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Jefferson, SD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Jefferson, SD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,667. 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 JEFFERSON-SD · Jefferson, SD 1 ZIPs · 1,667 pop · #3534/25278 · Union County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $106,250
  • RANK-TOP #3534/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Elk Point
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 92% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,667
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $332,300

Nearest income peer: Elk Point, SD ( $11,411 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 Jefferson

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

Top 14%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,667
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$106,250
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 $106,250 and home value $332,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 40.1%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Jefferson's single ZIP 57038 carries the town

Jefferson is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 57038 is the entire residential footprint (1,667 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Jefferson

Citywide ZBP: 24 establishments, 177 employees , annual payroll $10,598k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 57038 (24 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (7) · also Wholesale trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Jefferson, SD

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

No other city sharing Union County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Jefferson. North Sioux City, Elk Point and Alcester sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Alcester marks the far end of that range at $69,531, 35% below Jefferson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
57038 1,667 $106,250 24 12
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Jefferson 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 Jefferson, .