Beavercreek is a suburb of Dayton, Ohio, located on the eastern side of the metropolitan area and ranked 84th in Money Magazine's Top 100 Places to Live. It is the largest city in Greene County, second to Kettering. The City contains over 27 square miles with a current estimated population of 45,000 (according to the 2010 census). While the Beavercreek area was first settled in the early 1800's, the City of Beavercreek was incorporated on January 11, 1980.
Beavercreek is characterized by a spacious, rolling, wooded environment providing a very attractive setting for the many fine residential neighborhoods. Beavercreek is considered to be among the most attractive, dynamic and desirable locations in the Dayton area with an outstanding quality of life. Consequently, it has also been one of the fastest growing suburbs with housing ranging from exclusive, custom-built homes to charming older neighborhoods. Beavercreek still contains a considerable amount of open, undeveloped property with neighboring unincorporated areas subject to future annexation.
The Mall at Fairfield Commons, with its five department stores and 130 specialty shops, anchors a growing regional business area which provides convenient shopping, dining and services for residents. Other neighborhood shopping areas are conveniently located throughout the community including The Greene Town Center. Beavercreek is also home to numerous research and manufacturing firms engaged in defense technologies, aerospace, automotive components, electronics and other specialized advanced technologies. Many Beavercreek residents are current or former Air Force and civilian employees of nearby Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and its defense industry contractors which serve this huge administrative command, support services, and research facility.
U.S. 35 provides direct expressway access to downtown Dayton and Dayton International Airport from Beavercreek, and I-675 skirts the north and west edge of town providing convenient access to nearby Cincinnati and Columbus.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 37,984 people, 19,449 households, and 18,195 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,439.2 people per square mile (555.7/kmē). There were 18,769 housing units at an average density of 559.6/sq mi (216.1/kmē). The racial makeup of the city was 88.5% White, 2.5% African American, 0.17% Native American, 5.9% Asian, 0% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.06% of the population.
There were 19,449 households out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $68,801, and the median income for a family was $75,965 (these figures had risen to $76,243 and $89,094 respectively as of a 2007 estimate[8]). Males had a median income of $55,270 versus $33,572 for females. The per capita income for the city was $48,298. About 1.5% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.
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