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Howard, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Howard is a Census city of 943 people across 0.96 square miles of land, in Miner County. Median household income is $60,313, 76.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Howard
What Howard is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.96 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land977
- County holding the largest share of its areaMiner 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.
Howard
How many people live in Howard
- Population943
- Median age49.4
- Population under 18198 plus or minus 50
- Share under 1821.0 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over292 plus or minus 63
- Share 65 and over31.0 percent
- Households387
- Family households208 plus or minus 43
- Share of households that are families53.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Howard
Income and work in Howard
- Median household income$60,313
- Per capita income$32,009
- Civilian labor force458
- Employed457
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate0.2 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over679
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.8 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.7 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Howard
- Housing units448
- Occupied units387
- Vacant units61 plus or minus 41
- Vacancy rate13.6 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Owner occupied297
- Renter occupied90 plus or minus 38
- Ownership rate76.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$100,700 plus or minus $28,052
- Median gross rent, monthly$586
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.7 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Single family units382
- Share single family85.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more64 plus or minus 29
- Share in buildings of two or more14.3 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Howard
How Howard gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute409
- Commuting under 15 minutes235 plus or minus 62
- Share commuting under 15 minutes57.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more113 plus or minus 39
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.6 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Drove alone83.2 percent
- Carpooled7.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home8.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Howard
SBA loans in Howard (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$421,000
- Average approval$210,500
- Median approval$210,500
- Largest approval$306,000
- Jobs supported7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Howard, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Howard
Flood risk in Howard
- NFIP communityCity of Howard
- NFIP community number460183
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/06/24
The City of Howard participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460183 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.
Miner County, not Howard
Miner County context, not Howard figures
- Establishments in Miner County73
- Covered employment, Miner County805
- Average annual pay, Miner County$43,524
- Housing units permitted, Miner County8
Every figure in this section is published for Miner County as a whole and is not a measurement of Howard.
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
Howard questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Howard, South Dakota?
943, in 387 households. Howard city covers 0.96 square miles of land, which is 977 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Howard in?
Miner 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 Howard?
$60,313. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $100,700. Median gross rent is $586 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Howard in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Howard appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Howard, city of, community 460183, 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 Howard figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Miner 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 Howard.
Is zoning published for Howard?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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