PIT)
  • ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 34 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: AGC)
  • YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN REGIONAL (about 48 miles; YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, OH; Abbreviation: YNG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Monaca:

  • BEAVER COUNTY (about 10 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Abbreviation: BVI)
  • ZELIENOPLE MUNI (about 12 miles; ZELIENOPLE, PA; Abbreviation: 8G7)
  • LAKEHILL (about 19 miles; MARS, PA; Abbreviation: P09)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Monaca:

  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BEAVER COUNTY (Full-time enrollment: 1,515; Location: ONE CAMPUS DR; Public; Website: www.ccbc.cc.pa.us)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BEAVER (Full-time enrollment: 732; Location: BRODHEAD RD; Public; Website: www.br.psu.edu/)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Monaca:

  • GENEVA COLLEGE (about 7 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,059)
  • ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 15 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,426)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 24 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 9,058)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 25 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)
  • DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,199)
  • POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 26 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
  • ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 27 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,246)

Schools

Public high schools in Monaca:

  • CENTER AREA SHS (Students: 663; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MONACA JSHS (Students: 429; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Monaca:

  • TODD LANE EL SCH (Students: 853; Grades: KG – 05)
  • CENTER AREA MS (Students: 499; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MANGIN EL SCH (Students: 160; Grades: KG – 06)
  • FIFTH WARD EL SCH (Students: 107; Grades: 04 – 06)
  • HIGH SCHOOL EL (Students: 104; Grades: KG – 03)
  • BEAVER COUNTY AVTS (Grades: 00 – 00)

Private primary/middle school in Monaca:

  • ST JOHN THE BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 254; Location: 1501 VIRGINIA AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Libraries in Monaca:

  • BEAVER CO LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $847,873; Location: 3582 BRODHEAD RD., SUITE 301; 20,101 books; 313 audio materials; 117 video materials; 60 serial subscriptions)
  • MONACA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $73,500; Location: 609 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE; 12,586 books; 787 audio materials; 719 video materials; 20 serial subscriptions)

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