Eureka vs Humboldt Hill

A side-by-side comparison of Eureka and Humboldt Hill: population, income, housing, and more.

Eureka and Humboldt Hill are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Eureka has the higher population (26,302 vs 3,421 in Humboldt Hill). Humboldt Hill has the higher median household income ($85,438 vs $60,253 in Eureka). Humboldt Hill has the higher median home value ($408,800 vs $375,800 in Eureka).

Population, income & housing

	Eureka	Humboldt Hill
Population	26,302	3,421
Median age	38.9 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$60,253	$85,438
Median home value	$375,800	$408,800
Median gross rent	$1,157	$1,576
Housing units	11,837	1,393
Homeownership rate	48.0%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.3%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eureka	Humboldt Hill
Population	26,966 → 26,302 (-2.5%)	4,315 → 3,421 (-20.7%)
Median household income	$42,890 → $60,253 (+40.5%)	$71,642 → $85,438 (+19.3%)
Median home value	$281,400 → $375,800 (+33.5%)	$269,900 → $408,800 (+51.5%)
Median gross rent	$916 → $1,157 (+26.3%)	$1,146 → $1,576 (+37.5%)

Eureka

Population

26,96626,302

Median household income

$42,890$60,253

Median home value

$281,400$375,800

Median gross rent

$916$1,157

Humboldt Hill

Population

4,3153,421

Median household income

$71,642$85,438

Median home value

$269,900$408,800

Median gross rent

$1,146$1,576

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eureka	Humboldt Hill
Under 5	4.5%	10.5%
5 to 17	13.3%	8.4%
18 to 24	10.2%	9.4%
25 to 34	14.8%	9.7%
35 to 44	15.8%	13.6%
45 to 54	14.7%	7.6%
55 to 64	10.7%	18.6%
65 to 74	10.2%	12.2%
75 and over	5.7%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eureka	Humboldt Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	65.5%	62.5%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.0%
Asian	5.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	1.0%
Two or more races	9.8%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	27.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eureka	Humboldt Hill
No high school diploma	9.7%	11.3%
High school graduate	22.9%	23.7%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	42.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eureka	Humboldt Hill
Drove alone	67.0%	77.0%
Carpooled	14.1%	9.7%
Public transit	1.2%	0.4%
Walked	5.5%	3.5%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	9.4%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eureka	Humboldt Hill
1-unit, detached	62.4%	62.0%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	14.4%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	12.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.3%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	17.8%

Poverty & households

	Eureka	Humboldt Hill
Poverty rate	17.6%	15.2%
Average household size	2.33	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	16	19
Median year structure built	1955	1976