COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ortley vs Aberdeen
PLACE A
Ortley, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Aberdeen, South Dakota
Ortley is 100% smaller than Aberdeen. Aberdeen earns more, with a median household income $32,599 higher. Aberdeen has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -23%).
ORTLEYABERDEENDIFFERENCE
Total population5527,961−100% vs Aberdeen
Population density251,693−1,668
Population growth-23.1%9.2%−32.3 pts
Median age42.336.4+5.9
Male67.1%48.8%+18.3 pts
Female32.9%51.2%−18.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.9%81.5%+14.4 pts
Black0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Asian0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Other4.1%7.9%−3.8 pts
Median household income$31,806$64,405−$32,599
Per capita income$24,149$38,258−$14,109
Poverty rate47.9%13.8%+34.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5450.451+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.6%35.0%−20.4 pts
Graduate degree4.2%10.7%−6.5 pts
Unemployment rate12.0%3.7%+8.3 pts
Labor force participation46.3%68.3%−22.0 pts
Median home value$44,200$217,300−$173,100
Median gross rent$363$762−$399
Owner-occupied74.3%61.7%+12.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%8.7%+3.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%44.4%−44.4 pts
Average commute18.211.9+6.3
Worked from home0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured13.7%5.5%+8.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025