Moving to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Population: 15,169. Estimated population in July 2024: 15,153 (-0.1% change)
Males: 7,318 (48.2%), Females: 7,851 (51.8%)
Dodge County
Zip codes: 53916.
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $37,873
Median house value: $91,400
Population by Race
Races in Beaver Dam:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
- Hispanic (4.2%)
- Other race (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (54.6%), Irish (11.2%), Polish (8.2%), English (5.9%), French (4.8%), Norwegian (4.6%).
Elevation: 879 feet
Land area: 5.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Beaver Dam
- High school or higher: 82.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Beaver Dam city
- Never married: 24.0%
- Now married: 53.3%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 12.2%
2.7% Foreign born (1.3% Latin America, 0.5% Europe, 0.5% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +854 (+6.0%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Beaver Dam:
- BEAVER DAM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC (707 S UNIVERSITY AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Beaver Dam:
- WAUPUN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; WAUPUN, WI)
- COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; COLUMBUS, WI)
- WATERTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; WATERTOWN, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Beaver Dam:
- WITTMAN REGIONAL (about 42 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Abbreviation: OSH)
- DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 42 miles; MADISON, WI; Abbreviation: MSN)
- OUTAGAMIE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 59 miles; APPLETON, WI; Abbreviation: ATW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Beaver Dam:
- DODGE COUNTY (about 10 miles; JUNEAU, WI; Abbreviation: UNU)
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 22 miles; WATERTOWN, WI; Abbreviation: RYV)
- GILBERT FIELD (about 29 miles; RIO, WI; Abbreviation: 94C)
Amtrak station near Beaver Dam:
- 15 miles: COLUMBUS (359 LUDINGTON ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beaver Dam:
- MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 29 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,037)
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 43 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 45 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 46 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,057)
- WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 48 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,465)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 48 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 37,607)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 49 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
Schools
Public high school in Beaver Dam:
- BEAVER DAM HI (Students: 1,172; Location: 500 GOULD ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Beaver Dam:
- WAYLAND ACADEMY (Students: 193; Location: 101 299 NORTH UNIVERSITY AVENU; Grades: 9 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Beaver Dam:
- BEAVER DAM MID (Students: 708; Location: 108 4TH ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- JEFFERSON EL (Students: 312; Location: 301 BROOK ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- WASHINGTON EL (Students: 273; Location: 600 GROVE ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- PRAIRIE VIEW EL (Students: 261; Location: 510 N CRYSTAL LAKE RD; Grades: PK – 05)
- LINCOLN EL (Students: 227; Location: 210 GOULD ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- WILSON EL (Students: 142; Location: 405 W 3RD ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- BEAVER DAM CHARTER SCH (Students: 120; Location: 400 E BURNETT ST; Grades: 06 – 12)
- SOUTH BEAVER DAM EL (Students: 118; Location: W9787 COUNTY ROAD D; Grades: KG – 05)
- TRENTON EL (Students: 110; Location: N8954 COUNTY ROAD W; Grades: 01 – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Beaver Dam:
- UNIFIED CATHOLIC PARISH SCHOOL (Students: 357; Location: 503 SOUTH SPRING STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
- ST STEPHENS LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 264; Location: 412 WEST MAPLE AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
Libraries
Library in Beaver Dam:
- BEAVER DAM COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $764,938; Location: 311 N. SPRING ST.; 107,337 books; 6,411 audio materials; 4,100 video materials; 208 serial subscriptions)