Beech Creek, PA

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Beech Creek, Pennsylvania

Beech Creek, Pennsylvania, in Clinton county, is 98 miles NW of Lancaster, Pennsylvania (center to center) and 132 miles NW of Baltimore, Maryland. The town has a population of 717.

The People and Families of Beech Creek

In Beech Creek, about 57% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Beech Creek had a median family income of $39,167. Poverty is less common in Beech Creek than most places.

Beech Creek Housing

Owners occupy 76% of the housing units in Beech Creek. If the number of studio apartments and one-bedroom apartments is any indication, then the town is a popular and practical place to live on one's own. One of the strengths of Beech Creek is the availability of reasonably priced apartment rentals.

Commuting

In Beech Creek, 96% of commuters drive to work. Commuting to work in the town tends to be by car.

High Points

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

Category	Trophy
Affordability of Rents (vs. State)	Top 1%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 18%

Comparative Profile of Beech Creek, PA

Comparing Beech Creek 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
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

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

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
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times
Working at Home

Housing

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

Category	Value
Near Medium City	98 miles NW of Lancaster, Pennsylvania (center to center)
Nearest Large City	132 miles NW of Baltimore, Maryland
County	Clinton
Standard Zip Codes	16822
Phone Area Codes	570
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	41.076
Longitude	-77.588

Station	LOCK HAVEN SEWAGE PLANT
Distance	7.8 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 34 F
Apr Temp	35 to 61 F
Jul Temp	60 to 84 F
Oct Temp	38 to 64 F
Annual Precip	41 inches

Station	STATE COLLEGE
Distance	24 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 33 F
Apr Temp	38 to 58 F
Jul Temp	62 to 81 F
Oct Temp	41 to 60 F
Annual Precip	39.7 inches

Station	STEVENSON DAM
Distance	31.6 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 33 F
Apr Temp	32 to 59 F
Jul Temp	58 to 83 F
Oct Temp	38 to 62 F
Annual Precip	42.3 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	717	100%
Male	344	48%
Female	373	52%
Under 18	149	20.8%
18+	568	79.2%
65+	142	19.8%
Median Age	41.2
Average Family Size	2.92
White	710	99%
African-American	1	0.1%
Asian	3	0.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0.1%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	2	0.3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	0	0%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	704
Growth	-13
Growth %	-1.79%

Ancestry	Percent
German	40.7%
US/American	26.2%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	9.2%
Italian	7.6%
Irish	6.9%
Dutch	4%
English	1.7%
European	0.9%
French (except Basque)	0.9%
Scottish	0.5%
Swiss	0.5%
Czechoslovakian	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	0.5%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Beech Creek	717	$39,167
Bellefonte	6,395	$42,378
Flemington	1,319	$36,776
Howard	699	$47,885
Lock Haven	9,149	$28,619
Milesburg	1,187	$37,885
Mill Hall	1,568	$36,250

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