Calhoun County vs Humboldt County

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

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

Calhoun County has the higher population (9,858 vs 9,573 in Humboldt County). Humboldt County has the higher median household income ($66,994 vs $66,875 in Calhoun County). Humboldt County has the higher median home value ($146,900 vs $114,400 in Calhoun County).

Population, income & housing

	Calhoun County	Humboldt County
Population	9,858	9,573
Median age	42.7 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,875	$66,994
Median home value	$114,400	$146,900
Median gross rent	$690	$731
Housing units	4,794	4,600
Homeownership rate	80.9%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calhoun County	Humboldt County
Population	9,744 → 9,858 (+1.2%)	9,554 → 9,573 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$52,323 → $66,875 (+27.8%)	$54,575 → $66,994 (+22.8%)
Median home value	$82,000 → $114,400 (+39.5%)	$103,800 → $146,900 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	$588 → $690 (+17.3%)	$568 → $731 (+28.7%)

Calhoun County

Population

9,7449,858

Median household income

$52,323$66,875

Median home value

$82,000$114,400

Median gross rent

$588$690

Humboldt County

Population

9,5549,573

Median household income

$54,575$66,994

Median home value

$103,800$146,900

Median gross rent

$568$731

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calhoun County	Humboldt County
Under 5	5.6%	5.8%
5 to 17	16.3%	17.8%
18 to 24	6.5%	6.9%
25 to 34	11.7%	11.0%
35 to 44	12.4%	12.4%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.3%
55 to 64	13.7%	14.4%
65 to 74	12.9%	11.7%
75 and over	10.4%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calhoun County	Humboldt County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	91.1%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.8%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calhoun County	Humboldt County
No high school diploma	6.3%	6.4%
High school graduate	35.6%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calhoun County	Humboldt County
Drove alone	78.1%	76.8%
Carpooled	10.2%	8.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	2.4%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	11.0%
Other means	1.1%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calhoun County	Humboldt County
1-unit, detached	85.2%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	8.6%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Calhoun County	Humboldt County
Poverty rate	8.6%	13.7%
Average household size	2.35	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	1960	1958