South Dakota · Census place 01020
Alpena town, SD
Quick answer
Alpena town has 349 residents, ranking #190 of 485 places in South Dakota. Median household income is $65,417, the median home is worth $46,100 and median gross rent runs $867 a month.
- Population
- 349Alpena town residents
- Median household income
- $65,417Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $46,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $867Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 91.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Alpena town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Alpena town median would spend about 15.9% 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 0.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.3% of residents and 91.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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