Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Beaver

Municipality: Big Beaver borough


Total Population 2,298 SEX Male 1,135 Female 1,163 AGE Under 5 years 146 5 to 17 years 379 18 to 20 years 86 21 to 24 years 112 25 to 44 years 618 45 to 54 years 288 55 to 59 years 149 60 to 64 years 156 65 to 74 years 260 75 to 84 years 87 85 years and over 17 Median age 38.2 Under 18 years 525 Percent of total population 22.8 65 years and over 364 Percent of total population 15.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 853 Family households (families) 669 Married-couple families 590 Percent of total households 69.2 Other family, male householder 22 Other family, female householder 57 Nonfamily households 184 Percent of total households 21.6 Householder living alone 172 Householder 65 years and over 89 Persons living in households 2,280 Persons per household 2.67 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 18 Institutionalized persons 18 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,274 Black 11 Percent of total population 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 7 Hispanic Origin (any race) 17 Percent of total population 0.7 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 889 Occupied housing units 853 Owner occupied 728 Percent owner occupied 85.3 Renter occupied 125 Vacant housing units 36 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 19 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 722 1-unit, attached 5 2 to 4 units 14 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 147 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 531 Less than $50,000 268 $50,000 to $99,999 247 $100,000 to $149,999 12 $150,000 to $199,999 4 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 49,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 94 Less than $250 59 $250 to $499 31 $500 to $749 4 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 226 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 531 White 527 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 Percent of occupied units 0.4 Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg Date Prepared: January, 1997