Aberdeen is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 9,573 people and two associated neighborhoods, Aberdeen is the 107th largest community in North Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Aberdeen was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Aberdeen economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Aberdeen, where the median household income is $75,078.00.

Aberdeen is a military town: the armed forces employs 9.89% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Healthcare and Education are important in the local economy and are the town’s largest civilian employers, employing 23.82% and 10.43% of the civilian workforce respectively.

A relatively large number of people in Aberdeen telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.51% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

As is often the case in a small town, Aberdeen doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, Aberdeen is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.86% of adults in Aberdeen have a college degree.

The per capita income in Aberdeen in 2022 was $37,487, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,948 for a family of four. However, Aberdeen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Aberdeen is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Aberdeen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Aberdeen residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Aberdeen include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Aberdeen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.