COMPARING TWO PLACES
Highmore vs Aberdeen
PLACE A
Highmore, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Aberdeen, South Dakota
Highmore is 98% smaller than Aberdeen. Highmore earns more, with a median household income $38,612 higher. Aberdeen has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -14%).
HIGHMOREABERDEENDIFFERENCE
Total population63427,961−98% vs Aberdeen
Population density3361,693−1,357
Population growth-14.2%9.2%−23.4 pts
Median age47.436.4+11.0
Male56.4%48.8%+7.5 pts
Female43.6%51.2%−7.5 pts
Foreign-born0.2%5.3%−5.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.7%81.5%+2.3 pts
Black0.5%1.8%−1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Asian0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Other15.8%7.9%+7.9 pts
Median household income$103,017$64,405+$38,612
Per capita income$35,374$38,258−$2,884
Poverty rate5.2%13.8%−8.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3100.451−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%35.0%−15.4 pts
Graduate degree2.5%10.7%−8.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Labor force participation63.7%68.3%−4.6 pts
Median home value$151,800$217,300−$65,500
Median gross rent$980$762+$218
Owner-occupied87.7%61.7%+26.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.0%8.7%+9.2 pts
Rent-burdened households14.3%44.4%−30.2 pts
Average commute9.511.9−2.4
Worked from home5.0%5.4%−0.4 pts
Public transit to work3.2%0.7%+2.5 pts
Uninsured7.6%5.5%+2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025