Beaver Falls is a somewhat small city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 9,920 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Beaver Falls is the 141st largest community in Pennsylvania. Beaver Falls has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Unlike some cities, Beaver Falls isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Beaver Falls are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Beaver Falls is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Beaver Falls who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.14%), sales jobs (11.44%), and food service (8.90%).

Beaver Falls is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Beaver Falls enrolled in college, Beaver Falls has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

Being a small city, Beaver Falls does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Beaver Falls Information and Demographics

The citizens of Beaver Falls are slightly less educated than the national average of 14.96% for the average city or town: 12.86% of adults in Beaver Falls have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Beaver Falls in 2000 was $13,808, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $55,232 for a family of four.

Beaver Falls is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Beaver Falls home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Beaver Falls is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Beaver Falls include German, Italian, Irish, English, Polish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Beaver Falls is English. Some people also speak Spanish.