Aberdeen is home to 28,189 people in South Dakota. The average commute runs 12 minutes. Median rent is $762 a month. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $217,300. The foreign-born share is 5%. There are 1,707 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,405, below the US median
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.1%(286)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.8%(360)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36%(467)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.2%(41)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,297 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Aberdeen, decade by decade
Aberdeen population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
24,927
$53,814
$113,283
22.6%
9.8
2000
24,658
$60,617
$128,973
25.5%
14.0
2010
26,091
$60,014
$167,018
23.4%
21.0
2020
28,495
$68,426
$205,319
32.9%
39.1
2024
28,189
$64,405
$217,300
35.0%
40.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
