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Population (year 2000): 880. Estimated
population in July 2005: 889 (+1.0% change)
Males: 376 (42.7%), Females: 504 (57.3%)
Union County
Zip code:
57001
Median resident age: 47.8 years
Median household income: $29,432 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,500 (year 2000)
Races in Alcester:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
- Other Asian (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (32.0%), Norwegian (21.6%),
Swedish (19.4%), Irish (11.5%), English (8.8%), Dutch (7.2%).
Elevation: 1370 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Alcester
- High school or higher: 75.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 1.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Alcester city
- Never married: 18.7%
- Now married: 55.6%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 18.7%
- Divorced: 6.3%
2.2% Foreign born (1.4% Asia, 0.8% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +37 (+4.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Alcester:
- HAWARDEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
HAWARDEN, IA)
- CANTON-INWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
CANTON, SD)
- HEGG MEMORIAL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL (about 25
miles; ROCK VALLEY, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Alcester:
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 39 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID:
FSD)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 47 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 53 miles; YANKTON, SD; ID:
YKN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alcester:
- HAWARDEN MUNI (about 11 miles; HAWARDEN, IA; ID:
2Y2)
- AKRON MUNI (about 16 miles; AKRON, IA; ID: Y40)
- CANTON MUNI (about 20 miles; CANTON, SD; ID: 7G9)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Alcester:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 27 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 62 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT
enrollment: 3,026)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles;
NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 104 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 115 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
Public high school in Alcester:
- ALCESTER-HUDSON HI SCH (Students: 132;
Location: 5TH & IOWA; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Alcester:
- ALCESTER ELEM (Students: 153; Location: 409 E
6TH ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- ALCESTER-HUDSON JR HI (Students: 56;
Location: 5TH & IOWA; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in Alcester:
- ALCESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$16,384; Location: 500 DAKOTA; 16,177 books; 181 audio
materials; 290 video materials; 18 serial subscriptions)
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