Beaver County, PA Population

Overview

168,260

Total Population

44.9

Median age

51.12%

Female population %

95.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

59.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3,048

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Beaver County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Beaver County is 44.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Beaver County's population under 18 was 19.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Beaver County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Beaver County, 16.09% were under the age of 15, 16.47% aged 15 to 29, 46.07% aged 30 to 64, 18.58% aged 65 to 84, and 2.78% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3,776 more females than males in Beaver County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.12% females and 48.88% males in Beaver County, PA.
The Beaver County, PA gender ratio is 95.6:100 i.e. 95.6 men to 100 women (0.956).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 6,995.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 7,121.

Beaver County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Beaver County population: 89.05% are White, 6.01% are Black or African American, 0.08% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.49% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.59% are some other race and 3.77% are multiracial.
Beaver County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 3,048 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 165,212 (98.19% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Beaver County is White with a population of 149,834 (89.05% of the total population).

Beaver County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 181,128 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Beaver County's population decreased by 10,498 (5.80%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Beaver County's population decreased by 2,770 (1.62%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Beaver County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 163,956.