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Humboldt County, CA

136,646 Population
3,568 square miles 38.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2016 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±0.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 36.4 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 37.9 ±0.1

Economics

$26,990 ±$4,409 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $33,389 ±$138
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $31,128 ±$63
$43,130 ±$2,715 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $67,739 ±$356
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $57,617 ±$115

20.2% ±2.5% (26,945  ±3,346) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 14.4% 5,525,524 (±0.2% / ±66,544)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 44,268,996 (±0.1% / ±246,910)

18.1 minutes ±1.4 (1,018,125  ±93,516) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in California: 29.4 496,073,120 (±0.1 / ±2,066,309)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,802,425,670 (±0.1 / ±7,681,794)

Families

54,230 ±1,436 Number of households
  • California: 12,944,178 ±15,703
  • United States: 118,860,065 ±154,606
2.4 ±0.1 (132,390  ±1,164) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 3 38,436,448
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.7 315,047,636

4.4% ±2% (1,469  ±680) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 4.9% 471,829 (±0.1% / ±11,201)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,946,903 (±0.1% / ±36,746)

Housing

62,645 ±478 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,061,375 ±838
  • United States: 135,702,775 ±3,052

$298,300 ±$14,737 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $477,500 ±$1,663
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $205,000 ±$467

17.9% ±2.6% (24,246  ±3,533.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 13.4% 5,188,623 (±0.2% / ±62,959.9)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.6% 46,701,858 (±0.1% / ±203,161.6)

Social

90.6% ±5.1% (83,130  ±4,768.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 82.4% 21,685,578 (±0.3% / ±72,049.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 87.5% 191,063,246 (±0.1% / ±220,872.9)
29.5% ±3% (27,020  ±2,771.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 32.9% 8,660,470 (±0.2% / ±42,025.9)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 31.3% 68,334,277 (±0.1% / ±133,659.9)

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)

4.2% ±1.4% (5,765  ±1,875) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in California: 27.2% 10,677,663 (±0.1% / ±46,799)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.5% 43,739,345 (±0% / ±129,849)

8.3% ±1.2% (9,160  ±1,333) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 5.4% 1,624,519 (±0.1% / ±22,622)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.4% 18,496,937 (±0% / ±66,959)
9,160 Total veterans ±1,333 8,280 Male ±1,213 880 Female ±426

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