Beaver Dam, KY | Data USA (2024)

As of 2021, 91.5% of Beaver Dam, KY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Beaver Dam, KY was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Beaver Dam, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2021, there were 10.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.08k people) in Beaver Dam, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 303 Two+ (Hispanic) and 126 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.54% of the people in Beaver Dam, KY are hispanic (303 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Beaver Dam, KY as a share of the total population.

As of 2021, 9.28% of Beaver Dam, KY residents (329 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Beaver Dam, KY was 1.43%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Beaver Dam, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Beaver Dam, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, NaNy times greater than any other conflict.

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Beaver Dam, KY grew at a rate of 3.7%, from 1.46k employees to 1.51k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Beaver Dam, KY, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (262 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (198 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (121 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Beaver Dam, KY.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Beaver Dam, KY grew at a rate of 3.7%, from 1.46k employees to 1.51k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Beaver Dam, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (312 people), Educational Services (288 people), and Manufacturing (174 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Beaver Dam, KY, though some of these residents may live in Beaver Dam, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Manufacturing ($41,960), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($37,122), and Construction ($36,731).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Manufacturing ($26,250) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($14,422).

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Kentucky products.

In 2020, total outbound Kentucky trade was $330B. This is expected to increase 95% to $644B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Kentucky trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

In 2020, the top outbound Kentucky domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Tennessee with $27.7B, followed by California with $19B and Ohio and $17.7B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Kentucky shares with each state (excluding itself).

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 62.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kentucky for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.

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The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

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In 2021, 0.789% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.712% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (1.17M), Some college (777k), and Secondary Education (561k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Beaver Dam, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Beaver Dam, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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In 2021, 55.8% of the housing units in Beaver Dam, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 61.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Beaver Dam, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

The following map shows all of the places in Beaver Dam, KY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

In 2021, the median household income of the 1.44k households in Beaver Dam, KY grew to $46,624 from the previous year's value of $45,893.

The following chart displays the households in Beaver Dam, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

In 2021, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.453 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.236% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2021, 92.8% of workers in Beaver Dam, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (3.71%) and those who worked at home (3.49%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Using averages, employees in Beaver Dam, KY have a shorter commute time (24.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 2.28% of the workforce in Beaver Dam, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Beaver Dam, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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The following chart displays the households in Beaver Dam, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Beaver Dam, KY have 3 cars.

20.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Beaver Dam, KY (732 out of 3.55k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Beaver Dam, KY is Two Or More, followed by Hispanic and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Primary care physicians in Ohio County, KY see an average of 4,799 patients per year. This represents a 39.5% increase from the previous year (3,441 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Ohio County, KY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.7% under 18 years, 23.9% between 18 and 34 years, 35.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.7% were men and 46.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Beaver Dam, KY grew by 225% from 4.15% to 13.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Beaver Dam, KY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.