Demographics of Beaver Dam city, Wisconsin

Beaver Dam city, Wisconsin had 16,542 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −185 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Beaver Dam city, in four figures

16,542
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,565 ±91.; −1.1%
Change since July 2020: −185 people.; 40.1 ±3.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,673 ±$4,155
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Beaver Dam city, Wisconsin's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Beaver Dam city, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Beaver Dam city, Wisconsin's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Beaver Dam city, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	16,727	100.0	100.0
2021	16,671	99.7	100.2
2022	16,630	99.4	100.7
2023	16,583	99.1	101.6
2024	16,520	98.8	102.5
2025	16,542	98.9	103.1

Population of Beaver Dam city, Wisconsin on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,727	—
2021	16,671	−56
2022	16,630	−41
2023	16,583	−47
2024	16,520	−63
2025	16,542	+22

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.1 ±3.6: for men 37.2 ±1.7 and for women 43.7 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Beaver Dam city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	753 ±183	4.5% ±1.1	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,649 ±330	16.0% ±2.0	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,511 ±278	9.1% ±1.7	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,246 ±455	25.6% ±2.7	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,388 ±460	26.5% ±2.8	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,018 ±373	18.2% ±2.3	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,673 ±$4,155, and income per person $37,703 ±$2,147, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,485 ±$455 in Wisconsin and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Beaver Dam city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	882 ±226	11.6% ±3.0	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,695 ±309	22.4% ±4.0	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,697 ±256	22.4% ±3.3	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	950 ±229	12.5% ±3.0	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,532 ±295	20.2% ±3.8	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	566 ±157	7.5% ±2.1	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	249 ±110	3.3% ±1.4	9.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Beaver Dam city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	1,456 ±368	8.9% ±2.3	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	70 to 276	2.1% to 8.1%	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	841 ±291	9.5% ±3.2	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	442 ±158	10.9% ±3.7	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Beaver Dam city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Beaver Dam city	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	7,831 ±248	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.7% ±1.4	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.3% to 5.3%	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.3% ±3.3	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	44.7% ±4.1	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$201,900 ±$11,614	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$959 ±$42	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±5	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Beaver Dam city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,759 ±304	10.6% ±1.8	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,948 ±362	84.2% ±2.1	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	67 to 305	0.4% to 1.8%	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	215 ±68	1.3% ±0.4	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 52	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	430 ±203	2.6% ±1.2	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Beaver Dam city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	12,983 ±492	78.4% ±2.9	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,850 ±485	17.2% ±2.9	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	54 to 228	0.3% to 1.4%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	591 ±184	3.6% ±1.1	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	35 to 217	0.2% to 1.3%	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	465 ±163	2.8% ±1.0	2.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Beaver Dam city among the places of Wisconsin

52nd of 158 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Places of Wisconsin near Beaver Dam city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Menasha city	18,273 ±84
Cudahy city	17,853 ±58
Kaukauna city	17,706 ±29
Ashwaubenon village	17,314 ±29
River Falls city	16,719 ±27
Beaver Dam city	16,565 ±91
Menomonie city	16,539 ±27
Bellevue village	16,442 ±36
Pewaukee city	16,211 ±57
Hartford city	15,821 ±37
Whitewater city	15,807 ±34

Rankings this appears in

No. 9 Places in Wisconsin by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 13 Places in Wisconsin by median age
No. 25 Places in Wisconsin by poverty rate
No. 38 Places in Wisconsin by foreign-born share
No. 81 Places in Wisconsin by per capita income
No. 85 Places in Wisconsin by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026