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Population (year 2000): 9,920. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,402 (-5.2% change)
Males: 4,538 (45.7%), Females: 5,382 (54.3%)
Beaver County
Zip code:
15010
Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $26,344 (year 2000)
Median house value: $44,300 (year 2000)
Races in Beaver Falls:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.2%)
- Black (17.5%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (23.8%), Italian (14.2%),
Irish (13.5%), English (7.5%), United States (5.9%), Polish
(5.0%).
Elevation: 780 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Beaver Falls
- High school or higher: 76.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 12.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Beaver Falls city
- Never married: 36.7%
- Now married: 40.7%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 9.8%
- Divorced: 10.0%
2.1% Foreign born (0.9% Europe, 0.6% Latin
America, 0.4% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -842 (-7.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Beaver Falls:
- MEDICAL CENTER BEAVE PA (about 5 miles; BEAVER, PA)
- ELLWOOD CITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; ELLWOOD CITY,
PA)
- ALIQUIPPA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A (about 11 miles;
ALIQUIPPA, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Beaver Falls:
- PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 21 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: PIT)
- ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 40 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
ID: AGC)
- YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN REGIONAL (about 42 miles;
YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, OH; ID: YNG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Beaver Falls:
- BEAVER COUNTY (about 5 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; ID:
BVI)
- ZELIENOPLE MUNI (about 13 miles; ZELIENOPLE, PA; ID:
8G7)
- NEW CASTLE MUNI (about 19 miles; NEW CASTLE, PA; ID:
UCP)
Colleges/Universities in Beaver Falls:
- GENEVA COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,059;
Location: 3200 COLLEGE AVE; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.geneva.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- DCI CAREER INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 95;
Location: 561 WALLACE RUN RD; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.dcitraining.com)
- BEAVER FALLS BEAUTY ACADEMY (FT enrollment:
28; Location: 720 13TH ST; Private, for-profit)
- BEAVER AVIATION (Location: BEAVER COUNTY
AIRPORT; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Beaver Falls:
- ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 21 miles; MOON
TOWNSHIP, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,426)
- SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 27
miles; SLIPPERY ROCK, PA; FT enrollment: 6,399)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 30
miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 31
miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
- DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
FT enrollment: 8,199)
- POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 32 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,189)
- ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 32 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
Public high schools in Beaver Falls:
- BLACKHAWK HS (Students: 1,168; Grades: 08 -
12)
- BEAVER FALLS AREA SHS (Students: 626; Grades:
09 - 12)
Private high schools in Beaver Falls:
- BEAVER COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 293;
Location: 3601 SHORT ST; Grades: KG - 12)
- BEAVER COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 97;
Location: 510 37TH ST; Grades: 9 - 12)
- WEST MAYFIELD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 11;
Location: PO BOX 928; Grades: 2 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Beaver Falls:
- BLACKHAWK INTERMEDIATE SCH (Students: 596;
Grades: 03 - 05)
- BEAVER FALLS MS (Students: 501; Grades: 06 -
08)
- HIGHLAND MS (Students: 470; Grades: 06 - 07)
- SOUTH EL SCH (Students: 360; Grades: KG - 05)
- BIG BEAVER EL SCH (Students: 340; Grades: KG
- 05)
- PATTERSON PRIMARY SCH (Students: 213; Grades:
KG - 02)
Private primary/middle schools in Beaver Falls:
- DIVINE MERCY ACADEMY (Students: 146;
Location: 609 TENTH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST PHILOMENA SCHOOL (Students: 129; Location:
4001 6TH AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Beaver Falls:
- CARNEGIE FREE LIBRARY - BEAVER FALLS
(Operating income: $251,642; Location: 1301 7TH AVE;
59,629 books; 723 audio materials; 904 video materials;
73 serial subscriptions)
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