Beaver Dam Town, Wisconsin Population

Overview

4,033

Total Population

49.0

Median age

49.22%

Female population %

103.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

54.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

108

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Beaver Dam town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Beaver Dam town is 49.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Beaver Dam town's population under 18 was 19.22%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Beaver Dam town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Beaver Dam town, 14.51% were under the age of 15, 17.06% aged 15 to 29, 47.66% aged 30 to 64, 20.23% aged 65 to 84, and 0.55% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 63 less females than males in Beaver Dam town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.22% females and 50.78% males in Beaver Dam Town, Wisconsin.
The Beaver Dam Town, Wisconsin gender ratio is 103.2:100 i.e. 103.2 men to 100 women (1.032).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 238.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 286.

Beaver Dam town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Beaver Dam town population: 94.27% are White, 2.41% are Asian and 3.32% are multiracial.
Beaver Dam town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 108 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,925 (97.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Beaver Dam town is White with a population of 3,802 (94.27% of the total population).

Beaver Dam town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 4,064 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Beaver Dam town's population increased by 460 (13.18%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Beaver Dam town's population increased by 108 (2.73%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Beaver Dam town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,491.