Humboldt County vs Napa County

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

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

Napa County has the higher population (136,070 vs 135,418 in Humboldt County). Napa County has the higher median household income ($108,970 vs $61,135 in Humboldt County). Napa County has the higher median home value ($838,800 vs $418,800 in Humboldt County).

Population, income & housing

	Humboldt County	Napa County
Population	135,418	136,070
Median age	39.6 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,135	$108,970
Median home value	$418,800	$838,800
Median gross rent	$1,249	$2,141
Housing units	62,625	55,601
Homeownership rate	56.3%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.1%	38.5%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Humboldt County	Napa County
Population	135,940 → 135,418 (-0.4%)	139,623 → 136,070 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$48,041 → $61,135 (+27.3%)	$88,596 → $108,970 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$313,200 → $418,800 (+33.7%)	$635,900 → $838,800 (+31.9%)
Median gross rent	$981 → $1,249 (+27.3%)	$1,700 → $2,141 (+25.9%)

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

Napa County

Population

139,623136,070

Median household income

$88,596$108,970

Median home value

$635,900$838,800

Median gross rent

$1,700$2,141

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Humboldt County	Napa County
Under 5	4.8%	4.6%
5 to 17	14.2%	15.3%
18 to 24	12.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	13.2%	12.1%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.7%
55 to 64	12.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	12.2%	11.5%
75 and over	7.0%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Humboldt County	Napa County
White (non-Hispanic)	70.2%	49.4%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.0%	0.2%
Asian	3.0%	7.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.3%
Some other race	0.7%	0.4%
Two or more races	7.8%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	13.8%	35.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Humboldt County	Napa County
No high school diploma	8.5%	15.3%
High school graduate	23.2%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Humboldt County	Napa County
Drove alone	67.7%	71.3%
Carpooled	11.8%	9.5%
Public transit	0.8%	1.2%
Walked	5.3%	3.4%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	11.9%	12.5%
Other means	1.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Humboldt County	Napa County
1-unit, detached	69.6%	67.2%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	5.4%
20 or more units	2.5%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Humboldt County	Napa County
Poverty rate	18.9%	8.4%
Average household size	2.39	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1973	1976