Population: 24,658. Estimated population in 2021: 24,098 (-2.3% change)
Males: 11,625 (47.1%), Females: 13,033 (52.9%)
Brown County
Zip codes: 57401.
Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $33,276
Median house value: $72,800
Races in Aberdeen:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
- American Indian (3.8%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (53.6%), Norwegian (14.9%), Irish (8.5%), English (6.8%), Russian (5.9%), Swedish (3.6%).
Elevation: 1304 feet
Land area: 13.0 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Aberdeen
- High school or higher: 85.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 10.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Aberdeen city
- Never married: 30.1%
- Now married: 51.9%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 9.3%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -627 (-2.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in Aberdeen:
- AVERA ST LUKES (305 S STATE ST)
- DAKOTA PLAINS SURGICAL CENTER LLP (701 8TH AVENUE NW SUITE C)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Aberdeen:
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL – CAH (about 42 miles; REDFIELD, SD)
- OAKES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL – CAH (about 50 miles; OAKES, ND)
- FAULK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 53 miles; FAULKTON, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Aberdeen:
- ABERDEEN REGIONAL (about 5 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Abbreviation: ABR)
- HURON REGIONAL (about 77 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 100 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Aberdeen:
- GROTON MUNI (about 28 miles; GROTON, SD; Abbreviation: 2E6)
- ELLENDALE MUNI (about 37 miles; ELLENDALE, ND; Abbreviation: 4E7)
- REDFIELD MUNI (about 43 miles; REDFIELD, SD; Abbreviation: 1D8)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Aberdeen:
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 2,356; Location: 1200 S JAY ST; Public; Website: www.northern.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
- PRESENTATION COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 342; Location: 1500 N MAIN; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.presentation.edu)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Aberdeen:
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 139 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 141 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 146 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 169 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 169 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 181 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
- BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 185 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,205)
Schools
Public high schools in Aberdeen:
- CENTRAL HI SCH (Students: 1,234; Location: 225 3RD AVE SE; Grades: 09 – 12)
- SD SB-VI HI SCH (Students: 17; Location: 423 17TH AVE SE; Grades: 09 – 12)
- ABERDEEN ALTERNATIVE (Students: 10; Location: 640-9TH AVE SW; Grades: 07 – 12)
Private high school in Aberdeen:
- RONCALLI HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 313; Location: 1400 NORTH DAKOTA ST; Grades: 7 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Aberdeen:
- SIMMONS MIDDLE SCH (Students: 441; Location: 1300 S 3RD ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- C C LEE ELEM (Students: 422; Location: 1900 N STATE ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- HOLGATE MIDDLE SCH (Students: 410; Location: 2200 N DAKOTA ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- LINCOLN ELEM (Students: 388; Location: 414 S 10TH ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- O M TIFFANY ELEM (Students: 316; Location: 819 8TH AVE NE; Grades: KG – 05)
- MAY OVERBY ELEM (Students: 294; Location: 612 SE 14TH AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
- SIMMONS ELEM (Students: 285; Location: 1500 S 3RD ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- NEW BEGINNINGS (Students: 19; Location: 1620 MILWAUKEE AVE NE; Grades: 06 – 12)
- SD SB-VI ELEM (Students: 8; Location: 423 17TH AVE SE; Grades: PK – 08)
- HUB AREA MULTI-DISTRICT (Location: 640 9TH AVE SW; Grades: 00 – 00)
Private primary/middle schools in Aberdeen:
- RONCALLI MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 222; Location: 505 THIRD AVENUE SE; Grades: 3 – 6)
- RONCALLI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 164; Location: 424 SECOND AVENUE NE; Grades: PK – 2)
- FIRST BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 118; Location: 1500 EAST MELGAARD ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)
- TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 43; Location: 923 S DAKOTA ST; Grades: PK – 8)
- DAKOTA SCHOOL HOUSE (Students: 26; Location: 723 3RD AVE SE; Grades: 3 – 10)
- CHILDERN HOUSE OF MONTESSORI (Students: 19; Location: 316 S ARCH; Grades: PK – KG)
Libraries
Library in Aberdeen:
- ALEXANDER MITCHELL LIBRARY (Operating income: $822,765; Location: 519 SOUTH KLINE STREET; 99,954 books; 2,567 audio materials; 2,411 video materials; 361 serial subscriptions)