Aurora County, SD Demographic Data
Aurora County, SD Summary
Aurora County is located in South Dakota
- Population: 2,726
- Area: 712.75 sq. miles
- Land Area: 708.43 sq. miles
- Water Area: 4.33 sq. miles
- Population Density: 3.82 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,564.96 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Aurora County, SD Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,295
47%
50.8
Male
1,437
53%
49.2
Total Population
2,732
323,128,000
Aurora County, SD Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
204
7.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
172
6.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
184
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
195
7.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
154
5.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
295
10.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
263
9.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
363
13.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
173
6.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
193
7.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
257
9.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
178
6.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
101
3.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,021
74.0%
77.2
Female
970
48.0%
51.3
Male
1,051
52.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,953
71.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
645
23.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
536
19.6%
15.2
Female
283
52.8%
55.8
Male
253
47.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Aurora County, SD Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,710
99.2%
96.8
White
2,512
91.9%
72.6
Black or African American
41
1.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
91
3.3%
0.8
Asian
6
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
6
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
60
2.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
22
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
173
6.3%
17.8
Mexican
119
4.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
6
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
48
1.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,559
93.7%
82.2
Aurora County, SD Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
176
9.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
32
1.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
657
36.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
346
19.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
236
12.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
292
16.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
84
4.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
208
11.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,615
88.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
376
20.6%
31.2
Aurora County, SD Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
532
24.5%
33.7%
Now Married
1,294
59.6%
47.5
Divorced
216
9.9%
11.0%
Separated
10
0.5%
2.0
Widowed
120
5.5
5.8%
Aurora County, SD Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,363
93.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
165
6.5%
21.6%
Spanish
122
4.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
30
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
13
0.5%
1.1%
Aurora County, SD Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
35
3.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
26
2.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
149
13.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
114
10.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
200
17.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
317
27.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
143
12.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
104
9.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
12
1.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
43
3.8%
6.4
Median household income
52,620
57,617
Per capita income
28,385
31,128
Aurora County, SD Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
336
23.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
55
3.9%
9.8
Construction
66
4.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
370
26.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
38
2.7%
6.6
Information
8
0.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
103
7.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
64
4.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
70
5.0%
11.4
Public administration
72
5.1%
4.6
Retail trade
104
7.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
65
4.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
59
4.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
240
17.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
526
37.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
200
14.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
192
13.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
252
17.9%
18.1%
Aurora County, SD Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,396
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
953
68.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
161
11.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
98
7.0%
2.7
Other means
48
3.4%
1.8
Worked at home
136
9.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.7
26.6
Aurora County, SD Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
12
1.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
272
23.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
406
35.5%
37.1
3 or more
453
39.6%
21.0
Aurora County, SD Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,143
86.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
902
78.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
241
21.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
184
13.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Aurora County, SD Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,327
1 room
32
2.4%
2.4
2 rooms
20
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
38
2.9%
9.1
4 rooms
125
9.4%
16.5
5 rooms
181
13.6%
19.8
6 rooms
232
17.5%
17.8
7 rooms
237
17.9%
12.0
8 rooms
201
15.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
261
19.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Aurora County, SD Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,327
1-unit, detached
1,128
85.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
8
0.6%
5.9
2-units
29
2.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
23
1.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
11
0.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
2
0.2%
4.4
20 or more units
6
0.5%
9.0
Mobile home
120
9.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Aurora County, SD Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
647
48.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
59
4.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
81
6.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
114
8.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
108
8.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
74
5.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
89
6.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
129
9.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
22
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
4
0.3%
1.4%
Aurora County, SD Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
14
1.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
386
33.8%
4.7
Electricity
548
47.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
97
8.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
38
3.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
48
4.2%
0.5
No fuel used
12
1.0%
1.1
Aurora County, SD Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
344
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
2
0.6%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
5
1.5%
11.8%
Less than $500
13
3.8%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
25
7.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
141
41.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
158
45.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
205
59.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
56
16.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
14
4.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
25
7.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
44
12.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Aurora County, SD Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
187
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
2
1.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
33
17.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
152
81.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
54
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
595
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
47
25.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
52
28.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
25
13.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
9
4.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
12
6.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
40
21.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
56
0.0%
0.0%
Aurora County, SD Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
902
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
338
37.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
231
25.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
160
17.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
88
9.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
56
6.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
15
1.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
9
1.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
5
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
69,000
205,000
