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Aberdeen, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Aberdeen is a Census city of 28,189 people across 16.57 square miles of land, in Brown County. Median household income is $64,405, 61.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 15 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Aberdeen
What Aberdeen is
- Census place typecity
- Land area16.57 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,701
- County holding the largest share of its areaBrown County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Aberdeen
How many people live in Aberdeen
- Population28,189
- Median age36.4
- Population under 186,307
- Share under 1822.4 percent
- Population 65 and over4,628
- Share 65 and over16.4 percent
- Households12,469
- Family households6,375
- Share of households that are families51.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Aberdeen
Income and work in Aberdeen
- Median household income$64,405
- Per capita income$38,258
- Civilian labor force15,573
- Employed15,004
- Unemployed569 plus or minus 221
- Unemployment rate3.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over18,403
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.7 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Aberdeen
Housing in Aberdeen
- Housing units13,664
- Occupied units12,469
- Vacant units1,195 plus or minus 317
- Vacancy rate8.7 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Owner occupied7,688
- Renter occupied4,781
- Ownership rate61.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$217,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$762
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.2 percent
- Single family units8,129
- Share single family59.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5,041
- Share in buildings of two or more36.9 percent
- Mobile homes426 plus or minus 175
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Aberdeen
How Aberdeen gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute13,925
- Commuting under 15 minutes11,067
- Share commuting under 15 minutes79.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more663 plus or minus 186
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more4.8 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Drove alone79.0 percent
- Carpooled10.6 percent
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked3.0 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home5.4 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Aberdeen
SBA loans in Aberdeen (7(a))
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$9,931,000
- Average approval$662,067
- Median approval$146,800
- Largest approval$3,996,400
- Jobs supported208
- Jobs per approval13.9
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full2
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more6.7 percent
- Share to franchises13.3 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS13
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Aberdeen, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Aberdeen
SBA loans in Aberdeen (504)
- Approvals33
- Gross approval$15,019,000
- Average approval$455,121
- Median approval$300,000
- Largest approval$1,836,000
- Jobs supported209
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Aberdeen, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Aberdeen
Flood risk in Aberdeen
- NFIP communityCity of Aberdeen
- NFIP community number460007
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date09/29/10
The City of Aberdeen participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460007 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Brown County, not Aberdeen
Brown County context, not Aberdeen figures
- Establishments in Brown County1,245
- Covered employment, Brown County19,808
- Average annual pay, Brown County$54,430
- Housing units permitted, Brown County85
Every figure in this section is published for Brown County as a whole and is not a measurement of Aberdeen.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Aberdeen questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Aberdeen, South Dakota?
28,189, in 12,469 households. Aberdeen city covers 16.57 square miles of land, which is 1,701 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Aberdeen in?
Brown County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Aberdeen?
$64,405. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $217,300. Median gross rent is $762 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Aberdeen businesses?
15 7(a) approvals totaling $9.9 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $146,800, plus 33 504 approvals worth $15.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Aberdeen, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Aberdeen borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Aberdeen. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Aberdeen in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Aberdeen appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Aberdeen, city of, community 460007, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Aberdeen figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Brown County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Aberdeen.
Is zoning published for Aberdeen?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.