Beaver is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,775 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Beaver is the 369th largest community in Pennsylvania. Beaver has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Beaver is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Beaver is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Beaver who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.29%), sales jobs (13.72%), and management occupations (10.07%).

As is often the case in a small borough, Beaver doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Beaver Information and Demographics

The citizens of Beaver are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.70% of adults in Beaver have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Beaver in 2000 was $24,003, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,012 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Beaver is English.