Beaver is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,362 people and five associated neighborhoods, Beaver is the 343rd largest community in Pennsylvania. Beaver has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Beaver is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Beaver is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Beaver who work in office and administrative support (12.99%), healthcare (12.20%), and management occupations (12.01%). Of important note, Beaver is also a borough of artists. Beaver has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Beaver’s character. A relatively large number of people in Beaver telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.82% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small borough, Beaver does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Beaver, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Beaver is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.41% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Beaver in 2022 was $43,790, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $175,160 for a family of four. The people who call Beaver home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Beaver residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Beaver include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Beaver is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
