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Beaver Dam, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Beaver Dam is a Census city of 3,524 people across 3.04 square miles of land, in Ohio County. Median household income is $53,944, 57.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Beaver Dam
What Beaver Dam is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.04 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,160
- County holding the largest share of its areaOhio County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Beaver Dam
- Population3,524
- Median age35.9 plus or minus 7.6
- Population under 18708 plus or minus 202
- Share under 1820.1 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Population 65 and over672 plus or minus 163
- Share 65 and over19.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households1,304
- Family households932
- Share of households that are families71.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Beaver Dam
- Median household income$53,944
- Per capita income$33,695 plus or minus $12,697
- Civilian labor force1,642
- Employed1,436
- Unemployed206 plus or minus 161
- Unemployment rate12.5 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Adults 25 and over2,446
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.8 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Beaver Dam
- Housing units1,455
- Occupied units1,304
- Vacant units151 plus or minus 115
- Vacancy rate10.4 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Owner occupied754 plus or minus 157
- Renter occupied550 plus or minus 156
- Ownership rate57.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$167,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$696
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.5 percent
- Single family units1,035
- Share single family71.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more372 plus or minus 176
- Share in buildings of two or more25.6 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Mobile homes48 plus or minus 43
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Beaver Dam gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,251
- Commuting under 15 minutes308 plus or minus 109
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.6 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more892 plus or minus 280
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more71.3 percent plus or minus 18.1
- Drove alone89.4 percent
- Carpooled8.3 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.3 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Beaver Dam
- NFIP communityCity of Beaver Dam
- NFIP community number210184
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/02/11(M)
The City of Beaver Dam participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 210184 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Ohio County, not Beaver Dam
Ohio County context, not Beaver Dam figures
- Establishments in Ohio County371
- Covered employment, Ohio County7,387
- Average annual pay, Ohio County$44,414
- Housing units permitted, Ohio County17
Every figure in this section is published for Ohio County as a whole and is not a measurement of Beaver Dam.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Beaver Dam questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Beaver Dam, Kentucky?
3,524, in 1,304 households. Beaver Dam city covers 3.04 square miles of land, which is 1,160 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Beaver Dam in?
Ohio County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Beaver Dam?
$53,944. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $167,900. Median gross rent is $696 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Beaver Dam in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Beaver Dam appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Beaver Dam, city of, community 210184, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Beaver Dam figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ohio County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Beaver Dam.
Is zoning published for Beaver Dam?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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