South Dakota · Census place 00700
Alcester, SD population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Alcester, South Dakota (Alcester, SD — Census place “Alcester city”) is 987 residents, ranking #82 of 485 places in South Dakota. Median household income is $58,661, the median home is worth $114,400 and median gross rent runs $690 a month. Looking for the Alcester South Dakota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Alcester, SD: 57001.
- Population
- 987Alcester city residents
- Median household income
- $58,661Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $114,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $690Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.2%Owner-occupied households
Alcester ZIP codes (South Dakota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Alcester.
The Alcester SD ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Alcester city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Alcester city median would spend about 14.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.1% of residents and 72.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Alcester city, SD in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Alcester city is a very small community in South Dakota, with 987 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #82 of 485 ranked by population — larger than 83% of them. The median age here is 42.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Alcester city earn a median of $58,661 a year, 25.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 10% below the $65,500 median for the 79 South Dakota cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 12.1% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Alcester city is valued at $114,400, 62.3% below the national figure and 41% below the $192,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $690 a month, 50.9% below the national figure, or roughly $8,280 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 72.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
With 987 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Alcester city against its county rather than against national figures.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in South Dakota.
- Marion city 1,004
- Colman city 1,011
- Martin city 1,054
- Worthing city 1,087
- Britton city 1,117
- Ipswich city 1,126
- Fort Thompson CDP 1,134
- Ashland Heights CDP 1,142
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Alcester city?
- Alcester city has 987 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #82 of 485 in South Dakota.
- What is the median household income in Alcester city?
- Median household income in Alcester city is $58,661 a year, 25.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Alcester city?
- Median gross rent is $690 a month and the median home value is $114,400, so rent absorbs about 14.1% of median household income.
- Is Alcester city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Alcester city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Alcester city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.