Aurora County, South Dakota

Interactive maps and statistics for Aurora County, South Dakota: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside South Dakota and the United States.

Aurora County, South Dakota is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Aurora County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,642	907,428	334,922,499	3061st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$72,885	$75,081	$80,734	980th of 3,221
Median Age	41.7	38.0	38.9	1607th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.4%	31.9%	35.7%	1754th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$151,900	$257,400	$332,700	2210th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$747	$946	$1,413	2491st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.6%	11.9%	12.5%	2303rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.2%	2.9%	5.2%	3104th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.7	12.0	n/a	2933rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.7%	4.0%	14.1%	1047th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.4	n/a	n/a	1317th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.7%	68.6%	65.2%	1912th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.0	17.8	26.4	2362nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.3%	9.7%	15.1%	613th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.6%	n/a	n/a	924th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.3%	48.3%	46.9%	1181st of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.3%	n/a	n/a	2398th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Aurora County, South Dakota

Statistic	Aurora County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	86.3%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.0%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	24.8	35.4	61.4

Age in Aurora County, South Dakota

Statistic	Aurora County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	41.7	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	25.5%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.3%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.6%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.6%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.7%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Aurora County, South Dakota

Statistic	Aurora County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	1,064	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.7%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.0%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.4%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.2%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	30.1%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Aurora County, South Dakota

Statistic	Aurora County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$40,190	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.4%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.6%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.9%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.0%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.6%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.5%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.4%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Aurora County, South Dakota

Statistic	Aurora County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	1,261	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	86.3%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.3%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.6%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,962.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.3%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	18.8%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,574	$2,724	n/a

Education in Aurora County, South Dakota

Statistic	Aurora County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	8.0%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.2%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.4%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.6%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.8%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Aurora County, South Dakota

Statistic	Aurora County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.7%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.2%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.5%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	41.5%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.3%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.6%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Aurora County, South Dakota

Statistic	Aurora County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.8%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.7%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.9%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.3%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.4%	6.3%	16.7%

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