Aurora vs Volga

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

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

Volga has the higher population (2,246 vs 1,407 in Aurora). Aurora has the higher median household income ($90,612 vs $75,417 in Volga). Volga has the higher median home value ($220,200 vs $219,100 in Aurora).

Population, income & housing

	Aurora	Volga
Population	1,407	2,246
Median age	29.7 yrs	29.0 yrs
Median household income	$90,612	$75,417
Median home value	$219,100	$220,200
Median gross rent	$829	$1,048
Housing units	632	1,017
Homeownership rate	78.0%	55.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.1%	41.6%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aurora	Volga
Population	792 → 1,407 (+77.7%)	1,926 → 2,246 (+16.6%)
Median household income	$76,250 → $90,612 (+18.8%)	$56,852 → $75,417 (+32.7%)
Median home value	$161,700 → $219,100 (+35.5%)	$166,000 → $220,200 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$708 → $829 (+17.1%)	$792 → $1,048 (+32.3%)

Aurora

Population

7921,407

Median household income

$76,250$90,612

Median home value

$161,700$219,100

Median gross rent

$708$829

Volga

Population

1,9262,246

Median household income

$56,852$75,417

Median home value

$166,000$220,200

Median gross rent

$792$1,048

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aurora	Volga
Under 5	11.1%	7.1%
5 to 17	12.9%	18.9%
18 to 24	10.6%	13.4%
25 to 34	27.6%	18.2%
35 to 44	14.9%	14.8%
45 to 54	7.2%	6.9%
55 to 64	8.5%	10.3%
65 to 74	5.8%	7.2%
75 and over	1.3%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aurora	Volga
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.5%
Asian	0.8%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aurora	Volga
No high school diploma	3.8%	1.2%
High school graduate	21.5%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	38.8%	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aurora	Volga
Drove alone	81.3%	79.1%
Carpooled	4.0%	4.7%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.6%
Worked from home	11.2%	10.7%
Other means	0.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aurora	Volga
1-unit, detached	76.7%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	14.9%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	15.0%	8.8%
20 or more units	1.7%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Aurora	Volga
Poverty rate	2.1%	7.5%
Average household size	2.33	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	17	15
Median year structure built	2005	1980