CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Alcester

South Dakota · 836 residents · 0.73 sq mi

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With 836 people, Alcester is a city in South Dakota. The median age is 46.5, about 14 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $31,000. Median rent is $237 a month. Median household income is $18,405, under the $30,130 national median. That trails the South Dakota median by roughly 18%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 46.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

836

−5%vs 2000

vs 880 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

46.5

−3%vs 2000

vs 47.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.73 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024989

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.9%(41)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(63)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(64)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.3%(28)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.1%(26)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.1%(93)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.8%(90)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(76)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(73)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7416.3%(136)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8411%(92)

US avg: 4%

85 and over6.5%(54)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,405

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,432 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,665

−42%vs 2000

vs $16,593 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.1%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$31,000

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$237

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $359 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.6%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.9% in 2000

33.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(866)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.9%(8)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.8%(834)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(11)

Central American0.3%(3)

Honduran0.3%(3)

Asian origin

Laotian2%(20)

Chinese0.5%(5)

Thai0.4%(4)

Ancestry

German42.6%(421)

Norwegian11.5%(114)

Swedish8.1%(80)

Dutch7.8%(77)

Irish7%(69)

English6.2%(61)

American6%(59)

French1.5%(15)

Scottish1.3%(13)

Danish1%(10)

Scotch-Irish1%(10)

Polish0.9%(9)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Belgian0.6%(6)

Czech0.6%(6)

Swiss0.3%(3)

Welsh0.3%(3)

Canadian0.2%(2)

Italian0.2%(2)

French Canadian0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Swedish population · Largest Dutch population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.6%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.3%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.7%

+3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.6 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 13.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.4%(92)

Married58.9%(198)

Widowed7.1%(24)

Divorced6.5%(22)

Women 15+

Never married20.6%(82)

Married46.1%(184)

Widowed15.3%(61)

Divorced18%(72)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.2%

−3.4 ptssince 2013

from 8.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.1%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 44.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.1%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.5%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 35.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.5%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 5.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.0%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 61.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.8%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 49.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)14.3%(9)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.3%(9)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.1%(24)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.3%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 63 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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