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Hartford, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Hartford is a Census city of 3,478 people across 3.16 square miles of land, in Minnehaha County. Median household income is $99,893, 76.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 8 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hartford
What Hartford is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.16 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,101
- County holding the largest share of its areaMinnehaha 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.
Hartford
How many people live in Hartford
- Population3,478
- Median age39.5
- Population under 18920 plus or minus 250
- Share under 1826.5 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Population 65 and over614 plus or minus 227
- Share 65 and over17.7 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Households1,373
- Family households1,117
- Share of households that are families81.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hartford
Income and work in Hartford
- Median household income$99,893
- Per capita income$45,863
- Civilian labor force1,932
- Employed1,915
- Unemployed17 plus or minus 25
- Unemployment rate0.9 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over2,400
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher34.3 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.2 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hartford
Housing in Hartford
- Housing units1,399
- Occupied units1,373
- Vacant units26 plus or minus 31
- Vacancy rate1.9 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Owner occupied1,054
- Renter occupied319 plus or minus 144
- Ownership rate76.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$257,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$938
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.3 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Single family units1,105 plus or minus 226
- Share single family79.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more226 plus or minus 105
- Share in buildings of two or more16.2 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Mobile homes68 plus or minus 74
- Median year structure built1997
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hartford
How Hartford gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,854
- Commuting under 15 minutes658 plus or minus 293
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.5 percent plus or minus 15.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more321 plus or minus 153
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.3 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Drove alone88.0 percent
- Carpooled4.9 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home5.7 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hartford
SBA loans in Hartford (7(a))
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$1,731,900
- Average approval$216,488
- Median approval$225,500
- Largest approval$395,000
- Jobs supported47
- Jobs per approval5.9
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full1
- Charged off1
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hartford, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Hartford
SBA loans in Hartford (504)
- Approvals19
- Gross approval$6,877,000
- Average approval$361,947
- Median approval$242,000
- Largest approval$1,863,000
- Jobs supported145
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hartford, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Hartford
Flood risk in Hartford
- NFIP communityCity of Hartford
- NFIP community number460180
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/02/09(M)
The City of Hartford participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460180 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.
Minnehaha County, not Hartford
Minnehaha County context, not Hartford figures
- Establishments in Minnehaha County6,262
- Covered employment, Minnehaha County138,556
- Average annual pay, Minnehaha County$65,100
- Housing units permitted, Minnehaha County2,421
Every figure in this section is published for Minnehaha County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hartford.
All Minnehaha County figures →
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
Hartford questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hartford, South Dakota?
3,478, in 1,373 households. Hartford city covers 3.16 square miles of land, which is 1,101 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hartford in?
Minnehaha 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 Hartford?
$99,893. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $257,700. Median gross rent is $938 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hartford businesses?
8 7(a) approvals totaling $1.7 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $225,500, plus 19 504 approvals worth $6.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hartford, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hartford borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hartford. Only 2 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 Hartford in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hartford appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hartford, city of, community 460180, 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 Hartford figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Minnehaha 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 Hartford.
Is zoning published for Hartford?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.