Beaver Dam, Kentucky - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	3,560
Male Share of the Population	46%
Female Share of the Population	54%
Senior Citizens	21.2%
Employed Population 16+	1,177
Age of the Population	42

Families

% of people married	54.8%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	3.6%
Median Earnings25+	$27,149
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$25,557
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$34,583

Wealth

Median Family Income	$57,755
% Above Poverty Level	72.3%
% Below Poverty Level	27.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	21 minutes
% Working from Home	%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	36.5%
Median Gross Rent	$518
Median House Value	$95,900

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	25.3%
Irish	12.3%
English	7.3%
German	4.2%
Canadian	4%
Arab	1.7%
Welsh	0.6%
Polish	0.6%
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Beaver Dam Almanac

Category	Value
County	Ohio County
Standard Zip Codes	42320
Phone Area Codes	270
Time Zone	America/Kentucky/Louisville
Approximate Latitude	37.4
Approximate Longitude	-86.87

Beaver Dam Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	BEAVER DAM
Distance	1.1 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 43 F
Apr Temp	44 to 70 F
Jul Temp	67 to 89 F
Oct Temp	45 to 72 F
Annual Precip	49 inches

Station	ROUGH RIVER LAKE
Distance	25.4 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 40 F
Apr Temp	40 to 67 F
Jul Temp	63 to 89 F
Oct Temp	40 to 70 F
Annual Precip	48.2 inches

Station	LEITCHFIELD 2 N
Distance	32.6 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 42 F
Apr Temp	43 to 68 F
Jul Temp	65 to 88 F
Oct Temp	44 to 70 F
Annual Precip	49.4 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Centertown	471	$43,365
Hartford	2,722	$63,167
Island	515	$41,563
McHenry	417	$44,583
Rochester	287	$49,485
Rockport	225	$41,875

Beaver Dam Public Schools

Beaver Dam Elementary School
183 Us Hwy 62 E
ZIP: 42320
(270) 274-4478
Primary
Total Enrollment 697

Southern Elementary School
3836 Us Hwy 231 S
ZIP: 42320
(270) 274-3462
Primary
Total Enrollment 330

Beaver Dam Private Schools

Faith Foundation Academy
343 S Main St
ZIP: 42320
Elementary
Total Enrollment 53

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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