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Alcester, SD

987 Population
0.7 square miles 1,344.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.9 ±17.4 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: 36.2 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Dakota: 37.7 ±0.1

Economics

$27,378 ±$4,665 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: $35,445 ±$871
  • about two-thirds of the amount in South Dakota: $38,880 ±$398
$58,661 ±$13,910 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: $72,027 ±$2,188
  • about 80 percent of the amount in South Dakota: $72,421 ±$805

12.1% ±6.6% (112  ±67) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: 12.3% 17,312 (±1.1% / ±1,549)
  • about the same as the rate in South Dakota: 12% 104,511 (±0.4% / ±3,107)

15 minutes ±6 (5,985  ±1,698) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: 17.2 1,149,275 (±0.4 / ±33,185)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in South Dakota: 17.6 7,240,810 (±0.2 / ±98,307)

Families

371 ±67 Number of households
  • the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: 54,926 ±446
  • South Dakota: 358,552 ±1,643
2.5 ±0.5 (922  ±236) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: 2.6 140,919 (±0 / ±120)
  • a little higher than the figure in South Dakota: 2.4 867,014

8.5% ±12% (11  ±16) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: 5.5% † 1,779 (±0.9% / ±286)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in South Dakota: 6.5% 12,608 (±0.4% / ±775)

Housing

398 ±69 Number of housing units
  • the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: 58,354 ±86
  • South Dakota: 402,364 ±200

$114,400 ±$31,445 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: $179,100 ±$3,268
  • about half the amount in South Dakota: $236,800 ±$1,986

7.5% ±3.6% (73  ±39.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: 9.6% 13,748 (±0.9% / ±1,222.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in South Dakota: 13.5% 119,641 (±0.4% / ±3,647.5)

Social

90% ±22.2% (630  ±105.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: 87.2% 80,542 (±2% / ±1,884.9)
  • a little less than the rate in South Dakota: 93% 554,494 (±0.8% / ±4,864.6)
15.9% ±3.8% (111  ±33.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: 23.9% 22,044 (±1.1% / ±1,023.3)
  • about half the rate in South Dakota: 31.1% 185,411 (±0.5% / ±2,814.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.7% ±2.2% (17  ±22) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: 11.1% 15,949
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Dakota: 3.9% 35,218

10.1% ±2.8% (73  ±24) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metro Area: 6.1% 6,438 (±0.5% / ±541)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in South Dakota: 8.1% 54,527 (±0.2% / ±1,452)
73 Total veterans ±24 69 Male ±24 4 Female ±6

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