COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dawson vs Aberdeen
PLACE A
Dawson, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Aberdeen, South Dakota
Dawson is 99% smaller than Aberdeen. Aberdeen earns more, with a median household income $15,476 higher. Aberdeen has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -4%).
DAWSONABERDEENDIFFERENCE
Total population33627,961−99% vs Aberdeen
Population density1,9421,693+249
Population growth-4.1%9.2%−13.3 pts
Median age46.436.4+10.0
Male52.6%48.8%+3.7 pts
Female47.4%51.2%−3.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.7%81.5%+17.2 pts
Black0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Asian0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Other1.3%7.9%−6.6 pts
Median household income$48,929$64,405−$15,476
Per capita income$27,101$38,258−$11,157
Poverty rate30.7%13.8%+16.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3940.451−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.0%35.0%−27.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%10.7%−10.7 pts
Unemployment rate12.5%3.7%+8.8 pts
Labor force participation45.4%68.3%−22.9 pts
Median home value$88,000$217,300−$129,300
Median gross rent$944$762+$182
Owner-occupied69.5%61.7%+7.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.9%8.7%−3.8 pts
Rent-burdened households45.3%44.4%+0.8 pts
Average commute22.311.9+10.4
Worked from home9.5%5.4%+4.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured5.9%5.5%+0.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025