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Hermosa, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Hermosa is a Census town of 353 people across 0.86 square miles of land, lying across Custer County and Pennington County. Median household income is $53,203, 69.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $410,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hermosa
What Hermosa is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.86 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land408 plus or minus 178
- County holding the largest share of its areaCuster County, 81.3 percent
- Counties this place lies inCuster County 81.3 percent, Pennington County 18.7 percent
Hermosa crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hermosa
How many people live in Hermosa
- Population353 plus or minus 154
- Median age40.1 plus or minus 17.7
- Population under 1883 plus or minus 44
- Share under 1823.5 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Population 65 and over83 plus or minus 50
- Share 65 and over23.5 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Households173 plus or minus 78
- Family households116 plus or minus 61
- Share of households that are families67.1 percent plus or minus 18.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hermosa
Income and work in Hermosa
- Median household income$53,203 plus or minus $23,581
- Per capita income$35,847 plus or minus $10,637
- Civilian labor force207 plus or minus 104
- Employed207 plus or minus 104
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over240 plus or minus 99
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.2 percent plus or minus 50.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.5 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.3 percent plus or minus 5.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hermosa
Housing in Hermosa
- Housing units200 plus or minus 80
- Occupied units173 plus or minus 78
- Vacant units27 plus or minus 20
- Vacancy rate13.5 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Owner occupied121 plus or minus 55
- Renter occupied52 plus or minus 46
- Ownership rate69.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$148,800 plus or minus $76,674
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,264
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.5 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Single family units107 plus or minus 55
- Share single family53.5 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Units in buildings of two or more4 plus or minus 13
- Share in buildings of two or more2.0 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Mobile homes89 plus or minus 49
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hermosa
How Hermosa gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute179 plus or minus 102
- Commuting under 15 minutes17 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting under 15 minutes9.5 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more66 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.9 percent plus or minus 28.4
- Drove alone84.1 percent plus or minus 20.3
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.4 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Worked from home13.5 percent plus or minus 10.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hermosa
SBA loans in Hermosa (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$410,000
- Average approval$136,667
- Median approval$25,000
- Largest approval$360,000
- Jobs supported15
- Jobs per approval5.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hermosa, 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.
Hermosa
Flood risk in Hermosa
- NFIP communityTown of Hermosa
- NFIP community number460230
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/06/12
The Town of Hermosa participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460230 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.
Custer County, not Hermosa
Custer County context, not Hermosa figures
- Establishments in Custer County327
- Covered employment, Custer County2,677
- Average annual pay, Custer County$47,494
- Housing units permitted, Custer County232
Every figure in this section is published for Custer County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hermosa.
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
Hermosa questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hermosa, South Dakota?
353, in 173 households. Hermosa town covers 0.86 square miles of land, which is 408 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hermosa in?
Hermosa lies in more than one. By area it is 81.3 percent in Custer County, 18.7 percent in Pennington County. This page sits under Custer County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Hermosa?
$53,203. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $148,800. Median gross rent is $1,264 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hermosa businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $410,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $25,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hermosa, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hermosa borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hermosa. 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 Hermosa in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hermosa appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hermosa, town of, community 460230, 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 Hermosa figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Custer 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 Hermosa.
Is zoning published for Hermosa?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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