Aurora County, SD

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2021 Population

2,649

3.92% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Thune

Republican Party

US Senator

Mike Rounds

Republican Party

US Representative

Dusty Johnson

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

38.1

1.8% 1-year decrease

2021 Poverty Rate

7.16%

30.9% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$64,960

0.264% 1-year decline

2021 Median Property Value

$106,500

23% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Aurora County, SD had a population of 2.65k people with a median age of 38.1 and a median household income of $64,960. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Aurora County, SD declined from 2,757 to 2,649, a −3.92% decrease and its median household income declined from $65,132 to $64,960, a −0.264% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Aurora County, SD are White (Non-Hispanic) (89.9%), White (Hispanic) (4.45%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (2.49%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.06%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.868%).

None of the households in Aurora County, 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.

96.6% of the residents in Aurora County, SD are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Aurora County, SD was $106,500, and the homeownership rate was 78.6%.

Most people in Aurora County, SD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Aurora County, SD was 3 cars per household.

Aurora County, SD borders Brule County, SD, Charles Mix County, SD, Davison County, SD, Douglas County, SD, Jerauld County, SD, and Sanborn County, SD.

United States South Dakota

Population & Diversity

Aurora County, SD is home to a population of 2.65k people, from which 96.6% are citizens. As of 2021, 3.81% of Aurora County, SD residents were born outside of the country (101 people).

In 2021, there were 20.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.38k people) in Aurora County, SD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 118 White (Hispanic) and 66 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.6%

2021 Citizenship

96.3%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 96.6% of Aurora County, SD residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Aurora County, SD was 96.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Aurora County, SD

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.38k ± 145
White (Hispanic)
118 ± 49
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
66 ± 55

Hispanic Population

159 people

6% of the people in Aurora County, SD are hispanic (159 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Aurora County, SD as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

3.81%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

101 people

4.46%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

123 people

As of 2021, 3.81% of Aurora County, SD residents (101 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Aurora County, SD was 4.46%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
35 ± 21
Korea
23 ± 17
Gulf War (2001-)
18 ± 22

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

Economy

The economy of Aurora County, SD employs 1.46k people. The largest industries in Aurora County, SD are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (352 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (210 people), and Retail Trade (139 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($85,417), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($73,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,000).

Employment

Occupations

1.46k

2021 Value

± 133

−1.82%

1 Year decline

± 13.1%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Aurora County, SD declined at a rate of −1.82%, from 1.49k employees to 1.46k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Aurora County, SD, are Management Occupations (312 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (171 people), and Production Occupations (125 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Aurora County, SD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.46k

2021 Value

± 133

−1.82%

1 Year decline

± 13.1%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Aurora County, SD declined at a rate of −1.82%, from 1.49k employees to 1.46k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Aurora County, SD, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (352 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (210 people), and Retail Trade (139 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Aurora County, SD, though some of these residents may live in Aurora County, SD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,891

Median earning men ± $5,366

$32,083

Median earning women ± $4,820

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,521), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,833).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Public Administration ($59,750), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,542), and Information ($52,500).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in South Dakota. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

26
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
21
Wholesale Trade
13
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance

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

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from South Dakota to other states, or from other states to South Dakota.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound South Dakota product (by dollars) was Cereal grains with $6.49B, followed by Other ag prods. ($5.75B) and Live animals/fish ($4.59B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound South Dakota products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$51.6B

2020 Value in South Dakota

$98.1B

Projected 2050 Value in South Dakota

90.3% growth

In 2020, total outbound South Dakota trade was $51.6B. This is expected to increase 90.3% to $98.1B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound South Dakota trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from South Dakota to other states, or from other states to South Dakota.

Most Common Trade Partners

Minnesota
$6.09B
Iowa
$3.04B
North Dakota
$2.14B

In 2020, the top outbound South Dakota domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Minnesota with $6.09B, followed by Iowa with $3.04B and North Dakota and $2.14B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that South Dakota shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Aurora County, SD went to Donald J. Trump with 74.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (22.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.56%).

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.

Aurora County, 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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (74.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (22.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.56%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Aurora County, SD for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from South Dakota

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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 Aurora County, SD

Dusty Johnson

South Dakota at-large Representative

Republican Party

Aurora County, 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 Aurora County, SD have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 0.528% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.395% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (202k), Some college (152k), and Bachelors Degree (127k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Aurora County, SD was $106,500 in 2021, which is 0.435 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $86,600 to $106,500, a 23% increase. The homeownership rate in Aurora County, SD is 78.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Aurora County, SD have an average commute time of 17.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Aurora County, SD is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Property

$106,500

Median Property Value 2021

±$15,949

$823

Median Property Taxes

±$91

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 Aurora County, SD the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

78.6%

Homeownership

2021

63.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 78.6% of the housing units in Aurora County, SD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.6%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9736

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Aurora County, SD colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$64,960

Median Household Income

± $5,783

1.05k

Number of Households

± 107

In 2021, the median household income of the 1.05k households in Aurora County, SD declined from $64,960 from the previous year's value of $65,132.

The following chart displays the households in Aurora County, 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 Aurora County, SD is from South Dakota.

0.439

2021 Wage GINI in South Dakota

0.43

2020 Wage GINI in South Dakota

In 2021, the income inequality in South Dakota was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.94% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for South Dakota was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2021

Drove Alone (74.9%)
Worked At Home (15.3%)
Carpooled (6.76%)

In 2021, 74.9% of workers in Aurora County, SD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.3%) and those who carpooled to work (6.76%).

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

17.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Aurora County, SD have a shorter commute time (17.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 0.977% of the workforce in Aurora County, SD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Aurora County, SD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Aurora County, SD have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Aurora County, SD (180 out of 2.51k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Aurora County, SD is White, followed by Hispanic and Native American.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

91.2% of the population of Aurora County, SD has health coverage, with 51.2% on employee plans, 7.3% on Medicaid, 11.9% on Medicare, 18% on non-group plans, and 2.82% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in South Dakota was $8,933 in 2014. This is a 4.52% increase from the previous year ($8,547).

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.3% were men and 46.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.5% under 18 years, 18.2% between 18 and 34 years, 38.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.3% were men and 46.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.81%

Uninsured

51.2%

Employer Coverage

7.3%

Medicaid

11.9%

Medicare

18%

Non-Group

2.82%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Aurora County, SD grew by 1.7% from 8.66% to 8.81%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Aurora County, SD.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 32.2% in Aurora County, SD.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Aurora County, SD.

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