COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ripon vs Beaver Dam
PLACE A
Ripon, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Ripon is 53% smaller than Beaver Dam. Beaver Dam earns more, with a median household income $11,910 higher.
RIPONBEAVER DAMDIFFERENCE
Total population7,73816,542−53% vs Beaver Dam
Population density1,5562,228−672
Population growth1.7%3.0%−1.4 pts
Median age41.940.1+1.8
Male46.6%51.3%−4.7 pts
Female53.4%48.7%+4.7 pts
Foreign-born2.6%3.6%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.0%84.2%+5.8 pts
Black0.5%1.1%−0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%10.6%−5.0 pts
Asian0.3%1.3%−1.0 pts
Other3.7%2.8%+0.9 pts
Median household income$54,763$66,673−$11,910
Per capita income$35,531$37,703−$2,172
Poverty rate12.8%8.9%+3.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.371+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%25.1%−0.7 pts
Graduate degree5.7%7.3%−1.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%3.7%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation60.9%68.5%−7.7 pts
Median home value$174,900$201,900−$27,000
Median gross rent$775$959−$184
Owner-occupied64.4%55.3%+9.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.3%3.3%−3.0 pts
Rent-burdened households50.6%32.3%+18.3 pts
Average commute19.224.6−5.4
Worked from home11.9%8.5%+3.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.7%6.0%−3.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025