Beaver County vs. Allegheny County
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Beaver County (PA) Allegheny County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 164,742 1,218,452
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -3.4% -0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 170,549 1,223,323
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 170,539 1,223,348
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.1% 5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.4% 18.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 21.5% 18.9%
Female persons, percent 51.4% 51.7%
White alone, percent 90.7% 80.1%
Black or African American alone, percent 6.4% 13.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.2% 0.2%
Asian alone, percent 0.6% 4.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.1% 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 1.6% 2.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 89.4% 78.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 12,620 75,923
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 1.7% 5.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 79,659 602,414
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 73.3% 64.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $133,600 $147,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,233 $1,355
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $502 $538
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $682 $865
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 17.0% 26.8%
Building permits, 2018 201 2,222
Households, 2014-2018 70,817 537,960
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.32 2.21
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 89.7% 86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 2.9% 7.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 84.5% 87.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 78.3% 81.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 93.1% 94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 23.7% 40.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 11.1% 9.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 4.9% 4.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.9% 64.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.6% 60.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 191,785 2,940,576
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 779,616 12,756,157
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 4,615,008 16,279,472
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,179,512 27,237,933
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,590,246 20,553,747
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $9,341 $16,719
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 25.6 27.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $55,828 $58,383
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $30,016 $36,907
Persons in poverty, percent 11.2% 11.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 3,407 33,762
Total employment, 2017 47,472 711,354
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,914,611 37,748,915
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -1.0% 2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 8,938 83,920
All firms, 2012 11,951 96,501
Men-owned firms, 2012 7,488 56,123
Women-owned firms, 2012 3,383 30,671
Minority-owned firms, 2012 450 12,104
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 11,025 80,217
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,309 9,916
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 9,981 81,176
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.0% 5.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 3.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 1.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.5% 27.6%
Population per square mile, 2010 392.3 1,675.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 434.71 730.08
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Beaver county (PA) and Allegheny county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.