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Beaver Dam, WI Urban Area

18,483 Population
9.4 square miles 1,969.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.3 ±2.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$38,341 ±$2,063 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$67,247 ±$3,815 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.7% ±2% (1,580  ±370) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24 minutes ±2.8 (212,845  ±27,497) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

8,423 ±284 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (18,191  ±276) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.4% ±2.5% (157  ±89) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

8,725 ±276 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$204,700 ±$11,218 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.7% ±2.3% (1,771  ±424.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.9% ±5.7% (12,412  ±845.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
25.9% ±3.2% (3,415  ±437.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.5% ±1% (646  ±186) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.2% ±1.8% (1,070  ±273) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,070 Total veterans ±273 861 Male ±184 209 Female ±145

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