Humboldt County vs Sac County

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

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

Sac County has the higher population (9,759 vs 9,573 in Humboldt County). Sac County has the higher median household income ($70,991 vs $66,994 in Humboldt County). Humboldt County has the higher median home value ($146,900 vs $138,400 in Sac County).

Population, income & housing

	Humboldt County	Sac County
Population	9,573	9,759
Median age	41.8 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$66,994	$70,991
Median home value	$146,900	$138,400
Median gross rent	$731	$643
Housing units	4,600	5,122
Homeownership rate	75.0%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Humboldt County	Sac County
Population	9,554 → 9,573 (+0.2%)	9,802 → 9,759 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$54,575 → $66,994 (+22.8%)	$58,232 → $70,991 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$103,800 → $146,900 (+41.5%)	$95,800 → $138,400 (+44.5%)
Median gross rent	$568 → $731 (+28.7%)	$625 → $643 (+2.9%)

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

Sac County

Population

9,8029,759

Median household income

$58,232$70,991

Median home value

$95,800$138,400

Median gross rent

$625$643

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Humboldt County	Sac County
Under 5	5.8%	6.0%
5 to 17	17.8%	16.2%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.9%
25 to 34	11.0%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.4%	10.4%
45 to 54	10.3%	11.1%
55 to 64	14.4%	15.2%
65 to 74	11.7%	13.5%
75 and over	9.7%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Humboldt County	Sac County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	93.1%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.5%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Humboldt County	Sac County
No high school diploma	6.4%	7.8%
High school graduate	35.4%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Humboldt County	Sac County
Drove alone	76.8%	86.7%
Carpooled	8.3%	4.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.4%
Walked	2.1%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	11.0%	4.5%
Other means	1.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Humboldt County	Sac County
1-unit, detached	83.9%	85.7%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.6%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Humboldt County	Sac County
Poverty rate	13.7%	7.9%
Average household size	2.23	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1958	1955