Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,663 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,682 (1.8%)
Area name: Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Beaver County is $601 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $719 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $894 a month.
Cities in this county include: Aliquippa
, Beaver Falls
, Economy
, Ambridge
, New Brighton
, Monaca
, Beaver
, Baden
, Rochester
, Ohioville
.
2005 air pollution in Beaver County:
Carbon Monoxide: 1 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Lead: 0.15 µg/m3
(standard limit: 1.5 µg/m3).
Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.017 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.106 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.086 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
Annual: 26 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3):
74 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
18.3 µg/m3.
Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
52 µg/m3.
Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.013 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.050 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Allegheny County
, Butler County
, Columbiana County, Ohio
, Hancock County, West Virginia
, Lawrence County
, Washington County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Beaver County: Stop
and Sock Golf Course
(A),
Neel Landing
(B),
Fox Run Golf Course
(C),
Kobuta Station
(D),
Rolling Acres Golf Course
(E),
Shafers
(F),
Park Quarries
(G),
Park Headquarters
(H),
Pappans Plaza
(I),
Hookstown Grange
(J),
Beaver Terrace
(K),
Raccoon Grange
(L),
Center Grange
(M),
Big Knob Grange
(N),
Green Garden
(O),
Green Garden Plaza
(P),
Black Hawk Golf Course
(Q),
West Economy
(R),
Walt Mills
(S),
Ponderosa Golflands Golf Course
(T)
Shopping Centers: Chippewa
Mall
(1),
Franklin Plaza Shopping Center
(2),
Hopewell Shopping Center
(3),
Beaver Valley Mall
(4),
Crestmont Shopping Center
(5)
Churches in Beaver County include: North
Branch Church
(A),
Saint Johns Church
(B),
Van Kirk Church
(C),
Free Methodist Church
(D),
Richmond Union Chapel
(E),
United Church
(F),
Bunker Hill Community Church
(G),
Mill Creek Church
(H),
Pleasant Valley Church
(I)
Cemeteries: North
Branch Cemetery
(1),
Wagner Oak Grove Cemetery
(2),
Saint Joseph Cemetery
(3),
John Anderson Memorial Cemetery
(4),
Hookstown Cemetery
(5),
Allendale Cemetery
(6),
Veazey Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Darlington
Lake
(A),
Miskita Lake
(B),
Ambridge Reservoir
(C),
Hereford Manor Lake
(D),
Service Creek Reservoir
(E),
Hughes Lake
(F),
Group Camping Area Lake
(G),
Main Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gums
Run
(A),
Poorhouse Run
(B),
Potato Garden Run
(C),
Raccoon Creek
(D),
Rag Run
(E),
Raredon Run
(F),
Mill Creek
(G),
Frames Run
(H),
Fishpot Run
(I)
Parks in Beaver County include: State
Game Lands Number 189
(1),
Chippewa Park
(2),
Brady Run Park
(3),
Raccoon Creek State Park
(4)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.0% | | Pennsylvania: | 4.1% |
Current college students: 6,954
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,997 (74% naturalized citizens)
| Beaver
County: |
1.7% | | Whole
state: | 4.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 358
- 1990
to 1994: 173
- 1985
to 1989: 131
- 1980
to 1984: 70
- 1975
to 1979: 205
- 1970
to 1974: 154
- 1970
to 1974: 279
- 1965
to 1969: 1,627
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Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 56,933
- One,
attached: 2,600
- Two:
3,544
- 3
or 4: 3,676
- 5
to 9: 2,758
- 10
to 19: 1,293
- 20
or more: 2,550
- Mobile
homes: 4,382
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 29
Housing units in Beaver County with a mortgage: 26,420 (2,871 second mortgage, 4,492 home equity loan, 194 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20,078 Agriculture
in Beaver County
Average size of farms: 97 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $16788
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $144.80
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 10.43%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 63.85%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $18687
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 43.05%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.73%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $37071
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.26%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 14.46
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 25.70%
Corn for grain: 3450 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 896 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 716 harvested acres
Vegetables: 248 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 151 acresBeaver
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 3.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 fatalities and 129 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/31/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 9 people and injured 120 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(11%)
- Metal
and metal products (10%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Air
transportation (5%)
- Educational
services (5%)
- Health
care (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
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Most
common industries for females:
|
- Health
care (19%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males in 2005:
|
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females in 2005:
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Registered
nurses (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Supervisors
and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Italy
(31%)
- United
Kingdom (8%)
- Germany
(7%)
- Canada
(7%)
- Greece
(5%)
- Yugoslavia
(3%)
- India
(2%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Beaver County:
|
- German
(23%)
- Italian
(17%)
- Irish
(10%)
- English
(6%)
- Polish
(6%)
- United
States or American (6%)
- Scotch-Irish
(3%)
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|
Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 67,877 (84%)
- Carpooled:
7,867 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 926 (1%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 12 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 5 (0%)
- Taxi:
33 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
22 (0%)
- Bicycle:
90 (0%)
- Walked:
2,375 (3%)
- Other
means: 456 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 1,540 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
- 1640
people in nursing homes
- 1109
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 374
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 275
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 204
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 151
people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 148
people in other group homes
- 144
people in religious group quarters
- 114
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 98
people in other types of correctional institutions
- 78
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 29
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 21
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 17
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 5
people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $45,762.
3.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,157 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
3.75% | | Pennsylvania
average: | 4.99% |
0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($186 average AGI)
| Beaver
County: |
0.03% | | Pennsylvania
average: | 0.12% |
2.40% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($25,844 average AGI)
1.32% relocated from other states ($14,126 average AGI)
| Beaver
County: |
1.32% | | Pennsylvania
average: | 2.15% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Allegheny County, PA
|
1.32% ($42,876 average AGI) |
| from
Butler County, PA
|
0.38% ($43,324) |
| from
Lawrence County, PA
|
0.24% ($31,494) |
| from
Columbiana County, OH
|
0.12% ($29,488) |
| from
Washington County, PA
|
0.09% ($33,279) |
| from
Westmoreland County, PA
|
0.05% ($33,909) |
| from
Hancock County, WV
|
0.04% ($32,040) |
4.51% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,194 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.51% | | Pennsylvania
average: | 5.08% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($162 average AGI)
| Beaver
County: |
0.03% | | Pennsylvania
average: | 0.05% |
2.33% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($18,827 average AGI)
2.14% relocated to other states ($18,205 average AGI)
| Beaver
County: |
2.14% | | Pennsylvania
average: | 2.30% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Allegheny County, PA
|
1.16% ($36,943 average AGI) |
| to
Butler County, PA
|
0.36% ($41,655) |
| to
Lawrence County, PA
|
0.24% ($32,880) |
| to
Columbiana County, OH
|
0.16% ($30,209) |
| to
Washington County, PA
|
0.06% ($29,778) |
| to
Westmoreland County, PA
|
0.06% ($27,465) |
| to
Mercer County, PA
|
0.06% ($42,095) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1
Births
per 1000 population in Beaver County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Beaver County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.5
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Beaver County
|
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 35,807 (31,606 aged, 4,201 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 176,981
- In
family households: 152,195 (39,976 male householders, 10,824 female householders)
40,487
spouses, 51,986 children (48,576 natural, 837 adopted, 2,573 stepchildren), 2,732 grandchildren, 897 brothers or sisters, 1,202 parents, 1,839 other relatives, 2,252 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 24,786 (8,640 male householders (7,311 living alone)), 13,224 female householders (12,215 living alone)), 2,922 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 4,431 (2,068 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 23,125 2-persons, 11,965 3-persons, 9,912 4-persons, 4,091 5-persons, 1,292 6-persons, 415 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 19,526 1-person, 2,003 2-persons, 211 3-persons, 99 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.
28,611 married couples with children.
9,072 single-parent households (1,815 men, 7,257 women).
95.7% of residents of Beaver County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,156,592,000 ($6476 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $46,302,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $563,480,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $329,594,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,308,000
Federal grants: $190,895,000
Federal procurement contracts: $41,134,000 ($30,973,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $28,182,000 ($5,970,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,700,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $47,888,000
Federal Government insurance: $56,458,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 9,444
| Here: |
53 per 1000 residents | | State: | 61
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 11,074
| Here: |
62 per 1000 residents | | State: |
54 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +273
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +8
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -2,465
| Here: |
-14 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-2 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Beaver County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 20.90 millions of gallons per day (42% from ground, 58% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 627
- 1995
to 1998: 2,262
- 1990
to 1994: 2,956
- 1980
to 1989: 4,868
- 1970
to 1979: 10,376
- 1960
to 1969: 9,104
- 1950
to 1959: 14,730
- 1940
to 1949: 10,710
- 1939
or earlier: 22,132
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Beaver County, Pennsylvania: |
- 1
room: 10
- 2
rooms: 112
- 3
rooms: 710
- 4
rooms: 4,914
- 5
rooms: 13,213
- 6
rooms: 16,375
- 7
rooms: 9,391
- 8
rooms: 5,935
- 9
or more rooms: 3,719
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Beaver County, Pennsylvania: |
- 1
room: 257
- 2
rooms: 687
- 3
rooms: 3,430
- 4
rooms: 5,724
- 5
rooms: 4,308
- 6
rooms: 2,248
- 7
rooms: 863
- 8
rooms: 440
- 9
or more rooms: 240
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Beaver County:
|
- no
bedroom: 25
- 1
bedroom: 1,255
- 2
bedrooms: 13,363
- 3
bedrooms: 30,846
- 4
bedrooms: 7,789
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1,101
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Beaver County:
|
- no
bedroom: 367
- 1
bedroom: 4,895
- 2
bedrooms: 8,018
- 3
bedrooms: 4,075
- 4
bedrooms: 758
- 5
or more bedrooms: 84
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Beaver County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 2,891
- 1
vehicle: 16,387
- 2
vehicles: 24,319
- 3
vehicles: 8,124
- 4
vehicles: 1,946
- 5
or more vehicles: 712
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Beaver County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 3,944
- 1
vehicle: 9,121
- 2
vehicles: 4,239
- 3
vehicles: 779
- 4
vehicles: 56
- 5
or more vehicles: 58
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69% of Beaver County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Pennsylvania.
| Beaver
County: |
68.8% | | State
average: |
64.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 152536
- Northeast:
3674
- Midwest:
9225
- South:
10192
- West:
1970
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
|
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (72%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Electricity
(6%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood
(1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (72%)
- Electricity
(16%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,736
| Here: |
8.9% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 611
| Here: |
6.2% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 2,227
| Here: |
37.2% | | Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |
Beaver
County government finances in 2004:
-
Charges - Air Transportation: $442,000
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,100,000
- Charges
- All Other: $42,433,000
Parks & Recreation: $84,000
- Current
Operations - Welfare - Other: $59,385,000
Health Services - Other: $31,417,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $14,104,000
Corrections - Other: $13,218,000
Housing & Community Development: $8,072,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,753,000
General - Other: $7,690,000
Financial Administration: $3,915,000
Police Protection: $2,781,000
Central Staff Services: $1,697,000
Regular Highways: $1,611,000
Libraries: $1,336,000
Parks & Recreation: $803,000
General Public Buildings: $691,000
Solid Waste Management: $392,000
Air Transportation: $349,000
Natural Resources - Other: $298,000
- Employee
Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $92,138,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $39,297,000
Total Federal Securities: $19,378,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $5,984,000
Benefit Payments: $5,856,000
Local Employee Contribution: $4,499,000
From Local Government: $3,326,000
Interest Revenue: $2,216,000
Total Other Securities: $76,000
Withdrawals: $6,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $48,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $4,811,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Transit Utilities: $880,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $82,230,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $6,656,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $82,410,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $6,476,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $1,557,000
Interest Earnings: $984,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Corrections - Other: $282,000
Regular Highways: $202,000
General - Other: $199,000
Judicial: $199,000
General Public Building: $159,000
Parks & Recreation: $106,000
Libraries: $73,000
Financial Administration: $72,000
Central Staff: $42,000
Solid Waste Management: $25,000
Air Transportation: $24,000
Natural Resource - Other: $5,000
Police Protection: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $24,446,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $28,638,000
Public Welfare: $20,035,000
All Other: $10,964,000
Housing & Community Development: $7,579,000
Highways: $1,924,000
General Support: $515,000
- Tax
- Property: $32,798,000
Other Selective Sales: $149,000
NEC: $120,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $34,499,000
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