COMPARING TWO PLACES
Aberdeen vs Austin
PLACE A
Aberdeen, SD
VS
PLACE B
Austin, MN
Aberdeen and Austin are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
ABERDEENAUSTINDIFFERENCE
Total population41,58340,971+1% vs Austin
Population density1558−43
Population growth4.2%2.2%+1.9 pts
Median age38.439.2−0.8
Male49.7%50.2%−0.4 pts
Female50.3%49.8%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born4.1%12.2%−8.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.6%72.5%+13.0 pts
Black1.2%3.4%−2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.5%13.6%−9.1 pts
Asian2.7%6.2%−3.5 pts
Other6.0%4.2%+1.8 pts
Median household income$71,934$73,074−$1,140
Per capita income$41,173$36,188+$4,985
Poverty rate11.5%10.4%+1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4600.420+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher33.3%23.9%+9.3 pts
Graduate degree10.6%8.3%+2.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%3.9%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation67.4%63.6%+3.7 pts
Median home value$215,519$185,200+$30,319
Median gross rent$798$927−$129
Owner-occupied68.9%77.6%−8.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.4%7.6%+2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households41.2%41.3%−0.1 pts
Average commute14.420.7−6.2
Worked from home7.1%7.3%−0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.5%1.0%−0.6 pts
Uninsured5.6%7.1%−1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025