Wisconsin · Census place 05900
Beaver Dam, WI population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin (Beaver Dam, WI — Census place “Beaver Dam city”) is 16,629 residents, ranking #51 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $68,757, the median home is worth $189,800 and median gross rent runs $942 a month. Looking for the Beaver Dam Wisconsin ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Beaver Dam, WI: 53916.
- Population
- 16,629Beaver Dam city residents
- Median household income
- $68,757Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $189,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $942Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.3%Owner-occupied households
Beaver Dam ZIP codes (Wisconsin)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Beaver Dam.
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What the numbers mean in Beaver Dam city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Beaver Dam city median would spend about 16.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.6% of residents and 54.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Beaver Dam city, WI in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Beaver Dam city is a mid-size town in Wisconsin, with 16,629 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #51 of 807 ranked by population — larger than 93% of them. The median age here is 40.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Beaver Dam city earn a median of $68,757 a year, 12.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 7% below the $73,880 median for the 395 Wisconsin cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 5.6% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Beaver Dam city is valued at $189,800, 37.4% below the national figure and 10% below the $211,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $942 a month, 33% below the national figure, or roughly $11,304 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 54.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Beaver Dam city?
- Beaver Dam city has 16,629 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #51 of 807 in Wisconsin.
- What is the median household income in Beaver Dam city?
- Median household income in Beaver Dam city is $68,757 a year, 12.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Beaver Dam city?
- Median gross rent is $942 a month and the median home value is $189,800, so rent absorbs about 16.4% of median household income.
- Is Beaver Dam city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Beaver Dam city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Beaver Dam city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.