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Alpena, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Alpena is a Census town of 317 people across 1.63 square miles of land, in Jerauld County. Median household income is $66,667, 78.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alpena
What Alpena is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.63 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land194 plus or minus 55
- County holding the largest share of its areaJerauld County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alpena
How many people live in Alpena
- Population317 plus or minus 89
- Median age35.3
- Population under 1888 plus or minus 30
- Share under 1827.8 percent
- Population 65 and over49 plus or minus 26
- Share 65 and over15.5 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Households130 plus or minus 33
- Family households93 plus or minus 27
- Share of households that are families71.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Alpena
- Median household income$66,667 plus or minus $25,278
- Per capita income$54,093 plus or minus $34,134
- Civilian labor force173 plus or minus 50
- Employed173 plus or minus 50
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over206 plus or minus 59
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.9 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Alpena
- Housing units135 plus or minus 34
- Occupied units130 plus or minus 33
- Vacant units5 plus or minus 8
- Vacancy rate3.7 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Owner occupied102 plus or minus 31
- Renter occupied28 plus or minus 16
- Ownership rate78.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$51,800 plus or minus $11,131
- Median gross rent, monthly$925 plus or minus $212
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.6 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Single family units113 plus or minus 34
- Share single family83.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes22 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1945
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Alpena gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute158 plus or minus 46
- Commuting under 15 minutes109 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting under 15 minutes69.0 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more20 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.7 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Drove alone84.8 percent
- Carpooled7.0 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home7.6 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alpena
Flood risk in Alpena
- NFIP communityCity of Alpena
- NFIP community number460096
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Alpena participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460096 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jerauld County, not Alpena
Jerauld County context, not Alpena figures
- Establishments in Jerauld County71
- Covered employment, Jerauld County1,559
- Average annual pay, Jerauld County$47,603
- Housing units permitted, Jerauld County5
Every figure in this section is published for Jerauld County as a whole and is not a measurement of Alpena.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Alpena questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alpena, South Dakota?
317, in 130 households. Alpena town covers 1.63 square miles of land, which is 194 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alpena in?
Jerauld County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Alpena?
$66,667. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $51,800. Median gross rent is $925 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Alpena in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Alpena appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Alpena, city of, community 460096, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Alpena figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jerauld County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Alpena.
Is zoning published for Alpena?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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