Aurora Center vs Plankinton

A side-by-side comparison of Aurora Center and Plankinton: population, income, housing, and more.

Aurora Center and Plankinton are places in South Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Plankinton has the higher population (637 vs 13 in Aurora Center). Since 2019, Plankinton's population has grown faster (-7.8% vs -71.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Aurora Center	Plankinton
Population	13	637
Median age	61.4 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$76,250
Median home value	—	$110,500
Median gross rent	—	$900
Housing units	9	309
Homeownership rate	100.0%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aurora Center	Plankinton
Population	45 → 13 (-71.1%)	691 → 637 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$56,875 → $62,727 (+10.3%)	$54,766 → $76,250 (+39.2%)
Median home value	$9,999 → $9,999 (+0.0%)	$85,800 → $110,500 (+28.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$696 → $900 (+29.3%)

Aurora Center

Population

4513

Median household income

$56,875$62,727

Median home value

$9,999$9,999

Plankinton

Population

691637

Median household income

$54,766$76,250

Median home value

$85,800$110,500

Median gross rent

$696$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aurora Center	Plankinton
Under 5	0.0%	7.7%
5 to 17	0.0%	15.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.8%
35 to 44	30.8%	17.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	14.3%
55 to 64	46.2%	11.9%
65 to 74	0.0%	8.2%
75 and over	23.1%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aurora Center	Plankinton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	81.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	16.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aurora Center	Plankinton
No high school diploma	23.1%	7.6%
High school graduate	0.0%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	46.2%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.8%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aurora Center	Plankinton
Drove alone	100.0%	76.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aurora Center	Plankinton
1-unit, detached	100.0%	79.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	Aurora Center	Plankinton
Poverty rate	0.0%	6.7%
Average household size	1.44	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	—	1975