2022 population: 2,755 ( 45 from 2010 , 9 from 2020)
Land area: 708.5 square miles
Population density: 3.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,366	85.88%	6.5%
Black:	25	0.91%	177.8%
Indian:	66	2.40%	73.7%
Asian:	22	0.80%	22.2%
2+ races:	43	1.56%	230.8%
Hispanic:	233	8.46%	130.7%

Total non-White:	389	14.12%	117.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	84	15.3
Deaths:	98	17.8
Net Migration:	12	2.2
Net Immigration:	9	1.6

Change in White population:	-165	-6.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	210	7.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,710
2,531	93.39%
9	0.33%
38	1.40%
18	0.66%
13	0.48%
101	3.73%
179	6.61%

2000
3,058
2,908	95.09%
9	0.29%
59	1.93%
3	0.10%
15	0.49%
64	2.09%
150	4.91%

1990
3,135
3,075	98.09%
0	0.00%
44	1.40%
4	0.13%
n/a
12	0.38%
60	1.91%

1980
3,628
3,595	99.09%
1	0.03%
24	0.66%
2	0.06%
n/a
6	0.17%
33	0.91%

1970
4,183
4,122	98.54%
1	0.02%
58	1.39%
1	0.02%
n/a
0	0.00%
61	1.46%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
285	9.3
334	10.9
-196	-6.4
67	2.2

-377	-12.3
29	0.9

Number	Rate
1990's
326	10.4
442	14.1
-5	-0.2
8	0.3

-167	-5.3
90	2.9

Number	Rate
1980's
449	12.4
414	11.4
-558	-15.4
n/a

-520	-14.3
27	0.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-782	-18.7
n/a

-527	-12.6
-28	-0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Aurora County, SD

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.4
660	24.0%
2,095	76.0%
499	18.1%

1,053
2.36

682	64.8%
572	83.9%
39	5.7%
371	35.2%

2010
Number	Percent
43.2
725	26.8%
1,985	73.2%
539	19.9%

1,102
2.37

736	66.8%
634	86.1%
39	5.3%
366	33.2%

2000
Number	Percent
40.5
840	27.5%
2,218	72.5%
667	21.8%

1,174
2.43

829	70.6%
739	89.1%
32	3.9%
345	29.4%

1990
Number	Percent
38.1
920	29.3%
2,215	70.7%
681	21.7%

1,149
2.52

825	71.8%
774	93.8%
15	1.8%
324	28.2%

1980
Number	Percent
34.2
1,144	31.5%
2,484	68.5%
650	17.9%

1,260
2.73

959	76.1%
880	91.8%
15	1.6%
301	23.9%

2022 Housing Data for Aurora County, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8	0.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	33	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	64	6.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	40	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	25	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	35	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	51	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	28	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	51	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	67	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	153	14.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	190	18.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	134	12.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	64	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	37	3.5%
$200,000 or more	73	6.9%

Median Household Income	71,490
Per Capita Income	40,299

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	100
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	58	5.5%
Public Assistance	10	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	50	4.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,162	83.5%
Unemployed	7	0.5%
In Armed Forces	5	0.4%

Total Labor Force	1,174	84.4%
Not in Labor Force	217	15.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	521	308	62.8%
Non-Profit	20	100	16.7%
Self-Employed	207	53	79.6%

Local Government	20	97	17.1%
State Government	9	36	20.0%
Federal Government	5	11	31.2%

Total Private + Self	728	361	66.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	54	244	18.1%
Total	782	605	56.4%

Pct. Govt.	12.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	290	20.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	228	16.3%
Professional, Technical	244	17.5%
Service Occupations	191	13.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	111	8.0%
All others	443	31.7%

White Collar		54.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	316	22.6%
Health care and social assistance	202	14.5%
Educational services	148	10.6%
Retail trade	143	10.2%
Manufacturing	136	9.7%
Transportation and warehousing	74	5.3%
Construction	59	4.2%
Wholesale trade	57	4.1%
Accommodation and food services	45	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	45	3.2%
Other services	44	3.2%
Public administration	40	2.9%
Utilities	25	1.8%
Finance and insurance	25	1.8%
Information	14	1.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	13	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	7	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	161	6.22%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	11	0.42%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	6	0.23%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,244	93.0%
Spanish	150	6.2%
German, other Germanic	14	0.6%
Other Indo-European	3	0.1%
Tagalog	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,055	40.7%
Dutch	315	12.2%
American	241	9.3%
Norwegian	231	8.9%
English	148	5.7%
Irish	146	5.6%
Czech	70	2.7%
Russian	38	1.5%
Swedish	31	1.2%
French	27	1.0%
European	24	0.9%
Danish	23	0.9%
Scottish	22	0.8%
Polish	19	0.7%
Brazilian	11	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,498	96.4%
Not a citizen	92	3.6%

Native	2,482	95.8%
Foreign-born	108	4.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
79	4.6%	71	4.1%	634	36.8%	626	36.3%	232	13.5%	82	4.8%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	79	4.6%
9-12 Years	71	4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	634	36.8%
Some College	626	36.3%
Bach. Degree	232	13.5%
Grad Degree	82	4.8%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,325	1,302	23	1.7%	3.6%
1991	1,328	1,288	40	3.0%	3.5%
1992	1,386	1,339	47	3.4%	3.4%
1993	1,311	1,261	50	3.8%	3.5%
1994	1,365	1,311	54	4.0%	3.3%
1995	1,426	1,380	46	3.2%	3.2%
1996	1,311	1,269	42	3.2%	3.3%
1997	1,300	1,269	31	2.4%	2.9%
1998	1,344	1,305	39	2.9%	2.9%
1999	1,395	1,366	29	2.1%	2.7%

2000	1,581	1,545	36	2.3%	2.5%
2001	1,566	1,525	41	2.6%	3.0%
2002	1,511	1,457	54	3.6%	3.2%
2003	1,449	1,396	53	3.7%	3.5%
2004	1,436	1,383	53	3.7%	3.6%
2005	1,371	1,319	52	3.8%	3.6%
2006	1,355	1,310	45	3.3%	3.0%
2007	1,362	1,322	40	2.9%	2.8%
2008	1,455	1,410	45	3.1%	3.1%
2009	1,514	1,452	62	4.1%	4.6%

2010	1,685	1,627	58	3.4%	4.9%
2011	1,685	1,634	51	3.0%	4.6%
2012	1,701	1,654	47	2.8%	4.1%
2013	1,657	1,613	44	2.7%	3.7%
2014	1,619	1,578	41	2.5%	3.3%
2015	1,581	1,547	34	2.2%	3.0%
2016	1,528	1,494	34	2.2%	3.0%
2017	1,525	1,484	41	2.7%	3.1%
2018	1,559	1,515	44	2.8%	2.9%
2019	1,511	1,473	38	2.5%	3.0%

2020	1,477	1,429	48	3.2%	4.6%
2021	1,486	1,456	30	2.0%	2.6%
2022	1,491	1,463	28	1.9%	2.1%
2023	1,501	1,477	24	1.6%	2.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,216
Median Value	$120,800

Occupied	1,053	86.6%
Vacant	163	13.4%

Owned	807	76.6%
Rented	246	23.4%
Median Rent	$735

Single-Family Units	1,072	88.2%
Detached	1,065	87.6%
Attached	7	0.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	42	3.5%
Mobile Homes	77	6.3%

Aurora County, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Aurora County, SD

2022 Housing Data for Aurora County, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Aurora County, SD

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Aurora County, SD

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Aurora County, SD

Historical Labor Force Data for Aurora County, SD