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Population (year 2000): 6,286. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,973 (-5.0% change)
Males: 2,929 (46.6%), Females: 3,357 (53.4%)
Beaver County
Zip code:
15061
Median resident age: 40.9 years
Median household income: $33,706 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,800 (year 2000)
Races in Monaca:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
- Black (1.9%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (32.1%), Italian (21.8%),
Irish (19.2%), Polish (9.9%), English (8.8%), Slovak (3.5%).
Elevation: 900 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Monaca
- High school or higher: 81.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Monaca borough
- Never married: 24.3%
- Now married: 51.8%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 11.6%
- Divorced: 9.6%
2.3% Foreign born (2.0% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -461 (-6.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Monaca:
- MEDICAL CENTER BEAVE PA (about 4 miles; BEAVER, PA)
- ALIQUIPPA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL A (about 6 miles;
ALIQUIPPA, PA)
- ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL CRANBERRY (about 12 miles;
CRANBERRY TWP, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Monaca:
- PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 15 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; ID: PIT)
- ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 34 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
ID: AGC)
- YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN REGIONAL (about 48 miles;
YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, OH; ID: YNG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Monaca:
- BEAVER COUNTY (about 10 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; ID:
BVI)
- ZELIENOPLE MUNI (about 12 miles; ZELIENOPLE, PA; ID:
8G7)
- LAKEHILL (about 19 miles; MARS, PA; ID: P09)
Colleges/Universities in Monaca:
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BEAVER COUNTY (Full-time
enrollment: 1,515; Location: ONE CAMPUS DR; Public;
Website: www.ccbc.cc.pa.us)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BEAVER
(FT enrollment: 732; Location: BRODHEAD RD; Public;
Website: www.br.psu.edu/)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Monaca:
- GENEVA COLLEGE (about 7 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,059)
- ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 15 miles; MOON
TOWNSHIP, PA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 24
miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 9,058)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 25
miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 22,930)
- DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
FT enrollment: 8,199)
- POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 26 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,189)
- ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 27 miles;
PITTSBURGH, PA; FT enrollment: 2,246)
Public high schools in Monaca:
- CENTER AREA SHS (Students: 663; Grades: 09 -
12)
- MONACA JSHS (Students: 429; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Monaca:
- TODD LANE EL SCH (Students: 853; Grades: KG -
05)
- CENTER AREA MS (Students: 499; Grades: 06 -
08)
- MANGIN EL SCH (Students: 160; Grades: KG -
06)
- FIFTH WARD EL SCH (Students: 107; Grades: 04
- 06)
- HIGH SCHOOL EL (Students: 104; Grades: KG -
03)
- BEAVER COUNTY AVTS (Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle school in Monaca:
- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 254;
Location: 1501 VIRGINIA AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
Libraries in Monaca:
- BEAVER CO LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income:
$847,873; Location: 3582 BRODHEAD RD., SUITE 301; 20,101
books; 313 audio materials; 117 video materials; 60
serial subscriptions)
- MONACA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$73,500; Location: 609 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE; 12,586
books; 787 audio materials; 719 video materials; 20
serial subscriptions)
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