Humboldt County, California

40 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 135,418
Median household income: $61,135
Median home value: $418,800

Humboldt County is a county in California with a population of 135,418. 40 cities and places have their primary county here. At $61,135, its median household income sits below California's $96,334.

From 2019 to 2023, Humboldt County's population held roughly steady from 135,940 to 135,418, while its median household income rose 27.3% from $48,041 to $61,135.

32.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 56.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 135,418
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $61,135
Median home value: $418,800
Median gross rent: $1,249
Housing units: 62,625
Homeownership rate: 56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

135,940135,418

Median household income

$48,041$61,135

Median home value

$313,200$418,800

Median gross rent

$981$1,249

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	135,940	$48,041	$313,200	$981
2020	136,101	$49,235	$331,300	$1,002
2021	137,014	$53,350	$344,800	$1,079
2022	136,132	$57,881	$386,000	$1,191
2023	135,418	$61,135	$418,800	$1,249

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 2412.0%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,455	4.8%
5 to 17	19,230	14.2%
18 to 24	16,238	12.0%
25 to 34	17,880	13.2%
35 to 44	17,593	13.0%
45 to 54	15,370	11.4%
55 to 64	16,570	12.2%
65 to 74	16,561	12.2%
75 and over	9,521	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	95,115	70.2%
Black or African American	1,523	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4,120	3.0%
Asian	4,101	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	310	0.2%
Some other race	896	0.7%
Two or more races	10,609	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18,744	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate23.2%

Some college or associate's36.2%

Bachelor's degree20.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,930	8.5%
High school graduate	21,726	23.2%
Some college or associate's	33,841	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	19,521	20.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10,477	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone67.7%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit0.8%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home11.9%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	39,454	67.7%
Carpooled	6,901	11.8%
Public transit	475	0.8%
Walked	3,117	5.3%
Bicycle	555	1.0%
Worked from home	6,921	11.9%
Other means	864	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	23,801	46.3%
15 to 29 min	17,419	33.9%
30 to 44 min	5,987	11.7%
45 to 59 min	1,870	3.6%
60+ min	2,289	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 18.9% (25,064 of 132,564)

	Count	Share
Family households	30,043	54.7%
Nonfamily households	24,835	45.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	54,878	87.6%
Vacant	7,747	12.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	30,879	56.3%
Renter-occupied	23,999	43.7%

1-unit, detached69.6%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units9.0%

5 to 19 units6.6%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other7.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	43,581	69.6%
1-unit, attached	2,939	4.7%
2 to 4 units	5,624	9.0%
5 to 19 units	4,156	6.6%
20 or more units	1,544	2.5%
Mobile home & other	4,781	7.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 06023
State: California
Land area: 3,568 sq mi
Water area: 484 sq mi
Center point: 40.7067, -123.9262