Beaver Dam.
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Wisconsin·Dodge County
5 tracts·17K people·$202K median·2,274/mi²
White 84 · Hispanic 11 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 1 · Black 1 · Other 0
Living alone 41 · Married couple 37 · Other 22
Health 28 · Manufacturing 26 · Retail 20 · Leisure 12 · Professional 9 · Public admin 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Production · transport 21 · Sales · office 17 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 12 · Work from home 9 · Walk 4 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Beaver Dam is $201,900 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Beaver Dam has 16,565 residents across 4 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.1; the population is 84.2% White, 10.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Multiracial, 1.3% Asian, 1.1% Black and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 25.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.9% (Census ACS).
Washington Elementary (81%), Prairie View Elementary (77%) and Wilson Elementary (62%) lead the elementary schools; Beaver Dam Middle is the middle school with reported scores (46%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $959/month, 39% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Beaver Dam is $66,673 a year, 23% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Beaver Dam, median rent is $959/month and the median home value is $201,900 (Census ACS).
Beaver Dam reported 1.3 violent crimes and 12.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 14°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 37 inches; snowfall averages 43 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Beaver Dam are hail (94), cold wave (91) and tornado (88), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Beaver Dam, 3.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).