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Alcester, SD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Alcester, SD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,672. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ALCESTER-SD · Alcester, SD 1 ZIPs · 1,672 pop · #13441/25278 · Union County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $69,531
  • RANK-MID #13441/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under North Sioux City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,672
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $177,400

Nearest income peer: North Sioux City, SD (+ $23,603 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Alcester

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Alcester on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Alcester, SD sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

47th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,672
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,531
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $69,531 and poverty 8.2% concentrate in 57001.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Alcester as a pure owner town.

Within South Dakota, Strandburg is the closest lower-income city and Emery the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Alcester.

Population concentration

Alcester reads through its lone ZIP, 57001

1,672 ACS residents, one ZIP: 57001 is not the leading code inside Alcester, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Alcester's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 45 establishments, 343 employees , annual payroll $15,881k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 57001 (45 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (9) · also Health care and social assistance · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Alcester, SD

These ZIP codes sit in Union County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Alcester. See the Union County roll-up →

Every one of the 3 cities sharing Union County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Alcester, North Sioux City, Elk Point and Jefferson among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Jefferson marks the far end of that range at $106,250, 53% above Alcester.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
57001 1,672 $69,531 45 5
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Alcester roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Alcester, .