Humboldt vs Oakland

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

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

Oakland has the higher population (948 vs 360 in Humboldt). Humboldt has the higher median household income ($58,375 vs $49,571 in Oakland). Oakland has the higher median home value ($97,200 vs $75,000 in Humboldt).

Population, income & housing

	Humboldt	Oakland
Population	360	948
Median age	41.6 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,375	$49,571
Median home value	$75,000	$97,200
Median gross rent	$879	$509
Housing units	166	537
Homeownership rate	74.5%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Humboldt	Oakland
Population	461 → 360 (-21.9%)	962 → 948 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$50,313 → $58,375 (+16.0%)	$54,583 → $49,571 (-9.2%)
Median home value	$68,700 → $75,000 (+9.2%)	$73,500 → $97,200 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $879 (+25.6%)	$669 → $509 (-23.9%)

Humboldt

Population

461360

Median household income

$50,313$58,375

Median home value

$68,700$75,000

Median gross rent

$700$879

Oakland

Population

962948

Median household income

$54,583$49,571

Median home value

$73,500$97,200

Median gross rent

$669$509

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Humboldt	Oakland
Under 5	1.4%	2.6%
5 to 17	25.0%	21.3%
18 to 24	8.6%	2.7%
25 to 34	6.4%	5.5%
35 to 44	15.8%	11.1%
45 to 54	14.7%	14.9%
55 to 64	12.8%	16.9%
65 to 74	11.4%	15.7%
75 and over	3.9%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Humboldt	Oakland
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	98.3%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.3%
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%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Humboldt	Oakland
No high school diploma	10.3%	4.7%
High school graduate	41.9%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Humboldt	Oakland
Drove alone	72.6%	74.8%
Carpooled	21.4%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	3.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Humboldt	Oakland
1-unit, detached	79.5%	85.7%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.7%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Humboldt	Oakland
Poverty rate	12.1%	11.7%
Average household size	2.35	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1970	1965