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. 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.Beaver Falls is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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 (9.98%), healthcare suport services (9.95%), and food service (9.71%).Because there are quite a few people attending college in Beaver Falls, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Beaver Falls provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. 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.
