Ben Avon, Pennsylvania
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Ben Avon is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,917 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Ben Avon is located at (40.507418, -80.082162)[Geographic references#1GR1].According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²). 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (14.89%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 1,917 people, 784 households, and 512 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,850.4/km² (4,805.1/mi²). There were 825 housing units at an average density of 796.3/km² (2,067.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.93% White, 2.45% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population.There were 784 households out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the borough the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $54,926, and the median income for a family was $66,875. Males had a median income of $44,107 versus $33,393 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $26,408. About 2.7% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.
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