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Stratford, SD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Stratford, SD: 1 USPS ZIP, population 197. 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 STRATFORD-SD · Stratford, SD 1 ZIPs · 197 pop · #4318/25278 · Brown County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $100,833
  • RANK-TOP #4318/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Warner
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 96% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 197
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $204,700

Nearest income peer: Warner, SD (+ $1,389 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 Stratford

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

Top 17%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
197
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$100,833
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 $100,833 and home value $204,700 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 21.5%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (96.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within South Dakota, Dell Rapids is the closest lower-income city and Dimock the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Stratford.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 57474, is all of Stratford

There is no split to weigh here: 57474 holds every one of Stratford's 197 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 Stratford's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 9 establishments, 32 employees , annual payroll $1,907k (~46 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 57474 (9 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Stratford, SD

These ZIP codes sit in Brown County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Stratford. See the Brown County roll-up →

Stratford sits in the upper half of Brown County on income: Aberdeen, Groton and Bath report less, while Frederick, Claremont and Houghton report more. Hecla marks the far end of that range at $44,375, 56% below Stratford.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
57474 197 $100,833 9 1
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Stratford 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 Stratford, .