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Aurora, South Dakota

Aurora County, South Dakota · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

CountySmall townDecliningAurora County · 708.5 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025AuroraPeer medianPctileSource
Population2,6422,50155
Population change (10 yr)n/a-7.5%
Median household income$72,885$72,90245
Poverty rate10.6%9.0%55
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%24.2%18
Housing unit change (10 yr)n/a-12.7%
Median owner-occupied home value$151,900$127,00064
Median gross rent$747$73255
Housing vacancy rate15.6%17.9%36
Worked from home13.3%9.4%64
Population, 2012–2024
AuroraPeer median
Median household income, 2012–2024
AuroraPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2012201920192024Peer median, latest span
Population-2.7%
Housing units-14.3%
Median household income+28.3%
Median owner-occupied home value+48.0%
Median gross rent+11.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher+19.5%
Worked from home-28.6%
Poverty rate+27.1%
Establishment density · Aurora County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars22.7US 21.3above US rate
Grocery & food retail15.1US 4.8above US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services0.0US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services15.1US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care22.7US 21.0above US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation0.0US 5.0below US rate
Accommodation0.0US 2.1below US rate
Construction34.1US 24.3above US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
Peer snapshot · 10 places
PlaceSimilarityPopulationPop change 10yIncomeBA or higher
Hettinger, ND862,432$73,02622.0%
Sheridan, KS822,426$73,75024.3%
Logan, KS782,707$75,66225.7%
Perkins, NE782,821$72,77825.8%
Sanborn, SD742,384$78,75021.3%
Gove, KS742,799$66,02924.2%
Perkins, SD733,001$66,90824.9%
Renville, ND732,304$74,30119.7%
Frontier, NE732,569-7.5%$70,13225.7%
Stanton, KS722,038$71,70024.2%