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Ben Avon, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Ben Avon is a Census borough of 1,919 people across 0.38 square miles of land, in Allegheny County. Median household income is $102,869, 69.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ben Avon
What Ben Avon is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.38 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,063
- County holding the largest share of its areaAllegheny County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Ben Avon
- Population1,919
- Median age39.1
- Population under 18461
- Share under 1824.0 percent
- Population 65 and over324 plus or minus 101
- Share 65 and over16.9 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Households797
- Family households558
- Share of households that are families70.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ben Avon
- Median household income$102,869
- Per capita income$55,561
- Civilian labor force1,118
- Employed1,075
- Unemployed43 plus or minus 26
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over1,370
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher64.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree24.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ben Avon
- Housing units856
- Occupied units797
- Vacant units59 plus or minus 42
- Vacancy rate6.9 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Owner occupied550
- Renter occupied247 plus or minus 51
- Ownership rate69.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$344,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,393
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.2 percent
- Single family units672
- Share single family78.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more184 plus or minus 61
- Share in buildings of two or more21.5 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ben Avon
How Ben Avon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute704
- Commuting under 15 minutes171 plus or minus 52
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.3 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more220 plus or minus 60
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.3 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Drove alone60.4 percent
- Carpooled2.0 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Public transport4.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home30.9 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ben Avon
Flood risk in Ben Avon
- NFIP communityBorough of Ben Avon
- NFIP community number420010
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/26/14
The Borough of Ben Avon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420010 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Allegheny County, not Ben Avon
Allegheny County context, not Ben Avon figures
- Establishments in Allegheny County33,812
- Covered employment, Allegheny County670,637
- Average annual pay, Allegheny County$78,297
- Housing units permitted, Allegheny County2,999
Every figure in this section is published for Allegheny County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ben Avon.
All Allegheny County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Ben Avon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ben Avon, Pennsylvania?
1,919, in 797 households. Ben Avon borough covers 0.38 square miles of land, which is 5,063 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ben Avon in?
Allegheny County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Ben Avon?
$102,869. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $344,700. Median gross rent is $1,393 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Ben Avon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ben Avon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ben Avon, borough of, community 420010, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Ben Avon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Allegheny County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Ben Avon.
Is zoning published for Ben Avon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.