Beaver Falls is a somewhat small city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 8,777 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Beaver Falls is the 135th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Beaver Falls was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Beaver Falls is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Beaver Falls is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Beaver Falls who work in office and administrative support (13.28%), sales jobs (10.23%), and healthcare suport services (9.08%).In addition, Beaver Falls is a college town. There are a lot of students in Beaver Falls attending college, and as a result Beaver Falls provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to 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.In terms of college education, Beaver Falls is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.53% of adults 25 and older in Beaver Falls have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Beaver Falls in 2022 was $23,693, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $94,772 for a family of four. However, Beaver Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Beaver Falls is an extremely 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.
