Big Beaver, PA Population

Overview

1,721

Total Population

57.0

Median age

52.06%

Female population %

92.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

64.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Big Beaver is 57.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Big Beaver's population under 18 was 14.06%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Big Beaver's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Big Beaver, 10.46% were under the age of 15, 16.79% aged 15 to 29, 43.87% aged 30 to 64, 25.86% aged 65 to 84, and 3.02% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 71 more females than males in Big Beaver:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.06% females and 47.94% males in Big Beaver, PA.
The Big Beaver, PA gender ratio is 92.1:100 i.e. 92.1 men to 100 women (0.921).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 138.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 118.

Big Beaver's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Big Beaver population: 95.47% are White, 3.49% are Asian and 1.05% are multiracial.
Big Beaver's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,721 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Big Beaver is White with a population of 1,643 (95.47% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,178 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Big Beaver's population decreased by 229 (10.51%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Big Beaver's population decreased by 93 (4.77%), 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, Big Beaver's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,826.