The Town Files

Beaver County, Pennsylvania

166,324 people. The median home is worth $190,900 (typical Pennsylvania town: $214,250) and the median household earns $71,089.

Towns in Beaver County

Towns in Beaver County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Hopewell13,495$192,000$74,18542.6
Center11,648$256,000$89,34646.4
Aliquippa9,238$98,400$50,18847.5
Economy9,098$250,800$95,31350.7
Beaver Falls9,005$92,100$49,92432.6
Brighton8,790$279,600$115,25042.3
Chippewa8,042$255,600$94,80644.2
New Sewickley7,183$256,100$73,70157.4
Ambridge6,972$98,200$51,53736.7
New Brighton5,729$109,200$52,93940.3
Monaca5,625$162,700$73,53839.0
North Sewickley5,495$204,000$76,66345.5
Beaver4,438$254,100$81,15646.8
Baden3,904$150,400$63,40046.6
Franklin3,882$226,500$82,91751.9
Rochester3,472$116,800$43,08042.1
Ohioville3,349$202,100$80,67342.2
Hanover3,343$243,200$91,14041.4
Harmony3,187$153,400$70,92647.3
Patterson3,129$233,400$67,17140.9
Daugherty3,078$191,300$87,96951.9
Raccoon2,793$218,800$84,79250.2
Rochester2,711$149,200$60,50052.0
South Beaver2,680$222,200$87,53850.7

People and housing

Beaver CountyTypical Pennsylvania town
Median home value$190,900$214,250
Median rent$890$996
Median household income$71,089$75,278
Median age44.744.2
Bachelor's degree or higher28.7%23.8%
Below the poverty line9.9%8.5%

Jobs and pay

48,481 jobs in 2024, average pay $58,825 a year.

Largest industries in Beaver CountyHealth care & social assistan…8,791 jobs · $55,681Manufacturing6,681 jobs · $87,647Retail6,416 jobs · $33,928Hotels & restaurants4,478 jobs · $19,596Construction2,688 jobs · $77,072Transportation & warehousing2,471 jobs · $65,684
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Beaver County0%2%4%6%8%10%12%2000200420082012201620202023 4.1%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 853 storm events in Beaver County from 1996 to 2026, with 2 deaths.

Storm events in Beaver County by type since 1996Hail120Flood63Tornado13High Wind26Ice Storm11Heavy Rain7Heavy Snow11Flash Flood96Winter Storm19Winter Weather34
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Beaver County has been included in 15 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
March 30, 2020BiologicalDR-4506: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3441: Covid-19
October 29, 2012HurricaneEM-3356: Hurricane Sandy
April 16, 2010SnowstormDR-1898: Severe Winter Storms And Snowstorms
September 10, 2005HurricaneEM-3235: Hurricane Katrina
September 19, 2004Severe StormDR-1555: Severe Storms And Flooding Associated With Tropical Depression Frances
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).