Demographics of Aurora County, South Dakota

Aurora County, South Dakota had 2,801 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +71 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Aurora County, in four figures

2,801
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.6%
Change since July 2020: +71 people.; 41.7 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,885 ±$5,520
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Aurora County, South Dakota's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Aurora County, South Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Aurora County, South Dakota's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Aurora County, South Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	2,730	100.0	100.0
2021	2,730	100.0	100.2
2022	2,758	101.0	100.7
2023	2,780	101.8	101.6
2024	2,791	102.2	102.5
2025	2,801	102.6	103.1

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Population of Aurora County, South Dakota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	2,730	−14	−4	0	−9
2021	2,730	0	−6	+2	+2
2022	2,758	+28	+2	+5	+21
2023	2,780	+22	−2	+4	+17
2024	2,791	+11	+8	+36	−31
2025	2,801	+10	+5	+10	−6

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.7 ±2.3: for men 39.6 ±4.8 and for women 43.2 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Aurora County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Under 5	189 ±35	7.2% ±1.2	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	485 ±63	18.4% ±2.0	17.9% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	219 ±40	8.3% ±1.4	9.3% ±0.4	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	606 ±78	22.9% ±2.5	25.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	623 ±62	23.6% ±1.7	23.3% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	520 ±64	19.7% ±2.0	18.0% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $72,885 ±$5,520, and income per person $40,190 ±$4,561, in 2024 dollars. The median is $75,081 ±$888 in South Dakota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Aurora County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	153 ±41	14.4% ±3.7	14.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	182 ±46	17.1% ±4.2	18.5% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	230 ±52	21.6% ±4.7	17.4% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	177 ±48	16.6% ±4.4	14.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	212 ±41	19.9% ±3.7	18.9% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	67 ±18	6.3% ±1.6	8.5% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	21 to 65	2.0% to 6.1%	8.1% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Aurora County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Dakota	United States
All ages	272 ±79	10.6% ±3.0	11.9% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	117 ±45	18.1% ±6.5	14.3% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	106 ±36	8.4% ±2.8	11.8% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	49 ±20	7.5% ±2.9	9.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Aurora County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Aurora County	South Dakota	United States
Housing units	1,261 ±52	408,584 ±422	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.4% ±3.9	89.5% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.6% ±3.8	10.5% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.7% ±3.1	68.6% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.3% ±5.0	31.4% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$151,900 ±$21,223	$257,400 ±$3,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$747 ±$83	$946 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1962 ±5	1980 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Aurora County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	184 ±57	7.0% ±2.1	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,279 ±173	86.3% ±2.8	79.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3 to 27	0.1% to 1.0%	2.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 12	< 0.1% to 0.5%	1.4% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.6%	7.1% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.4%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.6%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	143 ±32	5.4% ±1.2	4.4% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Aurora County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Born in the state	2,055 ±162	77.8% ±3.0	62.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	445 ±92	16.8% ±3.3	32.9% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3 to 35	0.1% to 1.3%	0.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	123 ±45	4.7% ±1.7	4.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	11 to 37	0.4% to 1.4%	1.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	99 ±44	3.7% ±1.6	2.3% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Aurora County among the counties of South Dakota

50th of 66 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the South Dakota page.

Counties of South Dakota near Aurora County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Bennett County	3,307	−2.6%
Hand County	3,121	−0.7%
Stanley County	3,018	+1.8%
Douglas County	2,888	+1.9%
Perkins County	2,853	+0.8%
Aurora County	2,801	+2.6%
Jackson County	2,666	−4.8%
Ziebach County	2,389	−0.1%
Sanborn County	2,388	+2.5%
Potter County	2,377	−3.8%
McPherson County	2,347	−2.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026