Beaver County vs. Lawrence County

Beaver County (PA)Lawrence County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)164,74286,184
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-3.4%-5.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)170,54991,140
Population, Census, April 1, 2010170,53991,108
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.4%19.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent21.5%22.0%
Female persons, percent51.4%51.6%
White alone, percent90.7%93.0%
Black or African American alone, percent6.4%4.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Asian alone, percent0.6%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.6%1.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent89.4%91.8%
Veterans, 2014-201812,6206,252
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.7%1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)79,65941,328
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.3%74.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$133,600$106,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,233$1,115
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$502$449
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$682$695
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.0%13.6%
Building permits, 201820146
Households, 2014-201870,81736,907
Persons per household, 2014-20182.322.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.7%89.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20182.9%4.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.5%82.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.3%74.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.1%90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.7%21.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.1%12.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent4.9%6.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.9%58.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.6%53.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)191,78589,022
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)779,616501,693
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)4,615,0081,819,437
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,590,246838,738
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,341$9,333
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.622.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$55,828$48,860
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,016$27,734
Persons in poverty, percent11.2%15.8%
Total employer establishments, 20173,4071,922
Total employment, 201747,47226,205
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,914,611969,583
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.0%-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,9385,121
All firms, 201211,9516,244
Men-owned firms, 20127,4883,411
Women-owned firms, 20123,3831,952
Minority-owned firms, 2012450237
Nonminority-owned firms, 201211,0255,701
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,309611
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,9815,196
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%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.5%27.0%
Population per square mile, 2010392.3254.4
Land area in square miles, 2010434.71358.18

Source: United States Census Bureau

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