COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oakes vs Aberdeen
PLACE A
Oakes, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Aberdeen, South Dakota
Oakes is 94% smaller than Aberdeen. Oakes earns more, with a median household income $3,227 higher. Aberdeen has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -3%).
OAKESABERDEENDIFFERENCE
Total population1,76527,961−94% vs Aberdeen
Population density1,1291,693−564
Population growth-3.1%9.2%−12.3 pts
Median age38.836.4+2.4
Male51.3%48.8%+2.5 pts
Female48.7%51.2%−2.5 pts
Foreign-born4.5%5.3%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.0%81.5%+5.6 pts
Black0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.6%5.5%+3.1 pts
Asian0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Other4.4%7.9%−3.5 pts
Median household income$67,632$64,405+$3,227
Per capita income$38,866$38,258+$608
Poverty rate12.1%13.8%−1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4530.451Even
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%35.0%−12.0 pts
Graduate degree5.1%10.7%−5.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%3.7%−2.0 pts
Labor force participation70.4%68.3%+2.0 pts
Median home value$159,700$217,300−$57,600
Median gross rent$843$762+$81
Owner-occupied77.1%61.7%+15.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.8%8.7%+1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households44.3%44.4%−0.1 pts
Average commute14.211.9+2.3
Worked from home8.9%5.4%+3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured11.0%5.5%+5.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025