What percentage of people rent in Beaver Dam, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in Beaver Dam, WI, 2020–2024
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44.7% (±3.7 points) of the occupied homes in Beaver Dam, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 3,383 renting households against 4,188 that own their home.

In Beaver Dam, the share of households that rent went from 45.0% in 2015–2019 to 44.7% in 2020–2024 (−0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 44.7% (±3.7 points)
Renting households: 3,383 (±330)
Median renter income: $49,761 (±$7,747)

Who rents and who owns in Beaver Dam

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Beaver Dam	Dodge County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	44.7% (±3.7 points)	28.7% (±1.6 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	3,383 (±330)	10,298 (±577)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,188 (±288)	25,612 (±564)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$49,761 (±$7,747)	$49,583 (±$2,647)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$90,615 (±$7,017)	$90,842 (±$1,830)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In Beaver Dam, the renter share is higher than in Dodge County (28.7%).

It is also higher than in Wisconsin (32.2%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Dodge County, Beaver Dam ranks 2 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 63 of 1,848.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Beaver Dam has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	45.0% (±3.0 points)	44.7% (±3.7 points)	−0.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$820 (±$38)	$959 (±$42)	+17.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,742 (±$4,121)	$66,673 (±$4,155)	+31.4%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Beaver Dam

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Beaver Dam
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Beaver Dam	—	44.7% (±3.7 points)	—
Town of Beaver Dam	1.8 mi	7.5% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Town of Oak Grove (Dodge County)	5.5 mi	24.3% (±7.8 points)	Lower
Town of Westford (Dodge County)	5.9 mi	3.5% (±2.0 points)	Lower
Town of Burnett	6.8 mi	18.2% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Town of Calamus	6.9 mi	13.6% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Town of Trenton (Dodge County)	7.1 mi	6.9% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Fox Lake	7.7 mi	46.9% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Juneau	7.8 mi	28.7% (±7.7 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Beaver Dam, WI (7.5%), Town of Oak Grove (Dodge County), WI (24.3%), Town of Westford (Dodge County), WI (3.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Dodge County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Fox Lake	46.9% (±10.2 points)
2	Beaver Dam	44.7% (±3.7 points)
3	Lomira	42.9% (±6.8 points)
4	Lowell	34.5% (±10.9 points)
5	Horicon	33.9% (±8.1 points)
6 (tie)	Hustisford	33.5% (±8.9 points)
6 (tie)	Waupun	33.5% (±6.5 points)
8	Clyman	32.9% (±11.3 points)

Showing 8 of 40 places in Dodge County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Beaver Dam

How many renters are there in Beaver Dam?

Beaver Dam has an estimated 3,383 (±330) renting households, 44.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Beaver Dam?

In Beaver Dam, the share of households that rent went from 45.0% in 2015–2019 to 44.7% in 2020–2024 (−0.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Beaver Dam?

A renting household in Beaver Dam has 1.8 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Beaver Dam?

The median renting household in Beaver Dam, WI has an income of $49,761 (±$7,747) a year, against $90,615 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Beaver Dam city, Wisconsin (place:05900, in state:55).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.