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Population: 3,033. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,113 (+2.6% change)
Males: 1,427 (47.0%), Females: 1,606 (53.0%)

Ohio County

Zip code: 42320

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.5 years
Median household income: $28,066
Median house value: $71,600

Population by Race

Races in Beaver Dam:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.6%)
  • Black (3.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Other race (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (24.5%), Irish (8.1%), English (6.8%), German (5.2%), Dutch (1.5%), Scottish (1.4%).

Elevation: 414 feet

Land area: 2.5 square miles

Map of Beaver Dam, KY

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Beaver Dam

  • High school or higher: 69.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Beaver Dam city

  • Never married: 19.9%
  • Now married: 55.6%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 11.0%
  • Divorced: 11.9%

3.0% Foreign born (2.0% Latin America, 1.0% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +27 (+0.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Beaver Dam:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Beaver Dam:

  • OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY (about 31 miles; OWENSBORO, KY; Abbreviation: OWB)
  • BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 45 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Abbreviation: BWG)
  • EVANSVILLE REGIONAL (about 62 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Abbreviation: EVV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Beaver Dam:

  • OHIO COUNTY (about 5 miles; HARTFORD, KY; Abbreviation: 7K4)
  • MUHLENBERG COUNTY (about 23 miles; GREENVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: M21)
  • ROUGH RIVER STATE PARK (about 30 miles; FALLS-OF-ROUGH, KY; Abbreviation: 2I3)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beaver Dam:

  • WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 12,806)
  • TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,986)
  • UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 61 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,440)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 66 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)
  • AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,744)
  • ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,217)
  • VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; GALLATIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 4,215)

Private high school in Beaver Dam:

  • OHIO COUNTY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 46; Location: 59 MILLER RD; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Beaver Dam:

  • BEAVER DAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 432; Location: 183 US HWY 62 E; Grades: PK – 06)
  • SOUTHERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 227; Location: 3836 US HWY 231 S; Grades: PK – 06)

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