Aberdeen, SD

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

2024 Population

41,925

US Senator

John Thune

Republican Party

US Senator

Mike Rounds

Republican Party

US Representative

Dusty Johnson

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.3

0.262% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.5%

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.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Aberdeen, SD

White (Non-Hispanic)
35.9k ± 87
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.22k ± 366
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.14k ± 151

4.48%

Hispanic Population

1.88k people

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.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for South Dakota.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,429 ± 1,435 people
Guatemala
2,883 ± 1,316 people
Ethiopia
2,826 ± 1,303 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Dakota was Mexico, the natal country of 3,429 South Dakota residents, followed by Guatemala with 2,883 and Ethiopia with 2,826.

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.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
714 ± 174
Gulf War (1990s)
471 ± 165
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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

109
Construction
86
Other Services (except Public Administration)
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.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$235k
Manufacturing
$178k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$98.9k
Retail Trade

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in South Dakota went to Donald J. Trump with 63.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.2%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.68%).

John Thune and Mike Rounds are the senators currently representing the state of South Dakota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Aberdeen, SD is currently represented by Dusty Johnson in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Aberdeen, SD. Showing the available data for South Dakota.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (63.4%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (34.2%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.68%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in South Dakota went to Donald J. Trump with 63.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.2%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.68%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in South Dakota for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from South Dakota

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for South Dakota.

John Thune

Senator from South Dakota

Assumed office on January 3, 2005

Mike Rounds

Senator from South Dakota

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Thune and Mike Rounds are the senators currently representing South Dakota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in South Dakota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Aberdeen, SD

Dusty Johnson

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Aberdeen, SD is currently represented by Dusty Johnson (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Aberdeen, SD have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

The student population of Aberdeen, SD in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 1,425 male students and 2,283 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Aberdeen, SD are White (329 and 86.8%), Hispanic or Latino (16 and 4.22%), American Indian or Alaska Native (9 and 2.37%), and Asian (8 and 2.11%).

The largest universities in Aberdeen, SD by number of degrees awarded are Northern State University (387 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Aberdeen, SD are Elementary Education & Teaching (33 and 8.53%), General Biological Sciences (33 and 8.53%), and General Business Administration & Management (31 and 8.01%).

The median tuition cost 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 2024 in Aberdeen, SD, the percentage of applicants admitted was 93%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 35.2%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 3,708 (38.4% men and 61.6% 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.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 3,708 students enrolled in Aberdeen, SD, 38.4% men and 61.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 3,065 records, of which 62.4% were women and 37.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Elementary Education & Teaching
33 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
27 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
22 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Aberdeen, SD was Elementary Education & Teaching with 33 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Northern State University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

387 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Northern State University with 387 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 124 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Aberdeen, SD, which is 0.471 times less than the 263 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 329 degrees mean that there were 20.6 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 16 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($7,616) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,229) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Aberdeen, SD is from South Dakota.

0.44

2024 Wage GINI in South Dakota

0.443

2023 Wage GINI in South Dakota

In 2024, the income inequality in South Dakota was 0.44 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.642% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Dakota was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.3%)
Carpooled (9.5%)
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.

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.

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.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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