Aberdeen is a metro area of 41,925 people. That puts it in the top 8% of US metro areas for household income. There are 15 people per square mile. The average commute runs 14 minutes. The foreign-born share is 4%. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $215,519.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $71,934, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 77%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Aberdeen
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$104,251 → $215,519(+107%)US over the same years: +67%
White share96.7% → 85.6%(−11.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share0.4% → 4.5%(+4.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Among the 11 metro and micro areas based in South Dakota
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.4%(398)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.8%(537)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.1%(759)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(86)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(24)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,162 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Aberdeen, decade by decade
Aberdeen population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
39,936
$54,495
$104,251
19.7%
8.0
2000
39,827
$63,227
$121,532
22.7%
10.9
2010
40,602
$65,824
$159,894
23.8%
16.6
2020
42,287
$75,275
$200,578
31.2%
31.4
2024
41,925
$71,934
$215,519
33.3%
32.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
