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Humboldt County, CA

135,727 Population
3,568 square miles 38 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2015 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.4 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 36.2 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 37.8 ±0.1

Economics

$24,232 ±$2,210 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $31,587 ±$129
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $29,979 ±$59
$40,484 ±$2,044 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $64,500 ±$395
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $55,775 ±$85

21% ±2.3% (27,796  ±2,990) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 15.3% 5,891,678 (±0.2% / ±66,827)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.7% 46,153,077 (±0.1% / ±275,061)

18.1 minutes ±0.6 (947,850  ±37,758) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2015 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the figure in California: 28 446,352,020 (±0.1 / ±941,795)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 25.9 3,559,633,065 (±0 / ±7,152,199)

Families

53,553 ±1,778 Number of households
  • California: 12,896,357 ±19,487
  • United States: 118,208,250 ±155,130
2.5 ±0.1 (131,426  ±1,105) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 3 38,323,824
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.7 313,347,925

5.3% ±2.2% (1,733  ±728) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 5% 478,813 (±0.1% / ±12,151)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,931,053 (±0% / ±33,526)

Housing

62,567 ±450 Number of housing units
  • California: 13,988,399 ±649
  • United States: 134,793,665 ±2,413

$278,400 ±$12,545 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $449,100 ±$1,441
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $194,500 ±$290

20.7% ±3.1% (27,856  ±4,142.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 13.5% 5,228,811 (±0.1% / ±56,076.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.7% 46,762,323 (±0.1% / ±186,962.1)

Social

88.5% ±4.3% (80,122  ±3,985.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 82.2% 21,441,753 (±0.3% / ±65,631.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 87.1% 188,621,037 (±0.1% / ±216,607.1)
27.2% ±2.3% (24,663  ±2,130) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 32.3% 8,415,690 (±0.2% / ±41,081.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 30.6% 66,241,553 (±0.1% / ±131,693.7)

11.1% ±0.7% (14,102  ±857.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2015 5-year data
  • about one-quarter of the rate in California: 43.9% 15,767,634 (±0.1% / ±38,740.3)
  • about half the rate in United States: 21.1% 62,431,447 (±0.1% / ±136,857.4)

4.6% ±1.1% (6,229  ±1,498) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in California: 27.3% 10,688,336 (±0.1% / ±47,464)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.5% 43,290,372 (±0% / ±122,466)

6.6% ±1% (7,242  ±1,044) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 5.5% 1,644,215 (±0.1% / ±18,788)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 7.6% 18,830,450 (±0% / ±68,051)
7,242 Total veterans ±1,044 6,575 Male ±871 667 Female ±356

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