Census Reporter

Humboldt County, CA

136,101 Population
3,568.2 square miles 38.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±0.4 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 ±0.1

Economics

$29,584 ±$1,042 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $38,576 ±$120
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$49,235 ±$2,278 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $78,672 ±$270
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

19.7% ±1.1% (26,210  ±1,456) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 12.6% 4,853,434 (±0.1% / ±39,919)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

18.9 minutes ±0.9 (1,015,235  ±54,999) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in California: 29.8 498,276,585 (±0.1 / ±1,174,085)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

54,120 ±782 Number of households
  • California: 13,103,114 ±18,542
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.4 ±0 (132,047  ±489) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 2.9 38,521,288
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

5.1% ±1.1% (1,670  ±358) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 4.8% 463,780 (±0.1% / ±5,839)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

63,003 ±217 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,210,945 ±1,339
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$331,300 ±$5,565 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $538,500 ±$1,127
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

18.4% ±1.1% (24,756  ±1,524) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 12.4% 4,842,940 (±0.1% / ±30,091.1)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

90.6% ±2.3% (84,375  ±2,118.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 83.9% 22,378,605 (±0.2% / ±40,789.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
30.9% ±1.3% (28,770  ±1,228.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 34.7% 9,256,873 (±0.1% / ±25,121.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.4% ±0.6% (7,376  ±817) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in California: 26.6% 10,463,818 (±0.1% / ±35,653)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

7.7% ±0.6% (8,446  ±604) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 5% 1,525,746 (±0% / ±9,062)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
8,446 Total veterans ±604 7,736 Male ±560 710 Female ±168

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