What is the population of Humboldt County, California?

The population of Humboldt County, California is 133,400, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Humboldt County, California?

The median household income in Humboldt County, California is $61,555, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Humboldt County, California is $398,192, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Humboldt County, California is 8.7%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income D

Education C

Metric	Humboldt County	California Avg	U.S. Average
Population	133,400	38,909,900	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	32.9	237.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.03%	0.19%	0.57%
Median age	38.2	35.4	37.1
Households	54,878	13,415,389	128,459,983

Year	Humboldt County

Group	Share

Humboldt County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Humboldt County	California Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$61,555	$96,718	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.32%	6.01%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	6.4%	5.2%

Metric	Humboldt County	California Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$398,192	$642,203	$242,182
Median rent	$1,248	$1,955	$1,342
Homeownership rate	56.3%	55.8%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Humboldt County	California Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	15.8	23.6	22.5
Work from home	11.9%	15.5%	13.4%

Humboldt County has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.

Metric	Humboldt County	California Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	33.0%	31.6%
Average household size	2.37	2.85	2.54

Humboldt County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Humboldt County	California Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	78.2	79.6	78.3
Self-rated poor health	15.9%	16.4%	16.3%
Smokers	15.8%	13.9%	19.0%