COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mellette vs Aberdeen
PLACE A
Mellette, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Aberdeen, South Dakota
Mellette is 99% smaller than Aberdeen. Mellette earns more, with a median household income $42,559 higher. Aberdeen has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -5%).
MELLETTEABERDEENDIFFERENCE
Total population19427,961−99% vs Aberdeen
Population density7581,693−935
Population growth-5.2%9.2%−14.5 pts
Median age39.436.4+3.0
Male45.2%48.8%−3.6 pts
Female54.8%51.2%+3.6 pts
Foreign-born2.0%5.3%−3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.5%81.5%+17.0 pts
Black0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Asian0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Other1.5%7.9%−6.4 pts
Median household income$106,964$64,405+$42,559
Per capita income$42,074$38,258+$3,816
Poverty rate10.1%13.8%−3.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3340.451−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%35.0%−15.0 pts
Graduate degree6.2%10.7%−4.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Labor force participation71.4%68.3%+3.1 pts
Median home value$201,000$217,300−$16,300
Median gross rent$644$762−$118
Owner-occupied85.5%61.7%+23.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.5%8.7%+7.7 pts
Rent-burdened households9.1%44.4%−35.4 pts
Average commute19.311.9+7.4
Worked from home13.0%5.4%+7.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured2.5%5.5%−3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025