Aberdeen, South Dakota Demographics

Aberdeen is 2nd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Female residents

Aberdeen is 2nd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Aberdeen is 3rd in South Dakota out of 15 other cities in Retail sales

Aberdeen is 3rd in South Dakota out of 16 other cities in Current population (2012)

Aberdeen is 3rd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Households

Aberdeen is 3rd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Housing units

Aberdeen is 4th in South Dakota out of 15 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Aberdeen is 4th in South Dakota out of 15 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Aberdeen is 4th in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Aberdeen is 5th in South Dakota out of 14 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Size Demographics
	Aberdeen	Rank	South Dakota	US
Current population (2012)	26,791	3rd	833,354	313,914,040
Size in square miles	15.5	5th	75,811	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,682.9	5th	10.7	87.4

Age Demographics
	Aberdeen	Rank	South Dakota	US
Residents younger than 5	7.0%	11th	7.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.2%	12th	24.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.4%	7th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Aberdeen	Rank	South Dakota	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.0%	11th	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	24.3%	11th	25.8%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Aberdeen	Rank	South Dakota	US
Race - White	91.8%	10th	86.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.7%	8th	1.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	3.6%	5th	8.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.3%	6th	1.1%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	2nd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.0%	10th	2.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	14th	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	91.1%	9th	83.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Aberdeen	Rank	South Dakota	US
Female residents	52.4%	2nd	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.0%	14th	2.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Aberdeen	Rank	South Dakota	US
Housing units	12,158	3rd	366,540	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	31.3%	4th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	11,024	3rd	318,466	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	63.9%	6th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$123,600	10th	$127,000	$186,200
People per household	2.2	10th	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	Aberdeen	Rank	South Dakota	US
Income per capita	$23,365	8th	$24,925	$27,915
Income per household	$43,479	7th	$48,010	$52,762
Income below poverty line	11.7%	12th	13.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Aberdeen	Rank	South Dakota	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,274	4th	76,997	27,092,908
Retail sales	$622,734	3rd	$12,266,218	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$25,003	5th	$15,390	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$70,518	4th	$1,622,751	$613,795,732