Housing data for Howard Township (Miner County), SD

Howard Township (Miner County), SD has an estimated 195 residents and 80 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Miner County.

12.5% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
195 (±84)
Housing units
80 (±37)
Households that rent
12.5%
Residents since 2015–2019
+51.2%

What stands out in Howard Township (Miner County)

Average commute: 10.1 minutes (±7.1) in Howard Township (Miner County), lower than in Miner County (25.2 minutes).

Housing in Howard Township (Miner County) at a glance

  • Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 12.5% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Property taxes: $1,200 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 12.5% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 81.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 78.8% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 61.3% heat with propane (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 10.1 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: +51.2% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 0.0% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Howard Township (Miner County) against Miner County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Howard Township (Miner County)Miner CountySouth DakotaUnited States
Residents195 (±84)2,300 (exact)907,428 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units80 (±37)1,180 (±48)408,584 (±422)143,775,355
Households that rent12.5% (±15.5 points)15.2% (±4.7 points)31.4% (±0.5 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$644 (±$79)$946 (±$11)$1,413
Median household income—$76,140 (±$5,254)$75,081 (±$888)$80,734
Median home value—$142,600 (±$29,098)$257,400 (±$3,051)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,200 (±$600)$1,306 (±$178)$2,724 (±$28)$3,119
Built before 198078.8% (±58.2 points)77.0% (±9.7 points)49.8% (±0.7 points)49.7%
Average commute10.1 minutes (±7.1)25.2 minutes (±6.7)17.8 minutes (±0.2)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband100.0% (±26.3 points)82.9% (±4.8 points)89.6% (±0.3 points)91.0%
Median age of residents62.4 years (±1.7)48.4 years (±3.7)38.0 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Howard Township (Miner County) covers 32.1 square miles of land, about 6 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Howard Township (Miner County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents129 (±70)195 (±84)+51.2%Not a measurable change
Housing units79 (±32)80 (±37)+1.3%Not a measurable change
Median real estate taxes$1,100 (±$319)$1,200 (±$600)+9.1%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent35.4% (±24.2 points)12.5% (±15.5 points)−22.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate37.8% (±45.8 points)0.0% (±82.3 points)−37.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Miner County

Howard Township (Miner County) has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Miner County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Miner County recorded 130 violent and 304 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Howard Township (Miner County)

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
5734914%1,513$603$153,000$75,179

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Howard Township (Miner County)

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Howard2.7 mi$586$100,70023.3%
Vilas3.3 mi——0.0%
Canova Township5.7 mi—$320,0000.0%
Roswell Township5.8 mi——0.0%
Clearwater Township5.8 mi—$332,8000.0%
Adams Township (Miner County)6.3 mi—$548,1000.0%
Canova6.9 mi——0.0%
Vermillion Township (Miner County)8.3 mi—$547,6000.0%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Howard Township (Miner County), fiscal year 2027

Miner County, SD, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$706$775$1,014$1,304$1,599

HUD income limits for Howard Township (Miner County), fiscal year 2026

Miner County, SD, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$21,150$35,200$56,300
2 people$24,150$40,200$64,350
3 people$27,320$45,250$72,400
4 people$33,000$50,250$80,400
5 people$38,680$54,300$86,850
6 people$44,360$58,300$93,300
7 people$50,040$62,350$99,700
8 people$55,720$66,350$106,150

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Miner County, SD, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $100,500.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Howard Township (Miner County)

Is Howard Township (Miner County) growing?

In Howard Township (Miner County), the number of residents went from 129 in 2015–2019 to 195 in 2020–2024 (+51.2%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Howard Township (Miner County)?

The ZIP code that covers Howard Township (Miner County) is 57349.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 57349?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 57349 is $603 (±$73) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Howard township, Miner County, South Dakota (county subdivision:30500, in state:46 county:097).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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