Beaver County vs. Washington County

Beaver County (PA)Washington County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)164,742207,346
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-3.4%-0.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)170,549207,841
Population, Census, April 1, 2010170,539207,820
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.4%19.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent21.5%20.6%
Female persons, percent51.4%50.9%
White alone, percent90.7%93.5%
Black or African American alone, percent6.4%3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.2%
Asian alone, percent0.6%1.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.6%1.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent89.4%92.0%
Veterans, 2014-201812,62015,146
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.7%1.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)79,65996,212
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.3%75.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$133,600$162,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,233$1,337
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$502$463
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$682$746
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.0%14.3%
Building permits, 2018201442
Households, 2014-201870,81784,100
Persons per household, 2014-20182.322.40
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.7%88.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20182.9%3.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.5%86.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.3%79.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.1%92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.7%29.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.1%9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent4.9%4.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.9%61.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.6%56.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)191,785318,020
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)779,6161,301,480
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)4,615,0083,561,898
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,179,5122,869,334
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,590,2462,342,057
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,341$11,221
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.626.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$55,828$61,567
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,016$34,244
Persons in poverty, percent11.2%9.0%
Total employer establishments, 20173,4075,205
Total employment, 201747,47286,267
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,914,6114,664,375
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.0%4.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,93813,104
All firms, 201211,95115,079
Men-owned firms, 20127,4888,876
Women-owned firms, 20123,3834,718
Minority-owned firms, 2012450679
Nonminority-owned firms, 201211,02513,752
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,3091,591
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,98112,689
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.5%23.2%
Population per square mile, 2010392.3242.5
Land area in square miles, 2010434.71856.99

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Beaver county (PA) and Washington county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.