Aberdeen

Population: 28,297
Median household income: $63,715
Median home value: $205,500

Aberdeen, a community in Brown County, South Dakota, has 28,297 residents. Its median household income of $63,715 runs below the Brown County figure of $70,239.

From 2019 to 2023, Aberdeen's population held roughly steady from 28,225 to 28,297, while its median home value rose 27.0% from $161,800 to $205,500.

79.5% of workers drive to work alone. 55.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,297
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $63,715
Median home value: $205,500
Median gross rent: $783
Housing units: 13,395
Homeownership rate: 58.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,22528,297

Median household income

$52,651$63,715

Median home value

$161,800$205,500

Median gross rent

$685$783

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,225	$52,651	$161,800	$685
2020	28,315	$56,455	$169,400	$669
2021	28,500	$58,439	$167,200	$704
2022	28,388	$62,684	$192,200	$741
2023	28,297	$63,715	$205,500	$783

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,736	6.1%
5 to 17	4,894	17.3%
18 to 24	3,256	11.5%
25 to 34	3,775	13.3%
35 to 44	3,503	12.4%
45 to 54	2,931	10.4%
55 to 64	3,590	12.7%
65 to 74	2,500	8.8%
75 and over	2,112	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,042	81.4%
Black or African American	81	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,519	5.4%
Asian	1,045	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	29	0.1%
Some other race	23	0.1%
Two or more races	1,086	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,472	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate30.5%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree25.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,268	6.9%
High school graduate	5,623	30.5%
Some college or associate's	5,341	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	4,646	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,533	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.7%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,901	79.5%
Carpooled	1,338	8.9%
Public transit	105	0.7%
Walked	580	3.9%
Bicycle	17	0.1%
Worked from home	880	5.9%
Other means	149	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,121	78.9%
15 to 29 min	2,341	16.6%
30 to 44 min	324	2.3%
45 to 59 min	111	0.8%
60+ min	193	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 12.9% (3,511 of 27,280)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,472	52.4%
Nonfamily households	5,869	47.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,341	92.1%
Vacant	1,054	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,206	58.4%
Renter-occupied	5,135	41.6%

1-unit, detached55.7%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units15.6%

20 or more units14.2%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,464	55.7%
1-unit, attached	228	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1,190	8.9%
5 to 19 units	2,086	15.6%
20 or more units	1,905	14.2%
Mobile home & other	522	3.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4600100
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 45.4647, -98.4681