COMPARING TWO PLACES
Beaver Dam vs Santa Clara
PLACE A
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Santa Clara, Utah
Beaver Dam is 90% larger than Santa Clara. Santa Clara earns more, with a median household income $29,802 higher. Santa Clara has grown faster since 2000 (26% vs 3%).
BEAVER DAMSANTA CLARADIFFERENCE
Total population16,5428,722+90% vs Santa Clara
Population density2,2281,439+790
Population growth3.0%25.8%−22.8 pts
Median age40.133.0+7.1
Male51.3%51.8%−0.6 pts
Female48.7%48.2%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born3.6%5.9%−2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.2%84.1%+0.1 pts
Black1.1%0.2%+0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.6%10.1%+0.5 pts
Asian1.3%2.5%−1.2 pts
Other2.8%3.1%−0.4 pts
Median household income$66,673$96,475−$29,802
Per capita income$37,703$39,030−$1,327
Poverty rate8.9%3.9%+5.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3710.398−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%36.2%−11.1 pts
Graduate degree7.3%13.3%−6.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%2.9%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation68.5%63.6%+4.9 pts
Median home value$201,900$558,100−$356,200
Median gross rent$959$1,907−$948
Owner-occupied55.3%77.8%−22.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.3%15.4%−12.0 pts
Rent-burdened households32.3%70.1%−37.8 pts
Average commute24.618.5+6.0
Worked from home8.5%10.3%−1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.0%16.0%−10.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025