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Humboldt County, CA

136,373 Population
3,568.2 square miles 38.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±0.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 36.7 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$27,406 ±$1,899 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $37,124 ±$161
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$50,294 ±$3,616 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $75,277 ±$317
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

21% ±3% (27,977  ±3,985) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 12.8% 4,969,326 (±0.2% / ±62,249)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

18.1 minutes ±0.6 (981,430  ±42,578) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2018 5-year data
  • about three-fifths of the figure in California: 29.3 494,472,730 (±0.1 / ±1,269,052)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,812,750,665 (±0.1 / ±8,669,516)

Families

55,773 ±1,388 Number of households
  • California: 13,072,122 ±21,485
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.4 ±0.1 (132,266  ±1,149) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 3 38,731,195
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5.7% ±2.2% (1,839  ±695) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.7% 454,027 (±0.1% / ±11,738)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

63,308 ±487 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,277,867 ±1,010
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$326,400 ±$13,666 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $546,800 ±$2,008
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

17.5% ±2.7% (23,690  ±3,671.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 12.5% 4,882,022 (±0.1% / ±55,698.9)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

91.1% ±4.8% (84,351  ±4,553.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 83.8% 22,460,627 (±0.3% / ±72,265.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
30% ±2.8% (27,759  ±2,604) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 34.2% 9,171,076 (±0.2% / ±45,281.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2018 5-year data

5.8% ±1.5% (7,922  ±1,976) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in California: 26.9% 10,625,980 (±0.1% / ±51,558)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

8.6% ±1.4% (9,478  ±1,517) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 5.1% 1,538,797 (±0.1% / ±17,814)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
9,478 Total veterans ±1,517 8,857 Male ±1,444 621 Female ±375

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