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Alcester, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Alcester is a Census city of 989 people across 0.73 square miles of land, in Union County. Median household income is $57,000, 69.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $45,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alcester
What Alcester is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.73 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,348 plus or minus 271
- County holding the largest share of its areaUnion 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.
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How many people live in Alcester
- Population989 plus or minus 199
- Median age44.4 plus or minus 14.9
- Population under 18275 plus or minus 109
- Share under 1827.8 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Population 65 and over315 plus or minus 87
- Share 65 and over31.9 percent
- Households374
- Family households253 plus or minus 65
- Share of households that are families67.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Alcester
- Median household income$57,000
- Per capita income$26,935
- Civilian labor force415 plus or minus 98
- Employed410 plus or minus 98
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate1.2 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over688
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.3 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.6 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Alcester
- Housing units402
- Occupied units374
- Vacant units28 plus or minus 26
- Vacancy rate7.0 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Owner occupied259 plus or minus 59
- Renter occupied115 plus or minus 33
- Ownership rate69.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$125,800 plus or minus $41,016
- Median gross rent, monthly$688
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.5 percent
- Single family units314
- Share single family78.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more63 plus or minus 24
- Share in buildings of two or more15.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Mobile homes25 plus or minus 26
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Alcester gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute388 plus or minus 94
- Commuting under 15 minutes251 plus or minus 82
- Share commuting under 15 minutes64.7 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more76 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.6 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Drove alone73.0 percent
- Carpooled14.0 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked7.4 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Worked from home4.7 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alcester
SBA loans in Alcester (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$45,000
- Average approval$45,000
- Median approval$45,000
- Largest approval$45,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alcester, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Alcester
SBA loans in Alcester (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$583,000
- Average approval$583,000
- Median approval$583,000
- Largest approval$583,000
- Jobs supported0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alcester, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Alcester
- NFIP communityCity of Alcester
- NFIP community number460152
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/15/21(M)
The City of Alcester participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460152 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.
Union County, not Alcester
Union County context, not Alcester figures
- Establishments in Union County555
- Covered employment, Union County9,633
- Average annual pay, Union County$73,276
- Housing units permitted, Union County48
Every figure in this section is published for Union County as a whole and is not a measurement of Alcester.
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
Alcester questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alcester, South Dakota?
989, in 374 households. Alcester city covers 0.73 square miles of land, which is 1,348 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alcester in?
Union 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 Alcester?
$57,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $125,800. Median gross rent is $688 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Alcester businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $45,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $45,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $583,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alcester, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Alcester borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Alcester. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Alcester in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Alcester appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Alcester, city of, community 460152, 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 Alcester figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Union 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 Alcester.
Is zoning published for Alcester?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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