COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hosmer vs Aberdeen
PLACE A
Hosmer, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Aberdeen, South Dakota
Hosmer is 99% smaller than Aberdeen. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Aberdeen has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -21%).
HOSMERABERDEENDIFFERENCE
Total population15727,961−99% vs Aberdeen
Population density1591,693−1,534
Population growth-21.2%9.2%−30.4 pts
Median age61.636.4+25.2
Male63.3%48.8%+14.5 pts
Female36.7%51.2%−14.5 pts
Foreign-born0.7%5.3%−4.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%81.5%+18.5 pts
Black0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Asian0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Other0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Median household income$65,096$64,405+$691
Per capita income$39,492$38,258+$1,234
Poverty rate12.1%13.8%−1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.451Even
Bachelor's degree or higher38.5%35.0%+3.5 pts
Graduate degree7.5%10.7%−3.2 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%3.7%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation46.2%68.3%−22.1 pts
Median home value$59,600$217,300−$157,700
Median gross rent$300$762−$462
Owner-occupied94.6%61.7%+32.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.5%8.7%+6.8 pts
Rent-burdened households25.0%44.4%−19.4 pts
Average commute22.811.9+10.9
Worked from home9.0%5.4%+3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured8.0%5.5%+2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025