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Howells, Nebraska: commercial real estate data.
Howells is a Census village of 517 people across 0.58 square miles of land, in Colfax County. Median household income is $80,938, 90.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Howells
What Howells is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.58 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land897 plus or minus 187
- County holding the largest share of its areaColfax 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.
Howells
How many people live in Howells
- Population517 plus or minus 108
- Median age51.6
- Population under 18105 plus or minus 35
- Share under 1820.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over126 plus or minus 49
- Share 65 and over24.4 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Households233 plus or minus 54
- Family households132 plus or minus 37
- Share of households that are families56.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Howells
- Median household income$80,938 plus or minus $16,383
- Per capita income$42,245 plus or minus $8,571
- Civilian labor force286 plus or minus 62
- Employed286 plus or minus 62
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over390 plus or minus 79
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.7 percent plus or minus 27.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.9 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Howells
- Housing units279 plus or minus 60
- Occupied units233 plus or minus 54
- Vacant units46 plus or minus 29
- Vacancy rate16.5 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Owner occupied211 plus or minus 51
- Renter occupied22 plus or minus 16
- Ownership rate90.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$107,400 plus or minus $30,101
- Median gross rent, monthly$588 plus or minus $337
- Annual rent as a share of median income8.7 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Single family units260 plus or minus 61
- Share single family93.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more12 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more4.3 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Mobile homes7 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1947
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Howells gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute260 plus or minus 56
- Commuting under 15 minutes136 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting under 15 minutes52.3 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more77 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.6 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Drove alone78.6 percent plus or minus 23.5
- Carpooled8.2 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Worked from home7.5 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Howells (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$2,900,000
- Average approval$2,900,000
- Median approval$2,900,000
- Largest approval$2,900,000
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term204 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 Howells, 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.
Howells
Flood risk in Howells
- NFIP communityVillage of Howells
- NFIP community number310380
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/21/19
The Village of Howells participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 310380 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.
Colfax County, not Howells
Colfax County context, not Howells figures
- Establishments in Colfax County254
- Covered employment, Colfax County5,155
- Average annual pay, Colfax County$53,741
- Housing units permitted, Colfax County36
Every figure in this section is published for Colfax County as a whole and is not a measurement of Howells.
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.
Coverage
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
Howells questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Howells, Nebraska?
517, in 233 households. Howells village covers 0.58 square miles of land, which is 897 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Howells in?
Colfax 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 Howells?
$80,938. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $107,400. Median gross rent is $588 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Howells businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $2.9 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $2,900,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Howells, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Howells borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Howells. 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 Howells in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Howells appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Howells, village of, community 310380, 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 Howells figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Colfax 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 Howells.
Is zoning published for Howells?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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