COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tolstoy vs Aberdeen
PLACE A
Tolstoy, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Aberdeen, South Dakota
Tolstoy is 100% smaller than Aberdeen. Tolstoy earns more, with a median household income $11,666 higher. Aberdeen has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -3%).
TOLSTOYABERDEENDIFFERENCE
Total population3827,961−100% vs Aberdeen
Population density2081,693−1,485
Population growth-2.8%9.2%−12.0 pts
Median age32.936.4−3.5
Male68.4%48.8%+19.6 pts
Female31.6%51.2%−19.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.3%−5.3 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$76,071$64,405+$11,666
Per capita income$67,444$38,258+$29,186
Poverty rate0.0%13.8%−13.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5200.451+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%35.0%−7.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%10.7%−10.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Labor force participation72.2%68.3%+3.9 pts
Median home value$32,500$217,300−$184,800
Median gross rent$275$762−$487
Owner-occupied83.3%61.7%+21.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.3%8.7%+18.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%44.4%−44.4 pts
Average commute29.511.9+17.6
Worked from home7.7%5.4%+2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025