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Aurora County, SD

Demographic and economic profile of Aurora County, SD, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Aurora County is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county with a population of 2,573 that has contracted 6.7% over five years. The labor force is tight, with unemployment at just 0.7% and labor force participation at 68.5%, though educational attainment is modest—18.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $129,000 and median gross rent of $739/month, and median household income of $72,885 sits well above the poverty rate of 8.4%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

2,573

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$72,885

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.7% since 2018

Aurora County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone2,296 (86.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races147 (5.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race95 (3.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone72 (2.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone15 (0.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone11 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish112
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic22
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)11
  4. 4.Other Indo-European4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

103

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$50,858

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$43,275

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

0.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance402
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining308
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)130
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services87
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities76

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations564
  2. 2.Service Occupations224
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations206
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations188
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations168

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 15.35×)339
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.15×)373
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.10×)166
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 0.84×)116

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$129,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$739/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999112 (14.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,99967 (8.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99965 (8.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99961 (7.9%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99956 (7.2%)
  • $50,000 to $59,99949 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,230

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,023 (76.2%)
  • Worked At Home179 (13.3%)
  • Carpooled89 (6.6%)
  • Walked47 (3.5%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Motorcycle1 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.