Beaver Dam, WI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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3%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Beaver Dam	Wisconsin	National
Income per capita	$46,390	$43,754	$44,883
Median household income	$82,828	$81,774	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$115,696	$103,160	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$57,621	$47,125	$52,080
Median earnings male	$60,908	$54,326	$54,343
Median earnings female	$43,403	$38,113	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.6%	3.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.3%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Beaver Dam is 3% higher than the national average
The median household income in Beaver Dam is 2% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Beaver Dam is 47% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Beaver Dam is 45% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$55,213 $82,828 $165,656

City

$54,510 $81,774 $163,548

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Beaver Dam median earnings by income bracket

Beaver Dam employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.6%	9.6%
Manufacturing sector	29.8%	29.8%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	22.1%	22.1%
Public administration	5.0%	5.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.5%	11.5%
Education, health & social services	5.9%	5.9%
Other	13.6%	13.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lebanon, WI	100	$141,072	73.4%
Kekoskee, WI	1,074	$126,062	55.0%
Oakfield, WI	1,119	$116,298	43.0%
Fall River, WI	1,812	$109,967	35.2%
Burnett, WI	336	$100,910	24.1%
Beaver Dam, WI	16,884	$82,828	1.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Parkway, CA	16,882	$74,351	8.6%
Dyersburg, TN	16,887	$61,410	24.5%
Menomonie, WI	16,888	$65,359	19.6%
Hillcrest Heights, MD	16,890	$100,785	23.9%
Glassmanor, MD	16,877	$89,616	10.2%
Beaver Dam, WI	16,884	$82,828	1.8%

Source: The Beaver Dam, WI employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.