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Howard, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Howard is a Census village of 21,087 people across 18.52 square miles of land, in Brown County. Median household income is $85,477, 63.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Howard
What Howard is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area18.52 sq mi
- Water area4.58 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,139
- County holding the largest share of its areaBrown County, 99.9 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
- Population21,087
- Median age41.2
- Population under 184,619
- Share under 1821.9 percent
- Population 65 and over3,675
- Share 65 and over17.4 percent
- Households8,839
- Family households5,423
- Share of households that are families61.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Howard
- Median household income$85,477
- Per capita income$48,608
- Civilian labor force11,901
- Employed11,601
- Unemployed300 plus or minus 173
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over14,461
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.2 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Howard
- Housing units9,139
- Occupied units8,839
- Vacant units300 plus or minus 164
- Vacancy rate3.3 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Owner occupied5,652
- Renter occupied3,187
- Ownership rate63.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$315,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,102
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.5 percent
- Single family units6,092
- Share single family66.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,028
- Share in buildings of two or more33.1 percent
- Mobile homes19 plus or minus 32
- Median year structure built1995
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 commute9,812
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,019
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,388 plus or minus 330
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.1 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Drove alone77.2 percent
- Carpooled7.9 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.1 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Worked from home14.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Howard (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$6,187,000
- Average approval$1,237,400
- Median approval$1,515,000
- Largest approval$1,964,000
- Jobs supported41
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Howard, 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.
Howard
Flood risk in Howard
- NFIP communityVillage of Howard
- NFIP community number550023
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/09/23
The Village of Howard participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550023 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 Howard
Brown County context, not Howard figures
- Establishments in Brown County6,722
- Covered employment, Brown County157,834
- Average annual pay, Brown County$63,349
- Housing units permitted, Brown County1,587
Every figure in this section is published for Brown 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, Wisconsin?
21,087, in 8,839 households. Howard village covers 18.52 square miles of land, which is 1,139 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?
Brown County, which holds 99.9 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Howard?
$85,477. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $315,700. Median gross rent is $1,102 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, village of, community 550023, 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 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 Howard.
Is zoning published for Howard?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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