Humboldt County vs Madera County

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

Humboldt County and Madera County are counties in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Madera County has the higher population (158,790 vs 135,418 in Humboldt County). Madera County has the higher median household income ($75,496 vs $61,135 in Humboldt County). Humboldt County has the higher median home value ($418,800 vs $367,700 in Madera County).

Population, income & housing

	Humboldt County	Madera County
Population	135,418	158,790
Median age	39.6 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,135	$75,496
Median home value	$418,800	$367,700
Median gross rent	$1,249	$1,307
Housing units	62,625	50,368
Homeownership rate	56.3%	65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.1%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	10.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Humboldt County	Madera County
Population	135,940 → 135,418 (-0.4%)	155,433 → 158,790 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$48,041 → $61,135 (+27.3%)	$57,585 → $75,496 (+31.1%)
Median home value	$313,200 → $418,800 (+33.7%)	$251,200 → $367,700 (+46.4%)
Median gross rent	$981 → $1,249 (+27.3%)	$1,014 → $1,307 (+28.9%)

Humboldt County

Population

135,940135,418

Median household income

$48,041$61,135

Median home value

$313,200$418,800

Median gross rent

$981$1,249

Madera County

Population

155,433158,790

Median household income

$57,585$75,496

Median home value

$251,200$367,700

Median gross rent

$1,014$1,307

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Humboldt County	Madera County
Under 5	4.8%	6.8%
5 to 17	14.2%	20.6%
18 to 24	12.0%	9.5%
25 to 34	13.2%	13.7%
35 to 44	13.0%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.4%	11.2%
55 to 64	12.2%	10.8%
65 to 74	12.2%	8.8%
75 and over	7.0%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Humboldt County	Madera County
White (non-Hispanic)	70.2%	30.9%
Black or African American	1.1%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.0%	0.5%
Asian	3.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	7.8%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.8%	60.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Humboldt County	Madera County
No high school diploma	8.5%	27.0%
High school graduate	23.2%	23.9%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Humboldt County	Madera County
Drove alone	67.7%	72.6%
Carpooled	11.8%	11.9%
Public transit	0.8%	0.3%
Walked	5.3%	2.0%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	11.9%	8.4%
Other means	1.5%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Humboldt County	Madera County
1-unit, detached	69.6%	80.1%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	3.7%
20 or more units	2.5%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Humboldt County	Madera County
Poverty rate	18.9%	19.9%
Average household size	2.39	3.42
Mean commute (minutes)	19	28
Median year structure built	1973	1988