Alpena, SD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Alpena, SD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 516. 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 ALPENA-SD · Alpena, SD 1 ZIPs · 516 pop · #5994/25278 · Jerauld County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $91,688
  • RANK-UPPER #5994/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Lane
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 516
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $137,500

Nearest income peer: Lane, SD ( $6,688 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 Alpena

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Alpena 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, Alpena, SD sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 24%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
516
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$91,688
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $91,688 and home value $137,500 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 4.7%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 57312, is all of Alpena

There is no split to weigh here: 57312 holds every one of Alpena's 516 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Alpena's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 14 establishments, 1,111 employees , annual payroll $86,000k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 57312 (14 units) ; leading NAICS Wholesale trade (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Alpena, SD

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

No other city sharing Jerauld County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Alpena. Wessington Springs, Woonsocket and Lane sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Woonsocket marks the far end of that range at $70,404, 23% below Alpena.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
57312 516 $91,688 14 2

Alpena 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 Alpena, .