Beaver Dam Lake

Population: 3,361
Median household income: $117,700
Median home value: $404,100

Located in Orange County, New York, Beaver Dam Lake is a community with a population of 3,361. Its median household income of $117,700 runs above the Orange County figure of $96,497.

From 2019 to 2023, Beaver Dam Lake's population grew 84.0% from 1,827 to 3,361, while its median home value rose 40.2% from $288,300 to $404,100.

42.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 91.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,361
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $117,700
Median home value: $404,100
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 1,046
Homeownership rate: 91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8273,361

Median household income

$127,625$117,700

Median home value

$288,300$404,100

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,827	$127,625	$288,300	$1,431
2020	2,535	$116,439	$305,800	—
2021	2,458	$107,234	$337,400	—
2022	3,296	$113,775	$375,200	—
2023	3,361	$117,700	$404,100	—

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1721.2%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4417.1%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	239	7.1%
5 to 17	712	21.2%
18 to 24	230	6.8%
25 to 34	337	10.0%
35 to 44	574	17.1%
45 to 54	459	13.7%
55 to 64	454	13.5%
65 to 74	201	6.0%
75 and over	155	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,546	75.8%
Black or African American	39	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	57	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	719	21.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate24.8%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree19.1%

Graduate or professional degree23.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	99	4.5%
High school graduate	540	24.8%
Some college or associate's	618	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	417	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	506	23.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit2.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,164	78.9%
Carpooled	107	7.3%
Public transit	41	2.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	163	11.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	383	29.2%
15 to 29 min	221	16.8%
30 to 44 min	331	25.2%
45 to 59 min	112	8.5%
60+ min	265	20.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.20
Poverty rate: 1.9% (63 of 3,361)

	Count	Share
Family households	896	85.7%
Nonfamily households	150	14.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,046	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	953	91.1%
Renter-occupied	93	8.9%

1-unit, detached95.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	998	95.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	48	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3605188
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.44 sq mi
Water area: 0.3 sq mi
Center point: 41.4390, -74.1259