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.
Despite the fact that it is a small city, Beaver Falls has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the city for affordable transportation.
The education level of Beaver Falls citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.01% of adults 25 and older in Beaver Falls have a college degree.
The per capita income in Beaver Falls in 2018 was $20,070, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,280 for a family of four. However, Beaver Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Beaver Falls is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Beaver Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Beaver Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Beaver Falls include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Beaver Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
