Howard Lake vs South Haven

A side-by-side comparison of Howard Lake and South Haven: population, income, housing, and more.

Howard Lake and South Haven are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Howard Lake has the higher population (1,864 vs 208 in South Haven). South Haven has the higher median household income ($102,500 vs $99,464 in Howard Lake). Howard Lake has the higher median home value ($239,100 vs $192,300 in South Haven).

Population, income & housing

	Howard Lake	South Haven
Population	1,864	208
Median age	45.4 yrs	30.0 yrs
Median household income	$99,464	$102,500
Median home value	$239,100	$192,300
Median gross rent	$930	—
Housing units	881	91
Homeownership rate	76.9%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Howard Lake	South Haven
Population	1,881 → 1,864 (-0.9%)	179 → 208 (+16.2%)
Median household income	$52,731 → $99,464 (+88.6%)	$51,875 → $102,500 (+97.6%)
Median home value	$153,800 → $239,100 (+55.5%)	$121,300 → $192,300 (+58.5%)
Median gross rent	$774 → $930 (+20.2%)	$1,000 → $1,089 (+8.9%)

Howard Lake

Population

1,8811,864

Median household income

$52,731$99,464

Median home value

$153,800$239,100

Median gross rent

$774$930

South Haven

Population

179208

Median household income

$51,875$102,500

Median home value

$121,300$192,300

Median gross rent

$1,000$1,089

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Howard Lake	South Haven
Under 5	9.1%	8.2%
5 to 17	12.2%	12.0%
18 to 24	3.4%	11.5%
25 to 34	11.6%	30.8%
35 to 44	13.2%	10.1%
45 to 54	17.2%	9.1%
55 to 64	9.4%	9.1%
65 to 74	12.1%	6.3%
75 and over	11.7%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Howard Lake	South Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	88.9%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	3.8%
Two or more races	1.2%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Howard Lake	South Haven
No high school diploma	6.6%	2.8%
High school graduate	38.5%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	54.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Howard Lake	South Haven
Drove alone	78.0%	76.1%
Carpooled	3.8%	15.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.2%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Howard Lake	South Haven
1-unit, detached	72.3%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	14.3%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	9.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	13.2%

Poverty & households

	Howard Lake	South Haven
Poverty rate	6.2%	13.9%
Average household size	2.29	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	33	33
Median year structure built	1991	1958