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Beaver Dam, WI · 1 counties · 89,097 residents (2025 est.) · 876 sq mi
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Beaver Dam is home to 88,742 people. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. The median age is 43.0, about 4 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $231,900, having more than doubled since 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
88,742
+3%since 2000
from 85,897 in 2000
89,097 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
101 / sq mi
+3%since 2000
from 98 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
43.0
+16%since 2000
from 37.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
876 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
75K79K83K87K91K19902000201020202024Beaver Dam
202489K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.5%(4,021)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.2%(4,572)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.8%(5,189)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.1%(5,409)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.6%(4,959)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.2%(10,830)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.2%(11,695)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413%(11,495)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415.5%(13,713)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.4%(10,153)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.2%(4,578)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.4%(2,128)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$75,929
−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $45,190 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,304
+96%since 2000
from $19,574 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.5%
+21.3 ptssince 2009
from 29.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.5%
+3.2 ptssince 2000
from 5.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.392
+6%since 2010
from 0.370 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade25.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.4%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing4.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction3.9%
US avg: 1.2%
Public administration3.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food0.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.3%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$231,900
+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $108,100 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$988
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $528 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
71.3%
−2.1 ptssince 2000
from 73.4% in 2000
28.7% rent
Vacancy rate
6.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 7.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.34 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.37 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.0%
−8.5 ptssince 2009
from 28.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
32.5%
−5.6 ptssince 2009
from 38.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.1
+5%since 2009
from 2.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
26
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic93.8%(80,563)
Black2.4%(2,095)
Hispanic / Latino2.5%(2,188)
Asian0.3%(293)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic87.3%(77,460)
Black2.5%(2,237)
Hispanic / Latino6.7%(5,941)
Asian0.5%(429)
Other3%(2,675)
Diversity Score
29
+57%since 2009
from 19 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
25
−30%since 2020
from 36 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican4.5%(4,001)
Puerto Rican0.9%(773)
Nicaraguan0.2%(191)
Spaniard0.2%(175)
Cuban0.2%(174)
Guatemalan0.1%(109)
Honduran0.1%(67)
Colombian0.1%(66)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Filipino0.3%(224)
Asian Indian0.2%(151)
Korean0%(38)
Mongolian0%(38)
Pakistani0%(28)
Thai0%(24)
Chinese0%(22)
Laotian0%(12)
Hmong0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(19)
Samoan0%(13)
Ancestry
German49.4%(43,877)
Irish9.8%(8,704)
Polish6.2%(5,546)
English5.8%(5,160)
American3.9%(3,450)
Norwegian3.7%(3,301)
Dutch3.7%(3,244)
Italian2.7%(2,378)
French1.8%(1,565)
Scottish1.2%(1,045)
Swedish0.8%(714)
Swiss0.7%(610)
+ 38 more ancestry groups with data
Czech0.6%(560)
Danish0.5%(467)
Welsh0.4%(388)
Finnish0.4%(336)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(331)
Hungarian0.3%(300)
Austrian0.3%(235)
Croatian0.2%(214)
Romanian0.2%(205)
Slovak0.2%(193)
Belgian0.2%(179)
Lithuanian0.2%(135)
Russian0.1%(116)
Greek0.1%(105)
British0.1%(87)
Slovene0.1%(83)
West Indian0.1%(62)
Portuguese0.1%(47)
Arab0%(44)
Jamaican0%(40)
Serbian0%(34)
Lebanese0%(26)
Nigerian0%(24)
Haitian0%(22)
Ukrainian0%(20)
Brazilian0%(17)
Canadian0%(15)
Ethiopian0%(12)
Moroccan0%(10)
Iraqi0%(5)
Iranian0%(5)
Israeli0%(1)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
20.3%
+7.1 ptssince 2000
from 13.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.7%
+10.4 ptssince 2000
from 82.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
5.9%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 3.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.1 min
+61%since 2000
from 14.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
81.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 80.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.7%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
8.6%
+4.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.7%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.8%
−3.3 ptssince 2011
from 7.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.8%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 66.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
80.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 80.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.4%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
31.1%
+4.3 ptssince 2009
from 26.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
52.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 53.0% in 2009
Female
47.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 47.0% in 2009
Foreign born
2.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.8%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.2%
+1.6 ptssince 2012
from 10.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.1%
−2.7 ptssince 2013
from 6.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.9%
+13.4 ptssince 2017
from 75.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.8%
+4.4 ptssince 2020
from 89.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.1%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 87.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
94.6%
−1.0 ptssince 2016
from 95.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2016
from 3.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38%(15,083)
Married47.9%(19,020)
Widowed3.3%(1,329)
Divorced10.7%(4,262)
Women 15+
Never married24.4%(8,620)
Married53.3%(18,792)
Widowed8.3%(2,919)
Divorced14%(4,935)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.1%
−2.7 ptssince 2013
from 6.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
61.2%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 63.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
17.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 17.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.9%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 19.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.2%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 15.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.6%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
76.7%
−2.5 ptssince 2020
from 79.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
35.6%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 32.7% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.7%(815)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.7%(917)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.2%(1,918)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(259)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(69)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,894 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Beaver Dam, WI?

Beaver Dam, WI has about 88,742 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Beaver Dam, WI?

The typical household in Beaver Dam, WI earns about $75,929 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Beaver Dam, WI expensive?

In Beaver Dam, WI, the median home is worth about $231,900, and the typical rent is about $988 a month.

How educated are people in Beaver Dam, WI?

About 20.3% of adults age 25 and over in Beaver Dam, WI hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Beaver Dam, WI?

About 8.5% of people in Beaver Dam, WI live below the federal poverty line.

Has Beaver Dam, WI grown since 1990?

Yes, Beaver Dam, WI has grown since 1990. The population has added about 12,183 residents, a change of about 16 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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