Beaver Dam

Population: 3,526
Median household income: $52,546
Median home value: $155,800

Beaver Dam, a community in Ohio County, Kentucky, has 3,526 residents. Its median household income of $52,546 runs in line with the Ohio County figure of $54,369.

Between 2019 and 2023, Beaver Dam's population declined 1.0% from 3,562 to 3,526, while its median home value rose 57.2% from $99,100 to $155,800.

69.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1974.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,526
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $52,546
Median home value: $155,800
Median gross rent: $717
Housing units: 1,430
Homeownership rate: 62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Unemployment rate: 11.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5623,526

Median household income

$40,917$52,546

Median home value

$99,100$155,800

Median gross rent

$590$717

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,562	$40,917	$99,100	$590
2020	3,566	$45,893	$104,300	$525
2021	3,546	$46,624	$113,000	$715
2022	3,535	$48,991	$148,000	$646
2023	3,526	$52,546	$155,800	$717

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 446.2%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	221	6.3%
5 to 17	584	16.6%
18 to 24	385	10.9%
25 to 34	552	15.7%
35 to 44	220	6.2%
45 to 54	286	8.1%
55 to 64	620	17.6%
65 to 74	396	11.2%
75 and over	262	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,888	81.9%
Black or African American	45	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.1%
Two or more races	67	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	522	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.0%

High school graduate27.4%

Some college or associate's39.7%

Bachelor's degree4.5%

Graduate or professional degree12.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	374	16.0%
High school graduate	639	27.4%
Some college or associate's	928	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	105	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	290	12.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone82.8%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	983	82.8%
Carpooled	104	8.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	44	3.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	56	4.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	261	23.1%
15 to 29 min	98	8.7%
30 to 44 min	535	47.3%
45 to 59 min	82	7.3%
60+ min	155	13.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 9.5% (335 of 3,526)

	Count	Share
Family households	986	75.2%
Nonfamily households	326	24.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,312	91.7%
Vacant	118	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	822	62.7%
Renter-occupied	490	37.3%

1-unit, detached69.5%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units20.7%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	994	69.5%
1-unit, attached	19	1.3%
2 to 4 units	296	20.7%
5 to 19 units	61	4.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	60	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2104654
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.04 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.4038, -86.8736