Aberdeen.
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South Dakota·Brown County
6 tracts·13K people·$217K median·800/mi²
White 81 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 4 · Other 4 · Asian 3 · Black 2
Living alone 41 · Married couple 39 · Other 20
Health 32 · Professional 17 · Retail 17 · Manufacturing 12 · Public admin 10 · Leisure 8 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Service 19 · Sales · office 18 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 21 · Walk 5 · Work from home 4 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Aberdeen is $217,300 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Aberdeen has 28,189 residents across 3 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.4; the population is 81.5% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% Multiracial, 3.7% Other, 3.4% Asian and 1.8% Black; the average household has 2.2 people; 35.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.8% (Census ACS).
Simmons Elementary - 10 (60%), C C Lee Elementary - 05 (59%) and May Overby Elementary - 09 (58%) lead the elementary schools; Holgate Middle School - 02 (62%) and Simmons Middle School - 03 (56%) lead the middle schools; Central High School - 01 is the high school with reported scores (43%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $762/month, 52% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Aberdeen is $64,405 a year, 25% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Aberdeen, median rent is $762/month and the median home value is $217,300 (Census ACS).
Aberdeen reported 5.0 violent crimes and 16.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 7°F; there are 65 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 22 inches; snowfall averages 43 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Aberdeen are winter weather (100), cold wave (99) and ice storm (93), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Aberdeen, 5.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).