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. Much of the housing stock in Beaver was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Unlike some boroughs, Beaver isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Beaver are a mix 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.82% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.If knowledge is power, Beaver is a pretty powerful place. 50.41% of the adults in Beaver have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. 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.
