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Beaver County, PA: population growth, jobs and income

Beaver County gained 263 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+0.2%).

Beaver County had an estimated 166,032 residents in 2025, down 1.1% (1,825 fewer people) since 2020. That is slower than Pennsylvania as a whole (+0.5%), and the 39th fastest growth of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$890/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes8.9%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months2812025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 966 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 46,532 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −5.1% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 4.5% in 2025, 0.1 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 285 new homes in 2025, or 1.7 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $71,089 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +20.5% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 2,217th.

Part of the Pittsburgh, PA metro area.

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Beaver County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
2025166,032+263
2024165,769+89
2023165,680−23
2022165,703−1,273
2021166,976−881
2020167,857–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Beaver County

Beaver County lost 1,825 people since 2020 even though 1,786 more people moved in from other U.S. counties than left: deaths outnumbered births by 4,134, and net international migration added 555.

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−737−4,134
International migrationfrom and to other countries+41+555
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+966+1,786
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−7−32
Total change+263−1,825

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn PennsylvaniaAmong U.S. counties
Population growth39th of 672,217th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10th of 67950th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth54th of 672,481st of 3,092
Median household income26th of 671,113th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate31st of 672,137th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents22nd of 671,681st of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Beaver County's population change (−1.1%) was ahead of 4 of its 6 neighbouring counties and behind 2 (Washington County and Butler County).

3 of its 6 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Beaver County's $71,089 (2020–24).

Beaver County, PA and its 6 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Beaver County, PA This county166,032−1.1%5.81.7$71,089
Hancock County, WV27,729−4.5%−1.00.5$61,466
Lawrence County, PA83,911−2.4%3.40.8$61,931
Allegheny County, PA1,225,035−2.0%−2.32.6$78,548
Washington County, PA210,802+0.7%4.11.7$78,958
Butler County, PA200,169+3.2%6.06.2$89,843
Columbiana County, OH99,377−2.2%2.10.6$58,180

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Beaver County growing?

No. Its population fell 1.1% between 2020 and 2025, about 1,825 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates). Pennsylvania as a whole changed +0.5% over the same years. That ranks 39th of 67 counties in Pennsylvania for population growth.

How many people moved to Beaver County?

On net, about 966 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Beaver County?

It averaged 4.5% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Beaver County?

About 166,032 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Beaver County?

Private employers there had 46,532 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −5.1% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.