Aberdeen, SD

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Add Comparison
2024 Population
41,925
US Senator
John Thune
Republican Party
US Senator
Mike Rounds
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
38.3
0.262% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
11.5%
11.2% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$71,488
1.03% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$215,100
3.31% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
21,733
2.54% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Aberdeen, SD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.5% of the residents in Aberdeen, SD are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Aberdeen, SD are Northern State University (473 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Aberdeen, SD was $215,100, and the homeownership rate was 68.9%.

Most people in Aberdeen, SD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Aberdeen, SD was 2 cars per household.

United StatesSouth Dakota

Population & Diversity

Aberdeen, SD is home to a population of 41.9k people, from which 97.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.09% of Aberdeen, SD residents were born outside of the country (1.71k people).

In 2024, there were 29.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (35.9k people) in Aberdeen, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.22k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1.14k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.5%
2024 Citizenship
98%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.5% of Aberdeen, SD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Aberdeen, SD was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Aberdeen, SD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Aberdeen, SD
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    35.9k ± 87
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    1.22k ± 366
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    1.14k ± 151
4.48%
Hispanic Population
1.88k people

In 2024, there were 29.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (35.9k people) in Aberdeen, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.22k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1.14k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.48% of the people in Aberdeen, SD are hispanic (1.88k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Aberdeen, SD as a share of the total population.

View Data
Save Image

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for South Dakota.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,626 ± 1,475 people
  2. Guatemala
    2,932 ± 1,327 people
  3. Ethiopia
    2,627 ± 1,257 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Dakota was Mexico, the natal country of 3,626 South Dakota residents, followed by Guatemala with 2,932 and Ethiopia with 2,627.

View Data
Save Image

Foreign-Born Population

4.09%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.71k people
3.37%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.42k people

As of 2024, 4.09% of Aberdeen, SD residents (1.71k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Aberdeen, SD was 3.37%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Aberdeen, SD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    714 ± 174
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    471 ± 165
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    398 ± 131

Aberdeen, SD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.52 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Aberdeen, SD.

View Data
Save Image

Economy

The economy of Aberdeen, SD employs 21.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Aberdeen, SD were Health Care & Social Assistance (3,300 people), Retail Trade (2,575 people), and Manufacturing (2,274 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($66,100), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,797), and Public Administration ($61,727).

Employment

Occupations

21.7k
2024 Value
± 1,108
−2.54%
1 Year decline
± 7.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Aberdeen, SD declined at a rate of −2.54%, from 22.3k employees to 21.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Aberdeen, SD, are Management Occupations (2,512 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,987 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,816 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Aberdeen, SD.

View Data
Save Image

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Dakota.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in South Dakota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

View Data
Save Image

Industries

Employment by Industries

21.7k
2024 Value
± 1,108
−2.54%
1 Year decline
± 7.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Aberdeen, SD declined at a rate of −2.54%, from 22.3k employees to 21.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Aberdeen, SD, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,300 people), Retail Trade (2,575 people), and Manufacturing (2,274 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Aberdeen, SD, though some of these residents may live in Aberdeen, SD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

View Data
Save Image

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,592
Median earning men ± $5,047
$40,547
Median earning women ± $3,454

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,088), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,962), and Public Administration ($71,838).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($58,929), Construction ($52,216), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,991).

View Data
Save Image

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Dakota.
Y-Axis
2.37%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 450k people employed in South Dakota. This represents a 2.37% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.96%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in South Dakota.

View Data
Save Image

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 109
    Construction
  2. 86
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 66
    Finance and Insurance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

View Data
Save Image

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $235k
    Manufacturing
  2. $178k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $98.9k
    Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

View Data
Save Image

Education

In 2023, universities in Aberdeen, SD awarded 473 degrees. The student population of Aberdeen, SD in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,320 male students and 2,201 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Aberdeen, SD are White (411 and 90.1%), Two or More Races (16 and 3.51%), Hispanic or Latino (11 and 2.41%), and Asian (7 and 1.54%).

The largest universities in Aberdeen, SD by number of degrees awarded are Northern State University (473 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Aberdeen, SD are Curriculum & Instruction (46 and 9.73%), Elementary Education & Teaching (35 and 7.4%), and General Business Administration & Management (33 and 6.98%).

The median tuition cost in Aberdeen, SD for a public four year colleges is $7,616 for in-state students and $10,718 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Aberdeen, SD, the percentage of applicants admitted was 92.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 31.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 3,521 (37.5% men and 62.5% women).

The line chart  shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

View Data
Save Image

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 3,521 students enrolled in Aberdeen, SD, 37.5% men and 62.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 3,008 records, of which 63.5% were women and 36.5% men.

View Data
Save Image

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Elementary Education & Teaching
    35 degrees awarded
  2. General Business Administration & Management
    26 degrees awarded
  3. General Health & Physical Education
    21 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Aberdeen, SD was Elementary Education & Teaching with 35 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Aberdeen, SD according to their major.

View Data
Save Image

Universities

Gender
Race
Northern State University
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
473 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Northern State University with 473 degrees awarded.

View Data
Save Image

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 175 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Aberdeen, SD, which is 0.587 times less than the 298 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 411 degrees mean that there were 25.7 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 16 degrees awarded.

View Data
Save Image

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($7,616) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,229) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

View Data
Save Image

Housing & Living

The median property value in Aberdeen, SD was $215,100 in 2024, which is 0.647 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $208,200 to $215,100, a 3.31% increase. The homeownership rate in Aberdeen, SD is 68.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Aberdeen, SD have an average commute time of 14.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Aberdeen, SD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$215,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$12,538
$12,336
Median Property Taxes
±$762

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Aberdeen, SD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Aberdeen, SD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Rent vs Own

68.9%
Homeownership
2024
64.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 68.9% of the housing units in Aberdeen, SD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Aberdeen, SD compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$71,488
Median Household Income
± $2,849
17.9k
Number of Households
± 957

In 2024, the median household income of the 17.9k households in Aberdeen, SD grew to $71,488 from the previous year's value of $70,761.

The following chart displays the households in Aberdeen, SD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

View Data
Save Image

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Aberdeen, SD is from South Dakota.
0.443
2023 Wage GINI in South Dakota
0.438
2022 Wage GINI in South Dakota

In 2023, the income inequality in South Dakota was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.14% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for South Dakota was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Dakota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in South Dakota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

View Data
Save Image

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (78.3%)
  2. Carpooled (9.5%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.99%)

In 2024, 78.3% of workers in Aberdeen, SD drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.5%) and those who worked at home (6.99%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

View Data
Save Image

Commute Time

14.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Aberdeen, SD have a shorter commute time (14.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.42% of the workforce in Aberdeen, SD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Aberdeen, SD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Aberdeen, SD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Aberdeen, SD have 2 cars.

View Data
Save Image

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Aberdeen, SD (4.7k out of 40.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Aberdeen, SD is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

View Data
Save Image

Health

94.4% of the population of Aberdeen, SD has health coverage, with 52.3% on employee plans, 11.2% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 15.2% on non-group plans, and 2.48% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in South Dakota see 1,252 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,252 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1561 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 409 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Dakota.
1,252 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in South Dakota

Primary care physicians in South Dakota see an average of 1,252 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,252 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in South Dakota in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.2% under 18 years, 20.4% between 18 and 34 years, 37% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

View Data
Save Image

Uninsured People

5.57%
Uninsured
52.3%
Employer Coverage
11.2%
Medicaid
13.2%
Medicare
15.2%
Non-Group
2.48%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Aberdeen, SD declined by 22.1% from 7.15% to 5.57%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Aberdeen, SD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

View Data
Save Image