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Beaver Dam, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Beaver Dam, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,205. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BEAVER-DAM-KY · Beaver Dam, KY 1 ZIPs · 8,205 pop · #20084/25278 · Ohio County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $54,730
  • RANK-LOWER #20084/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Fordsville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,205
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $150,200

Nearest income peer: Fordsville, KY ( $2,051 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Beaver Dam

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Beaver Dam on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Beaver Dam, KY sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

21st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,205
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,730
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($54,730 average) · poverty 14.4%. The primary code (42320) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Beaver Dam as a pure owner town.

Within Kentucky, Providence is the closest lower-income city and Madisonville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Beaver Dam.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 42320, is all of Beaver Dam

There is no split to weigh here: 42320 holds every one of Beaver Dam's 8,205 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Beaver Dam's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 155 establishments, 4,239 employees , annual payroll $136,665k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42320 (155 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (36) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Beaver Dam, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Ohio County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Beaver Dam. See the Ohio County roll-up →

Beaver Dam sits in the lower half of Ohio County on income: Hartford, Horse Branch and Centertown report more, Fordsville, Cromwell and Olaton report less. Reynolds Station marks the far end of that range at $76,208, 39% above Beaver Dam.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42320 8,205 $54,730 155 22
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Beaver Dam roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Beaver Dam, .