Beaver Meadows, PA

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Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania

Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania is 31 miles NW of Allentown, Pennsylvania (center to center) and 78 miles NW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is in Carbon county. The town is part of the Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton metro area. The population of Beaver Meadows is 968.

The People and Families of Beaver Meadows

In Beaver Meadows, about 49% of adults are married. Adults in Beaver Meadows are more likely than in most places to live alone.

It's notable that men are disproportionately common in the town. Seniors are common in Beaver Meadows.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Beaver Meadows had a median family income of $42,500.

Beaver Meadows Housing

Of the housing in Beaver Meadows, approximately 75% is occupied by their owners. The average age of homes in the town is noticeably higher than in other similarly-sized communities.

Commuting

In Beaver Meadows, 89% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Beaver Meadows strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Pennsylvania):

Category	Trophy
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 7%

Comparative Profile of Beaver Meadows, PA

Comparing Beaver Meadows to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Pennsylvania (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Senior Citizens
Male Share of the Population
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
Female Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Working at Home
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Affordability of Property Taxes
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built

Category	Value
Near Medium City	31 miles NW of Allentown, Pennsylvania (center to center)
Nearest Large City	78 miles NW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
County	Carbon
Metro Area	Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton
Standard Zip Codes	18216
Phone Area Codes	570
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.928
Longitude	-75.914

Station	FREELAND
Distance	6.2 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 30 F
Apr Temp	34 to 54 F
Jul Temp	58 to 77 F
Oct Temp	38 to 57 F
Annual Precip	47.8 inches

Station	BELTZVILLE DAM
Distance	14.7 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 34 F
Apr Temp	35 to 59 F
Jul Temp	58 to 83 F
Oct Temp	37 to 63 F
Annual Precip	49.7 inches

Station	FRANCIS E WALTER DAM
Distance	16.1 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 31 F
Apr Temp	30 to 56 F
Jul Temp	54 to 79 F
Oct Temp	33 to 59 F
Annual Precip	46.2 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	968	100%
Male	485	50.1%
Female	483	49.9%
Under 18	216	22.3%
18+	752	77.7%
65+	215	22.2%
Median Age	39.9
Average Family Size	3.04
White	962	99.4%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	2	0.2%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0.1%
Other	2	0.2%
Mixed Race	1	0.1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	12	1.2%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	963
Growth	-5
Growth %	-0.49%

Ancestry	Percent
Slovak	21.5%
Irish	11.1%
German	10.3%
Polish	10%
Italian	9.7%
US/American	6.4%
Austrian	3.7%
Greek	3.6%
Ukrainian	3.3%
Lithuanian	3%
Russian	2.7%
Czechoslovakian	2.6%
Slavic	1.9%
Dutch	1.7%
Hungarian	1.5%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	1.4%
Czech	1.3%
English	1.2%
Welsh	1.2%
Pennsylvania German	1%
Carpatho Rusyn	0.5%
Eastern European	0.4%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Beaver Meadows	968	$42,500
Freeland	3,643	$40,863
Hazleton	23,329	$37,093
Lansford	4,230	$37,773
Mcadoo	2,274	$31,625
Weatherly	2,612	$43,047
West Hazleton	3,542	$37,476

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