Alcester

Population: 987
Median household income: $58,661
Median home value: $114,400

Alcester is a community in Union County, South Dakota, home to 987 residents. Its median household income of $58,661 runs below the Union County figure of $84,137.

From 2019 to 2023, Alcester's population grew 8.9% from 906 to 987, while its median home value rose 45.9% from $78,400 to $114,400.

15.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 72.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 987
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $58,661
Median home value: $114,400
Median gross rent: $690
Housing units: 398
Homeownership rate: 72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

906987

Median household income

$51,806$58,661

Median home value

$78,400$114,400

Median gross rent

$566$690

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	906	$51,806	$78,400	$566
2020	952	$50,268	$84,000	$591
2021	950	$54,063	$89,600	$624
2022	973	$57,813	$99,100	$679
2023	987	$58,661	$114,400	$690

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.7%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 242.2%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 546.7%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7417.4%

75 and over14.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	106	10.7%
5 to 17	159	16.1%
18 to 24	22	2.2%
25 to 34	103	10.4%
35 to 44	109	11.0%
45 to 54	66	6.7%
55 to 64	105	10.6%
65 to 74	172	17.4%
75 and over	145	14.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	810	82.1%
Black or African American	4	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	1.3%
Asian	17	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.1%
Two or more races	129	13.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate39.7%

Some college or associate's34.4%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	70	10.0%
High school graduate	278	39.7%
Some college or associate's	241	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	61	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	50	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone71.3%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.9%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	296	71.3%
Carpooled	58	14.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	37	8.9%
Bicycle	2	0.5%
Worked from home	17	4.1%
Other means	5	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	253	63.6%
15 to 29 min	62	15.6%
30 to 44 min	46	11.6%
45 to 59 min	23	5.8%
60+ min	14	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 12.1% (112 of 925)

	Count	Share
Family households	261	70.4%
Nonfamily households	110	29.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	371	93.2%
Vacant	27	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	268	72.2%
Renter-occupied	103	27.8%

1-unit, detached77.9%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other6.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	310	77.9%
1-unit, attached	6	1.5%
2 to 4 units	17	4.3%
5 to 19 units	30	7.5%
20 or more units	9	2.3%
Mobile home & other	26	6.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4600700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.73 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.0276, -96.6268