Being a small city, Beaver Dam does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Beaver Dam with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.08% of adults in Beaver Dam have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Beaver Dam in 2022 was $29,182, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,728 for a family of four. However, Beaver Dam contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Beaver Dam is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Beaver Dam home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Beaver Dam residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Beaver Dam include English, Irish, German, European, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Beaver Dam is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
