Population: 1,071. Estimated population in 2021: 945 (-11.8% change)
Males: 484 (45.2%), Females: 587 (54.8%)
Miner County
Zip code: 57349
Median resident age: 45.5 years
Median household income: $26,544
Median house value: $31,800
Races in Howard:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (48.6%), Norwegian (16.6%), Irish (11.5%), English (9.0%), United States (5.5%), Dutch (4.3%).
Elevation: 1572 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Howard
- High school or higher: 77.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 0.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Howard city
- Never married: 20.1%
- Now married: 51.3%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 17.9%
- Divorced: 9.7%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -84 (-7.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Howard:
- DESMET MEMORIAL HOSP (about 26 miles; DE SMET, SD)
- MADISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; MADISON, SD)
- AVERA QUEEN OF PEACE (about 41 miles; MITCHELL, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Howard:
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 53 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
- HURON REGIONAL (about 55 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 63 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Howard:
- HOWARD MUNI (about 1 miles; HOWARD, SD; Abbreviation: 8D9)
- LAKE PRESTON MUNI (about 26 miles; LAKE PRESTON, SD; Abbreviation: Y34)
- WILDER (about 28 miles; DESMET, SD; Abbreviation: 6E5)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Howard:
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 92 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 121 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 125 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 128 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 141 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 144 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
Schools
Public high school in Howard:
- HOWARD HI SCH (Students: 162; Location: 500 N SECTION LINE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Howard:
- HOWARD ELEM (Students: 186; Location: 201 N MINNIE ST; Grades: PK – 06)
- HOWARD JR HI (Students: 70; Location: 500 N SECTION LINE; Grades: 07 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Howard:
- HOWARD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $21,967; Location: PO BOX A 100 S MAIN; 14,669 books; 16 audio materials; 201 video materials; 36 serial subscriptions)