Humboldt vs Janesville

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

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

Humboldt has the higher population (360 vs 14 in Janesville). Since 2019, Humboldt's population has grown faster (-21.9% vs -63.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Humboldt	Janesville
Population	360	14
Median age	41.6 yrs	—
Median household income	$58,375	—
Median home value	$75,000	—
Median gross rent	$879	—
Housing units	166	14
Homeownership rate	74.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Humboldt	Janesville
Population	461 → 360 (-21.9%)	38 → 14 (-63.2%)
Median household income	$50,313 → $58,375 (+16.0%)	—
Median home value	$68,700 → $75,000 (+9.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$700 → $879 (+25.6%)	—

Humboldt

Population

461360

Median household income

$50,313$58,375

Median home value

$68,700$75,000

Median gross rent

$700$879

Janesville

Population

3814

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Humboldt	Janesville
Under 5	1.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	25.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	8.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.4%	50.0%
35 to 44	15.8%	0.0%
45 to 54	14.7%	50.0%
55 to 64	12.8%	0.0%
65 to 74	11.4%	0.0%
75 and over	3.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Humboldt	Janesville
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Humboldt	Janesville
No high school diploma	10.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	41.9%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Humboldt	Janesville
Drove alone	72.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	21.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Humboldt	Janesville
1-unit, detached	79.5%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.7%	50.0%

Poverty & households

	Humboldt	Janesville
Poverty rate	12.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.35	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	24	—
Median year structure built	1970	—