Aurora County vs. Douglas County

	Aurora County (SD)	Douglas County (SD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,801	2,935
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.4%	-2.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	2,710	3,000
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	2,710	3,002
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	7.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.8%	25.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.6%	24.1%
Female persons, percent	46.8%	50.5%
White alone, percent	94.0%	95.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.7%	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.7%	2.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.4%	1.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	88.6%	93.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	186	213
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.1%	1.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,375	1,478
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.0%	79.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$78,300	$84,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,057	$982
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$422	$450
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$643	$511
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.7%	7.0%
Building permits, 2018	7	9
Households, 2014-2018	1,161	1,250
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.23	2.26
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.3%	92.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.7%	3.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	79.2%	79.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	70.3%	71.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.8%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.6%	16.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.2%	6.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.5%	13.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.8%	63.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.8%	58.5%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,838	36,427
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$3,953	$12,265
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	17.1	13.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,293	$57,419
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,468	$29,458
Persons in poverty, percent	10.2%	12.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	79	107
Total employment, 2017	612	830
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	21,659	28,151
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.2%	-2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	235	270
All firms, 2012	153	600
Men-owned firms, 2012	71	262
Women-owned firms, 2012	41	117
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	130	588
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	127	411
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	3.8	7.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	708.43	431.80

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Aurora county (SD) and Douglas county (SD) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.