Humboldt vs Savonburg

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

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

Humboldt has the higher population (1,956 vs 120 in Savonburg). Humboldt has the higher median home value ($91,600 vs $40,800 in Savonburg). Since 2019, Savonburg's population has grown faster (+73.9% vs +4.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Humboldt	Savonburg
Population	1,956	120
Median age	43.6 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$43,558	—
Median home value	$91,600	$40,800
Median gross rent	$552	—
Housing units	943	47
Homeownership rate	79.6%	92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	17.2%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Humboldt	Savonburg
Population	1,880 → 1,956 (+4.0%)	69 → 120 (+73.9%)
Median household income	$42,077 → $43,558 (+3.5%)	$50,625 → $53,750 (+6.2%)
Median home value	$62,700 → $91,600 (+46.1%)	$26,900 → $40,800 (+51.7%)
Median gross rent	$660 → $552 (-16.4%)	—

Humboldt

Population

1,8801,956

Median household income

$42,077$43,558

Median home value

$62,700$91,600

Median gross rent

$660$552

Savonburg

Population

69120

Median household income

$50,625$53,750

Median home value

$26,900$40,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Humboldt	Savonburg
Under 5	10.1%	3.3%
5 to 17	15.8%	15.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	16.7%
25 to 34	8.1%	4.2%
35 to 44	10.8%	15.0%
45 to 54	13.3%	8.3%
55 to 64	15.4%	15.0%
65 to 74	12.4%	10.8%
75 and over	6.7%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Humboldt	Savonburg
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	97.5%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Humboldt	Savonburg
No high school diploma	7.4%	9.1%
High school graduate	34.0%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	50.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Humboldt	Savonburg
Drove alone	84.6%	84.3%
Carpooled	9.5%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	7.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Humboldt	Savonburg
1-unit, detached	83.8%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	27.7%

Poverty & households

	Humboldt	Savonburg
Poverty rate	25.1%	7.5%
Average household size	2.50	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	17	45
Median year structure built	1954	1938