Beaver Dam is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 16,582 people and five associated neighborhoods, Beaver Dam is the 52nd largest community in Wisconsin. Much of the housing stock in Beaver Dam was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Being a small city, Beaver Dam does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Beaver Dam is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.19% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Beaver Dam in 2018 was $37,106, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,424 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 German, Irish, Polish, English, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Beaver Dam is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.