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Hecla, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Hecla is a Census city of 182 people across 0.34 square miles of land, in Brown County. 93.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hecla
What Hecla is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.34 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land529 plus or minus 258
- County holding the largest share of its areaBrown 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.
Hecla
How many people live in Hecla
- Population182 plus or minus 89
- Median age66.0
- Population under 187 plus or minus 13
- Share under 183.8 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Population 65 and over99 plus or minus 68
- Share 65 and over54.4 percent plus or minus 26.0
- Households113 plus or minus 69
- Family households46 plus or minus 20
- Share of households that are families40.7 percent plus or minus 30.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hecla
Income and work in Hecla
- Per capita income$30,886 plus or minus $6,933
- Civilian labor force115 plus or minus 77
- Employed115 plus or minus 77
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over167 plus or minus 87
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.0 percent plus or minus 68.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.2 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.8 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Hecla
- Housing units178 plus or minus 79
- Occupied units113 plus or minus 69
- Vacant units65 plus or minus 35
- Vacancy rate36.5 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Owner occupied106 plus or minus 69
- Renter occupied7 plus or minus 8
- Ownership rate93.8 percent plus or minus 21.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$47,100 plus or minus $15,072
- Single family units146 plus or minus 79
- Share single family82.0 percent plus or minus 25.0
- Units in buildings of two or more12 plus or minus 34
- Share in buildings of two or more6.7 percent plus or minus 18.6
- Mobile homes20 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Hecla gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute95 plus or minus 69
- Commuting under 15 minutes58 plus or minus 64
- Share commuting under 15 minutes61.1 percent plus or minus 51.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more23 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.2 percent plus or minus 24.1
- Drove alone40.9 percent plus or minus 34.4
- Carpooled7.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked33.9 percent plus or minus 49.9
- Worked from home17.4 percent plus or minus 25.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hecla
Flood risk in Hecla
- NFIP communityCity of Hecla
- NFIP community number460294
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Hecla participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460294 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.
Brown County, not Hecla
Brown County context, not Hecla figures
- Establishments in Brown County1,245
- Covered employment, Brown County19,808
- Average annual pay, Brown County$54,430
- Housing units permitted, Brown County85
Every figure in this section is published for Brown County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hecla.
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
Hecla questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hecla, South Dakota?
182, in 113 households. Hecla city covers 0.34 square miles of land, which is 529 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hecla in?
Brown County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
Is Hecla in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hecla appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hecla, city of, community 460294, 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 Hecla figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Brown 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 Hecla.
Is zoning published for Hecla?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.