Beavercreek is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 38,183 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Beavercreek is the 30th largest community in Ohio.

Beavercreek is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.43% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Beavercreek is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Beavercreek who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.63%), management occupations (12.36%), and sales jobs (11.76%).

Also of interest is that Beavercreek has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Beavercreek, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

In addition, Beavercreek is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Beavercreek is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Beavercreek's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One of the benefits of Beavercreek is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.77 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Beavercreek is a very car-oriented city: 99% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. In fact, the general consensus among people in Beavercreek is that if you need to get anywhere, you're going to have to drive. The landscape is very car-oriented, and features shopping centers, strip malls, parking lots, and wide streets. Pedestrians are discouraged by the fact that sidewalks are not always present, which makes attempts at walking downright daunting in certain parts of town.

Beavercreek is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.

Beavercreek Information and Demographics

The citizens of Beavercreek are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 42.94% of adults in Beavercreek have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Beavercreek in 2000 was $30,298, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $121,192 for a family of four. However, Beavercreek contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Beavercreek home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Beavercreek is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Beavercreek include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Beavercreek is English.