Demographics of Aberdeen city, South Dakota

Aberdeen city, South Dakota had 27,961 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −463 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Aberdeen city, in four figures

27,961
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 28,189 ±42.; −1.6%
Change since July 2020: −463 people.; 36.4 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,405 ±$4,807
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Aberdeen city, South Dakota's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Aberdeen city, 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 — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Aberdeen city, South Dakota's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Aberdeen city, 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	28,424	100.0	100.0
2021	28,314	99.6	100.2
2022	28,177	99.1	100.7
2023	28,060	98.7	101.6
2024	28,008	98.5	102.5
2025	27,961	98.4	103.1

Population of Aberdeen city, South Dakota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	28,424	—
2021	28,314	−110
2022	28,177	−137
2023	28,060	−117
2024	28,008	−52
2025	27,961	−47

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.4 ±0.9: for men 35.3 ±1.2 and for women 38.1 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Aberdeen city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Under 5	1,599 ±219	5.7% ±0.8	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,708 ±471	16.7% ±1.7	17.9% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,479 ±499	12.3% ±1.8	9.3% ±0.4	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,185 ±422	25.5% ±1.5	25.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,590 ±480	23.4% ±1.7	23.3% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,628 ±445	16.4% ±1.6	18.0% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,405 ±$4,807, and income per person $38,258 ±$2,377, 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 Aberdeen city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	2,418 ±403	19.4% ±3.2	14.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,521 ±423	20.2% ±3.3	18.5% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,250 ±385	18.0% ±3.0	17.4% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,714 ±272	13.7% ±2.1	14.6% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,808 ±324	14.5% ±2.6	18.9% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,037 ±213	8.3% ±1.7	8.5% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	721 ±174	5.8% ±1.4	8.1% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

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 Aberdeen city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Dakota	United States
All ages	3,763 ±579	13.8% ±2.1	11.9% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	857 ±256	13.9% ±4.0	14.3% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,066 ±376	14.1% ±2.5	11.8% ±0.5	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	840 ±250	13.2% ±3.8	9.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Aberdeen city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Aberdeen city	South Dakota	United States
Housing units	13,664 ±242	408,584 ±422	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.3% ±2.1	89.5% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.7% ±2.3	10.5% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.7% ±3.1	68.6% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.3% ±3.2	31.4% ±0.5	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$217,300 ±$13,383	$257,400 ±$3,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$762 ±$38	$946 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±3	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 Aberdeen city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,563 ±209	5.5% ±0.7	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	22,964 ±275	81.5% ±1.0	79.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	495 ±232	1.8% ±0.8	2.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	948 ±177	3.4% ±0.6	1.4% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,002 ±197	3.6% ±0.7	7.1% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 89	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 59	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,166 ±365	4.1% ±1.3	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 Aberdeen city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Dakota	United States
Born in the state	18,923 ±637	67.1% ±2.3	62.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,236 ±568	25.7% ±2.0	32.9% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	171 to 893	0.6% to 3.2%	0.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,498 ±373	5.3% ±1.3	4.0% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	588 ±238	2.1% ±0.8	1.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	910 ±349	3.2% ±1.2	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%.

Aberdeen city among the places of South Dakota

3rd of 19 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the South Dakota page.

Places of South Dakota near Aberdeen city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Sioux Falls city	201,469 ±92
Rapid City city	77,946 ±44
Aberdeen city	28,189 ±42
Brookings city	23,948 ±22
Watertown city	23,044 ±23
Mitchell city	15,649 ±48
Yankton city	15,540 ±39
Huron city	14,385 ±34

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Aberdeen city, South Dakota

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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