Beaver Falls, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 9,108 (All urban)

Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,380 (3,798 occupied: 2,022 owner occupied, 1,776 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	47%
State:	29%

Housing density: 2067 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $165,004.

Median contract rent in 2007: $391 (lower quartile is $286, upper quartile is $488)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $421

Median gross rent in Beaver Falls, PA in 2007: $505

Housing units in Beaver Falls with a mortgage: 988 (160 second mortgage, 156 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 876

Beaver Falls,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,118 (it was $45,700 in 2000)

Beaver Falls:	$76,118
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $42,728 - $112,242

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $84,115
Here: $84,115
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $103,537
Here: $103,537
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $121,679
Here: $121,679
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $83,016
Here: $83,016
State: $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $89,091
Here: $89,091
State: $211,072

Mobile homes: $27,500
Here: $27,500
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,760

In family households: 7,043 (1,385 male householders, 916 female householders)
1,342 spouses, 2,750 children (2,600 natural, 41 adopted, 109 stepchildren), 160 grandchildren, 76 brothers or sisters, 159 parents, 69 other relatives, 186 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,717 (578 male householders (488 living alone)), 929 female householders (848 living alone)), 210 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,160 (115 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 995 2-persons, 554 3-persons, 425 4-persons, 206 5-persons, 94 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,336 1-person, 144 2-persons, 27 3-persons.

1,019 married couples with children.
893 single-parent households (144 men, 749 women).

94.5% of residents of Beaver Falls speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 51% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 211 (2.1%)
(65.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 43 4 rooms: 160 5 rooms: 483 6 rooms: 760 7 rooms: 265 8 rooms: 131 9 or more rooms: 180

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 15 2 rooms: 72 3 rooms: 359 4 rooms: 499 5 rooms: 451 6 rooms: 257 7 rooms: 79 8 rooms: 26 9 or more rooms: 18

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 29
1990 to 1994: 11
1980 to 1989: 31
1970 to 1979: 213
1960 to 1969: 256
1950 to 1959: 486
1940 to 1949: 726
1939 or earlier: 2,623

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Beaver Falls:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 86 2 bedrooms: 568 3 bedrooms: 1,022 4 bedrooms: 285 5 or more bedrooms: 61

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Beaver Falls:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 594 2 bedrooms: 701 3 bedrooms: 372 4 bedrooms: 86 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Beaver Falls in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 273 1 vehicle: 925 2 vehicles: 692 3 vehicles: 126 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Beaver Falls in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 588 1 vehicle: 923 2 vehicles: 241 3 vehicles: 24 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Beaver Falls, PA:

Less than $10,000: 31
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 151
$20,000 to $24,999: 136
$25,000 to $29,999: 142
$30,000 to $34,999: 128
$35,000 to $39,999: 209
$40,000 to $49,999: 297
$50,000 to $59,999: 171
$60,000 to $69,999: 233
$70,000 to $79,999: 159
$80,000 to $89,999: 57
$90,000 to $99,999: 101
$100,000 to $124,999: 4
$125,000 to $149,999: 13
$150,000 to $174,999: 12
$175,000 to $199,999: 8
$200,000 to $249,999: 0
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 4
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Beaver Falls rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Beaver Falls:

Less than $100: 82 people
$100 to $149: 59
$150 to $199: 79
$200 to $249: 77
$250 to $299: 127
$300 to $349: 180
$350 to $399: 223
$400 to $449: 241
$450 to $499: 168
$500 to $549: 132
$550 to $599: 78
$600 to $649: 42
$650 to $699: 33
$700 to $749: 20
$750 to $799: 20
$800 to $899: 13
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 63

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 61 1990 to 1994: 5 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 5 1975 to 1979: 24 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 53 1965 to 1969: 63

Beaver Falls, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.8%
Number of people working at home: 58 (1.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 244
5 to 9 minutes: 770
10 to 14 minutes: 714
15 to 19 minutes: 425
20 to 24 minutes: 585
25 to 29 minutes: 146
30 to 34 minutes: 302
35 to 39 minutes: 78
40 to 44 minutes: 98
45 to 59 minutes: 236
60 to 89 minutes: 113
90 or more minutes: 51

Beaver Falls mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,602 (68%)
Carpooled: 426 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 66 (2%)
Bicycle: 18 (0%)
Walked: 639 (17%)
Other means: 11 (0%)
Worked at home: 58 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 762
$10,000 to $14,999: 421
$15,000 to $19,999: 315
$20,000 to $24,999: 306
$25,000 to $29,999: 351
$30,000 to $34,999: 337
$35,000 to $39,999: 221
$40,000 to $44,999: 153
$45,000 to $49,999: 158
$50,000 to $59,999: 304
$60,000 to $74,999: 260
$75,000 to $99,999: 144
$100,000 to $124,999: 35
$125,000 to $149,999: 5
$150,000 to $199,999: 5
$200,000 or more: 31

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1680

German: 1590

Italian: 1279

Irish: 656

United States or American: 583

English: 518

Polish: 330

Scotch-Irish: 277

Scottish: 135

Hungarian: 135

Slovak: 88

Croatian: 77

Subsaharan African:: 63

African: 57

Arab:: 55

Serbian: 52

Swedish: 51

French (except Basque): 44

Ukrainian: 37

European: 35

Syrian: 35

Norwegian: 33

Dutch: 30

Czech: 29

Czechoslovakian: 27

Romanian: 24

Russian: 23

Greek: 21

Lebanese: 20

Welsh: 19

Portuguese: 17

French Canadian: 15

Slovene: 13

Lithuanian: 7

Canadian: 7

Celtic: 7

Pennsylvania German: 7

Zimbabwean: 6

Brazilian: 6

Yugoslavian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Italy (15%)
Colombia (11%)
Greece (10%)
Mexico (6%)
Brazil (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
Cuba (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 8153
Northeast: 296
Midwest: 435
South: 696
West: 62

56% of Beaver Falls residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 36
5th and 6th grade: 11
7th and 8th grade: 68
9th grade: 73
10th grade: 87
11th grade: 102
12th grade, no diploma: 206
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,133
Less than 1 year of college: 166
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 264
Associate degree: 156
Bachelor's degree: 235
Master's degree: 49
Professional school degree: 15
Doctorate degree: 31

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 38
Nursery to 4th grade: 25
5th and 6th grade: 18
7th and 8th grade: 179
9th grade: 99
10th grade: 137
11th grade: 131
12th grade, no diploma: 205
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,451
Less than 1 year of college: 152
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 346
Associate degree: 223
Bachelor's degree: 355
Master's degree: 64
Professional school degree: 14
Doctorate degree: 21

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 14.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 9.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 19.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.3%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 16.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 31.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 13.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 23.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $33,266
Black householders: $27,758
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $14,336
Asian householders: $143,779
Two or more races householders: $24,121
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $29,968

Beaver Falls household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Beaver Falls household income for Black householders

Beaver Falls household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Beaver Falls household income for Asian householders

Beaver Falls household income for Two or more races householders

Beaver Falls household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Beaver Falls marital status for males

Beaver Falls marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $73,902
Black or African American householders: $46,598
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $106,276
Asian householders: $316,867
Two or more races householders: $40,385
Hispanic or Latino householders: $101,534

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,579
One, attached: 162
Two: 553
3 or 4: 343
5 to 9: 305
10 to 19: 40
20 to 49: 206
50 or more: 173
Mobile homes: 19

Median worth of mobile homes: $34,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Beaver Falls:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (95%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (12%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Other fuel (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 101

Here:	9.7%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 23

Here:	5.8%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 881

Here:	80.7%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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