Humboldt County vs Nevada County

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

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

Humboldt County has the higher population (135,418 vs 102,452 in Nevada County). Nevada County has the higher median household income ($84,905 vs $61,135 in Humboldt County). Nevada County has the higher median home value ($602,800 vs $418,800 in Humboldt County).

Population, income & housing

	Humboldt County	Nevada County
Population	135,418	102,452
Median age	39.6 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	$61,135	$84,905
Median home value	$418,800	$602,800
Median gross rent	$1,249	$1,635
Housing units	62,625	53,981
Homeownership rate	56.3%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.1%	39.5%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Humboldt County	Nevada County
Population	135,940 → 135,418 (-0.4%)	99,244 → 102,452 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$48,041 → $61,135 (+27.3%)	$66,096 → $84,905 (+28.5%)
Median home value	$313,200 → $418,800 (+33.7%)	$431,000 → $602,800 (+39.9%)
Median gross rent	$981 → $1,249 (+27.3%)	$1,273 → $1,635 (+28.4%)

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

Nevada County

Population

99,244102,452

Median household income

$66,096$84,905

Median home value

$431,000$602,800

Median gross rent

$1,273$1,635

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Humboldt County	Nevada County
Under 5	4.8%	4.0%
5 to 17	14.2%	13.1%
18 to 24	12.0%	5.6%
25 to 34	13.2%	9.6%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.4%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.2%	15.6%
65 to 74	12.2%	17.3%
75 and over	7.0%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Humboldt County	Nevada County
White (non-Hispanic)	70.2%	81.7%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.0%	0.4%
Asian	3.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	0.6%
Two or more races	7.8%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.8%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Humboldt County	Nevada County
No high school diploma	8.5%	4.9%
High school graduate	23.2%	20.5%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Humboldt County	Nevada County
Drove alone	67.7%	67.2%
Carpooled	11.8%	6.5%
Public transit	0.8%	0.1%
Walked	5.3%	1.8%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	11.9%	22.1%
Other means	1.5%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Humboldt County	Nevada County
1-unit, detached	69.6%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	3.1%
20 or more units	2.5%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Humboldt County	Nevada County
Poverty rate	18.9%	10.6%
Average household size	2.39	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1973	1983