COMPARING TWO PLACES
Beaver Dam vs Watertown
PLACE A
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Watertown, South Dakota
Beaver Dam is 30% smaller than Watertown. Watertown earns more, with a median household income $2,927 higher.
BEAVER DAMWATERTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population16,54223,736−30% vs Watertown
Population density2,2281,287+941
Population growth3.0%5.5%−2.4 pts
Median age40.139.5+0.6
Male51.3%51.5%−0.3 pts
Female48.7%48.5%+0.3 pts
Foreign-born3.6%1.3%+2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.2%89.9%−5.7 pts
Black1.1%0.8%+0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.6%2.9%+7.7 pts
Asian1.3%0.7%+0.6 pts
Other2.8%5.7%−2.9 pts
Median household income$66,673$69,600−$2,927
Per capita income$37,703$39,939−$2,236
Poverty rate8.9%9.0%−0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3710.426−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%21.6%+3.6 pts
Graduate degree7.3%6.1%+1.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%1.8%+1.9 pts
Labor force participation68.5%67.5%+1.0 pts
Median home value$201,900$229,400−$27,500
Median gross rent$959$942+$17
Owner-occupied55.3%65.3%−9.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.3%6.4%−3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households32.3%34.2%−1.9 pts
Average commute24.612.6+11.9
Worked from home8.5%4.8%+3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured6.0%7.0%−1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025