COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cambria vs Beaver Dam
PLACE A
Cambria, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Cambria is 89% smaller than Beaver Dam. Beaver Dam earns more, with a median household income $8,917 higher. Cambria has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs 3%).
CAMBRIABEAVER DAMDIFFERENCE
Total population1,79616,542−89% vs Beaver Dam
Population density1,2692,228−959
Population growth22.6%3.0%+19.5 pts
Median age36.540.1−3.6
Male45.4%51.3%−5.9 pts
Female54.6%48.7%+5.9 pts
Foreign-born6.6%3.6%+3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.1%84.2%−6.1 pts
Black11.1%1.1%+10.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.4%10.6%−2.2 pts
Asian1.4%1.3%+0.1 pts
Other1.1%2.8%−1.7 pts
Median household income$57,756$66,673−$8,917
Per capita income$38,314$37,703+$611
Poverty rate18.5%8.9%+9.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4680.371+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.2%25.1%+1.0 pts
Graduate degree9.7%7.3%+2.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%3.7%+1.5 pts
Labor force participation63.1%68.5%−5.4 pts
Median home value$143,800$201,900−$58,100
Median gross rent$1,038$959+$79
Owner-occupied39.6%55.3%−15.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%3.3%+6.6 pts
Rent-burdened households32.1%32.3%−0.1 pts
Average commute20.624.6−3.9
Worked from home7.0%8.5%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.6%6.0%+4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025