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Beaver Dam, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Beaver Dam is a Census city of 16,565 people across 7.42 square miles of land, in Dodge County. Median household income is $66,673, 55.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Beaver Dam
What Beaver Dam is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.42 sq mi
- Water area1.38 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,231
- County holding the largest share of its areaDodge 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
- Population16,565
- Median age40.1
- Population under 183,402
- Share under 1820.5 percent
- Population 65 and over3,018
- Share 65 and over18.2 percent
- Households7,571
- Family households4,061
- Share of households that are families53.6 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$66,673
- Per capita income$37,703
- Civilian labor force9,334
- Employed8,989
- Unemployed345 plus or minus 180
- Unemployment rate3.7 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over11,652
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.3 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Beaver Dam
- Housing units7,831
- Occupied units7,571
- Vacant units260 plus or minus 155
- Vacancy rate3.3 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Owner occupied4,188
- Renter occupied3,383
- Ownership rate55.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$201,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$959
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.3 percent
- Single family units4,950
- Share single family63.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,869
- Share in buildings of two or more36.6 percent
- Mobile homes12 plus or minus 21
- Median year structure built1963
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 commute8,079
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,322
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,479 plus or minus 495
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.7 percent
- Drove alone80.5 percent
- Carpooled6.0 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.5 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home8.5 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Beaver Dam (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$6,693,700
- Average approval$743,744
- Median approval$475,000
- Largest approval$2,477,000
- Jobs supported54
- Jobs per approval6.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more66.7 percent
- Share to franchises33.3 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Beaver Dam, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Beaver Dam (504)
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$9,608,000
- Average approval$1,067,556
- Median approval$601,000
- Largest approval$2,042,000
- Jobs supported25
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Beaver Dam, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Beaver Dam
- NFIP communityCity of Beaver Dam
- NFIP community number550095
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/19/14
The City of Beaver Dam participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550095 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.
Dodge County, not Beaver Dam
Dodge County context, not Beaver Dam figures
- Establishments in Dodge County1,693
- Covered employment, Dodge County36,662
- Average annual pay, Dodge County$59,552
- Housing units permitted, Dodge County197
Every figure in this section is published for Dodge 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, Wisconsin?
16,565, in 7,571 households. Beaver Dam city covers 7.42 square miles of land, which is 2,231 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?
Dodge 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?
$66,673. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $201,900. Median gross rent is $959 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Beaver Dam businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $6.7 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $475,000, plus 9 504 approvals worth $9.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Beaver Dam, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Beaver Dam borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Beaver Dam. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
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 550095, 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 Dodge 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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