COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lower Brule vs Aberdeen
PLACE A
Lower Brule, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Aberdeen, South Dakota
Lower Brule is 97% smaller than Aberdeen. Aberdeen earns more, with a median household income $35,655 higher. Lower Brule has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 9%).
LOWER BRULEABERDEENDIFFERENCE
Total population74327,961−97% vs Aberdeen
Population density2,0471,693+354
Population growth14.7%9.2%+5.5 pts
Median age22.936.4−13.5
Male49.5%48.8%+0.7 pts
Female50.5%51.2%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born1.2%5.3%−4.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic7.7%81.5%−73.8 pts
Black0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.4%5.5%−5.1 pts
Asian0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Other91.9%7.9%+84.1 pts
Median household income$28,750$64,405−$35,655
Per capita income$11,768$38,258−$26,490
Poverty rate55.8%13.8%+41.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5030.451+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%35.0%−20.2 pts
Graduate degree9.8%10.7%−0.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.9%3.7%+3.2 pts
Labor force participation42.5%68.3%−25.8 pts
Median home value$21,900$217,300−$195,400
Median gross rent$475$762−$287
Owner-occupied23.0%61.7%−38.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.7%8.7%+15.0 pts
Rent-burdened households33.7%44.4%−10.8 pts
Average commute9.511.9−2.4
Worked from home4.0%5.4%−1.4 pts
Public transit to work5.4%0.7%+4.7 pts
Uninsured39.2%5.5%+33.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024