Allegheny County vs. Beaver County
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Bergen - NJ
Bernalillo - NM
Bexar - TX
Bronx - NY
Broward - FL
Clark - NV
Cobb - GA
Collin - TX
Contra Costa - CA
Cook - IL
Cuyahoga - OH
Dallas - TX
Davidson - TN
DeKalb - GA
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Duval - FL
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Essex - NJ
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Fairfield - CT
Fort Bend - TX
Franklin - OH
Fresno - CA
Fulton - GA
Gwinnett - GA
Hamilton - OH
Harris - TX
Hartford - CT
Hennepin - MN
Hidalgo - TX
Hillsborough - FL
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Hudson - NJ
Jackson - MO
Jefferson - AL
Jefferson - KY
Kern - CA
King - WA
Kings - NY
Lake - IL
Lee - FL
Los Angeles - CA
Macomb - MI
Maricopa - AZ
Marion - IN
Mecklenburg - NC
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Middlesex - NJ
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Montgomery - PA
Multnomah - OR
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New York - NY
Norfolk - MA
Oakland - MI
Oklahoma - OK
Orange - CA
Orange - FL
Palm Beach - FL
Philadelphia - PA
Pierce - WA
Pima - AZ
Pinellas - FL
Prince George's - MD
Queens - NY
Riverside - CA
Sacramento - CA
Salt Lake - UT
San Bernardino - CA
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San Francisco - CA
San Joaquin - CA
San Mateo - CA
Santa Clara - CA
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Snohomish - WA
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Suffolk - NY
Tarrant - TX
Travis - TX
Ventura - CA
Wake - NC
Wayne - MI
Westchester - NY
Will - IL
Worcester - MA
Allegheny County (PA) Beaver County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1,218,452 164,742
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -0.4% -3.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 1,223,323 170,549
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 1,223,348 170,539
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.2% 5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 18.7% 19.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.9% 21.5%
Female persons, percent 51.7% 51.4%
White alone, percent 80.1% 90.7%
Black or African American alone, percent 13.4% 6.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.2% 0.2%
Asian alone, percent 4.1% 0.6%
Two or More Races, percent 2.2% 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 2.2% 1.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 78.4% 89.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 75,923 12,620
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 5.7% 1.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 602,414 79,659
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 64.7% 73.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $147,700 $133,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,355 $1,233
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $538 $502
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $865 $682
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 26.8% 17.0%
Building permits, 2018 2,222 201
Households, 2014-2018 537,960 70,817
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.21 2.32
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.2% 89.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 7.3% 2.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 87.6% 84.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 81.5% 78.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 94.3% 93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 40.7% 23.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.0% 11.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 4.9% 4.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.7% 61.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.0% 57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,940,576 191,785
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 12,756,157 779,616
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 16,279,472 4,615,008
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 27,237,933 1,179,512
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 20,553,747 1,590,246
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $16,719 $9,341
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 27.0 25.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $58,383 $55,828
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $36,907 $30,016
Persons in poverty, percent 11.7% 11.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 33,762 3,407
Total employment, 2017 711,354 47,472
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 37,748,915 1,914,611
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.3% -1.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 83,920 8,938
All firms, 2012 96,501 11,951
Men-owned firms, 2012 56,123 7,488
Women-owned firms, 2012 30,671 3,383
Minority-owned firms, 2012 12,104 450
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 80,217 11,025
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 9,916 1,309
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 81,176 9,981
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.2% 3.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.2% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.1% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.6% 26.5%
Population per square mile, 2010 1,675.6 392.3
Land area in square miles, 2010 730.08 434.71
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Allegheny county (PA) and Beaver county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.