Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Beaver County
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 181,412 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 181,412 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,315 0.7%
Male 86,860 47.9%     Mexican 581 0.3%
Female 94,552 52.1%     Puerto Rican 239 0.1%
          Cuban 62 0.0%
Under 5 years 9,860 5.4%     Other Hispanic or Latino 433 0.2%
5 to 9 years 11,596 6.4%   Not Hispanic or Latino 180,097 99.3%
10 to 14 years 12,311 6.8%     White alone 167,018 92.1%
15 to 19 years 11,888 6.6%        
20 to 24 years 8,921 4.9%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 20,098 11.1%       Total population 181,412 100.0%
35 to 44 years 29,419 16.2%   In households 177,005 97.6%
45 to 54 years 25,905 14.3%     Householder 72,576 40.0%
55 to 59 years 9,481 5.2%     Spouse 39,581 21.8%
60 to 64 years 8,509 4.7%     Child 52,333 28.8%
65 to 74 years 17,422 9.6%       Own child under 18 years 37,683 20.8%
75 to 84 years 12,503 6.9%     Other relatives 7,095 3.9%
85 years and over 3,499 1.9%       Under 18 years 2,658 1.5%
          Nonrelatives 5,420 3.0%
Median age (years) 40.7 (X)       Unmarried partner 3,021 1.7%
        In group quarters 4,407 2.4%
18 years and over 140,350 77.4%     Institutionalized population 2,139 1.2%
  Male 65,762 36.3%     Noninstitutionalized population 2,268 1.3%
  Female 74,588 41.1%        
21 years and over 133,765 73.7%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 38,540 21.2%       Total households 72,576 100.0%
65 years and over 33,424 18.4%   Family households (families) 50,521 69.6%
  Male 13,669 7.5%       With own children under 18 years 20,784 28.6%
  Female 19,755 10.9%     Married couple family 39,581 54.5%
            With own children under 18 years 15,322 21.1%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 8,266 11.4%
One race 179,735 99.1%       With own children under 18 years 4,284 5.9%
  White 167,890 92.5%   Nonfamily households 22,055 30.4%
  Black or African American 10,811 6.0%     Householder living alone 19,543 26.9%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 190 0.1%       Householder 65 years and over 9,536 13.1%
  Asian 458 0.3%        
    Asian Indian 72 0.0%   Households with individuals under 18 years 22,607 31.1%
    Chinese 103 0.1%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 23,254 32.0%
    Filipino 81 0.0%        
    Japanese 40 0.0%   Average household size 2.44 (X)
    Korean 82 0.0%   Average family size 2.96 (X)
    Vietnamese 38 0.0%        
    Other Asian1 42 0.0%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 24 0.0%       Total housing units 77,765 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 7 0.0%   Occupied housing units 72,576 93.3%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 6 0.0%   Vacant housing units 5,189 6.7%
    Samoan 1 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 344 0.4%
    Other Pacific Islander2 10 0.0%        
  Some other race 362 0.2%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6% (X)
Two or more races 1,677 0.9%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.6% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 169,386 93.4%       Occupied housing units 72,576 100.0%
Black or African American 11,762 6.5%   Owner-occupied housing units 54,367 74.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 745 0.4%   Renter-occupied housing units 18,209 25.1%
Asian 632 0.3%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 61 0.0%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.55 (X)
Some other race 625 0.3%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.09 (X)
Date: March 28, 2002
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.