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Humboldt County, CA

136,310 Population
3,568.2 square miles 38.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 37.6 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$31,603 ±$2,017 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $42,396 ±$233
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$54,752 ±$5,322 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $84,907 ±$542
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

20% ±2.8% (26,563  ±3,770) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 12.3% 4,733,036 (±0.2% / ±68,101)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

19.2 minutes ±0.6 (986,575  ±43,211) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2021 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the figure in California: 29.6 478,871,000 (±0.1 / ±1,246,675)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,757,208,800 (±0.1 / ±8,102,155)

Families

55,184 ±1,634 Number of households
  • California: 13,429,063 ±19,170
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.4 ±0.1 (132,850  ±818) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 2.9 38,422,140
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

2.8% ±1.5% (921  ±478) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 4.9% 458,334 (±0.1% / ±13,293)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

62,442 ±343 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,512,149 ±1,218
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$374,500 ±$15,452 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $648,100 ±$2,021
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

16.5% ±3% (22,340  ±4,129.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 11.3% 4,371,473 (±0.1% / ±54,643.1)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

93.7% ±5% (88,107  ±4,816.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.5% 22,724,990 (±0.3% / ±77,239)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
29.9% ±2.7% (28,120  ±2,547.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 36.2% 9,737,817 (±0.2% / ±46,277.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data

6.5% ±1.4% (8,850  ±1,952) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in California: 26.6% 10,451,810 (±0.1% / ±54,396)
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

5.5% ±0.9% (6,049  ±975) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.4% 1,342,337 (±0.1% / ±18,280)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
6,049 Total veterans ±975 5,758 Male ±876 291 Female ±260

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