COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bowdle vs Aberdeen
PLACE A
Bowdle, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Aberdeen, South Dakota
Bowdle is 98% smaller than Aberdeen. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Aberdeen has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -6%).
BOWDLEABERDEENDIFFERENCE
Total population47427,961−98% vs Aberdeen
Population density7411,693−952
Population growth-6.4%9.2%−15.6 pts
Median age39.136.4+2.7
Male44.6%48.8%−4.2 pts
Female55.4%51.2%+4.2 pts
Foreign-born0.4%5.3%−4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.1%81.5%+7.6 pts
Black0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%5.5%−4.3 pts
Asian0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Other9.7%7.9%+1.8 pts
Median household income$63,750$64,405−$655
Per capita income$31,057$38,258−$7,201
Poverty rate8.4%13.8%−5.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3640.451−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%35.0%−8.9 pts
Graduate degree6.9%10.7%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Labor force participation59.8%68.3%−8.5 pts
Median home value$112,500$217,300−$104,800
Median gross rent$783$762+$21
Owner-occupied59.6%61.7%−2.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.6%8.7%+17.8 pts
Rent-burdened households22.4%44.4%−22.1 pts
Average commute9.411.9−2.5
Worked from home10.9%5.4%+5.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured4.9%5.5%−0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025