Beaver Falls is a somewhat small city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 8,757 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Beaver Falls is the 135th largest community in Pennsylvania. Beaver Falls has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
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.
The citizens of Beaver Falls are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.35% of adults in Beaver Falls having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Beaver Falls in 2022 was $25,469, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,876 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, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Beaver Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.