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Beaver Dam, KY Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Beaver Dam is $19,351, which is lower than the state average of $23,741 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Beaver Dam median household income is $35,534, which has grown by 26.61% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 28.72% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Beaver Dam residents spend 13.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #268

Beaver Dam, KY	19,351 USD
Kentucky	23,741 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Beaver Dam, KY	17,072 USD
Kentucky	26,888 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Beaver Dam, KY	16,618 USD
Kentucky	32,091 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Beaver Dam, KY	19,259 USD
Kentucky	22,404 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #272

Beaver Dam, KY	35,534 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Beaver Dam, KY	50,017 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #157

Beaver Dam, KY	26.61%
Kentucky	28.72%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Beaver Dam, KY		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.00%	$69,967, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	45.53%	$16,482, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	7.66%	$1,040, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.09%	$12,041, see rank	19.67%	$20,842	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Beaver Dam, KY	43,119 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Beaver Dam, KY	51,746 USD
Kentucky	70,337 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Beaver Dam, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$34,803, see rank	$44,895	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Beaver Dam, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$17,240, see rank	$22,754	$25,788
25 to 44	$42,851, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$36,534, see rank	$51,642	$65,027
65 or over	$27,411, see rank	$31,622	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Beaver Dam, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,804, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	1,461, 52.10%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	766, 52.43%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	766, 52.43%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	640, 83.55%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	126, 16.45%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	695, 47.57%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	1,343, 47.90%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	590, 43.93%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	590, 43.93%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	508, 86.10%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	82, 13.90%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	753, 56.07%, see rank	44.88%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Beaver Dam, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,148, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	837, 72.91%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	244, 21.25%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	67, 5.84%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Beaver Dam, KY	13.4 minutes
Kentucky	22.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Beaver Dam, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,148	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	640, 55.75%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	205, 32.03%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	37, 5.78%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	52, 8.13%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	52, 8.13%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	73, 11.41%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	204, 31.88%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	508, 44.25%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	239, 47.05%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	112, 22.05%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	95, 18.70%, see rank	32.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	62, 12.20%, see rank	8.09%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Beaver Dam, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,148, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	86, 7.49%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	65, 5.66%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	227, 19.77%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	83, 7.23%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	11, 0.96%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	43, 3.75%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	317, 27.61%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	124, 10.80%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	192, 16.72%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Beaver Dam, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	934	26.44%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	114	14.27%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.