Humboldt Hill vs Myrtletown

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

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

Myrtletown has the higher population (5,028 vs 3,421 in Humboldt Hill). Humboldt Hill has the higher median household income ($85,438 vs $55,543 in Myrtletown). Myrtletown has the higher median home value ($437,600 vs $408,800 in Humboldt Hill).

Population, income & housing

	Humboldt Hill	Myrtletown
Population	3,421	5,028
Median age	43.1 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$85,438	$55,543
Median home value	$408,800	$437,600
Median gross rent	$1,576	$1,712
Housing units	1,393	2,343
Homeownership rate	62.2%	46.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	40.0%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Humboldt Hill	Myrtletown
Population	4,315 → 3,421 (-20.7%)	5,222 → 5,028 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$71,642 → $85,438 (+19.3%)	$59,330 → $55,543 (-6.4%)
Median home value	$269,900 → $408,800 (+51.5%)	$278,700 → $437,600 (+57.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,146 → $1,576 (+37.5%)	$1,179 → $1,712 (+45.2%)

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

Myrtletown

Population

5,2225,028

Median household income

$59,330$55,543

Median home value

$278,700$437,600

Median gross rent

$1,179$1,712

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Humboldt Hill	Myrtletown
Under 5	10.5%	6.3%
5 to 17	8.4%	12.5%
18 to 24	9.4%	7.7%
25 to 34	9.7%	11.9%
35 to 44	13.6%	10.5%
45 to 54	7.6%	13.6%
55 to 64	18.6%	14.0%
65 to 74	12.2%	12.7%
75 and over	10.0%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Humboldt Hill	Myrtletown
White (non-Hispanic)	62.5%	73.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.7%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.8%	9.1%
Hispanic or Latino	27.6%	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Humboldt Hill	Myrtletown
No high school diploma	11.3%	11.6%
High school graduate	23.7%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	42.7%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	31.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Humboldt Hill	Myrtletown
Drove alone	77.0%	51.2%
Carpooled	9.7%	22.5%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.6%
Worked from home	9.4%	21.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Humboldt Hill	Myrtletown
1-unit, detached	62.0%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.8%
20 or more units	6.8%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	17.8%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Humboldt Hill	Myrtletown
Poverty rate	15.2%	20.3%
Average household size	2.63	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	19	14
Median year structure built	1976	1979