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Murdo, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Murdo is a Census city of 599 people across 0.63 square miles of land, in Jones County. Median household income is $67,045, 72.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $395,600 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Murdo
What Murdo is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.63 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land952 plus or minus 199
- County holding the largest share of its areaJones 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.
Murdo
How many people live in Murdo
- Population599 plus or minus 125
- Median age33.7 plus or minus 15.3
- Population under 18174 plus or minus 91
- Share under 1829.0 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Population 65 and over143 plus or minus 66
- Share 65 and over23.9 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Households210 plus or minus 53
- Family households145 plus or minus 50
- Share of households that are families69.0 percent plus or minus 16.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Murdo
Income and work in Murdo
- Median household income$67,045 plus or minus $22,695
- Per capita income$30,325 plus or minus $8,342
- Civilian labor force283 plus or minus 71
- Employed283 plus or minus 71
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over376 plus or minus 83
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.7 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.9 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Murdo
Housing in Murdo
- Housing units289
- Occupied units210 plus or minus 53
- Vacant units79 plus or minus 31
- Vacancy rate27.3 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Owner occupied152 plus or minus 46
- Renter occupied58 plus or minus 33
- Ownership rate72.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$132,400 plus or minus $41,077
- Median gross rent, monthly$534 plus or minus $335
- Annual rent as a share of median income9.6 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Single family units172 plus or minus 46
- Share single family59.5 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Units in buildings of two or more49 plus or minus 30
- Share in buildings of two or more17.0 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Mobile homes68 plus or minus 41
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Murdo
How Murdo gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute270 plus or minus 70
- Commuting under 15 minutes206 plus or minus 75
- Share commuting under 15 minutes76.3 percent plus or minus 19.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more51 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.9 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Drove alone76.1 percent
- Carpooled2.9 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked17.5 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Worked from home3.6 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Murdo
SBA loans in Murdo (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$395,600
- Average approval$131,867
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$203,300
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval3.3
- 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 lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Murdo, 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.
Murdo
SBA loans in Murdo (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$152,000
- Average approval$152,000
- Median approval$152,000
- Largest approval$152,000
- Jobs supported1
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Murdo, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Jones County, not Murdo
Jones County context, not Murdo figures
- Establishments in Jones County43
- Covered employment, Jones County388
- Average annual pay, Jones County$35,332
- Housing units permitted, Jones County0
Every figure in this section is published for Jones County as a whole and is not a measurement of Murdo.
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
Murdo questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Murdo, South Dakota?
599, in 210 households. Murdo city covers 0.63 square miles of land, which is 952 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Murdo in?
Jones 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 Murdo?
$67,045. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $132,400. Median gross rent is $534 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Murdo businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $395,600 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $152,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Murdo, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Murdo borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Murdo. 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.
Are the county figures on this page Murdo figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jones 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 Murdo.
Is zoning published for Murdo?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.