Churchill County vs Humboldt County

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

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

Churchill County has the higher population (25,614 vs 17,299 in Humboldt County). Humboldt County has the higher median household income ($79,946 vs $73,268 in Churchill County). Churchill County has the higher median home value ($298,000 vs $256,800 in Humboldt County).

Population, income & housing

	Churchill County	Humboldt County
Population	25,614	17,299
Median age	39.8 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$73,268	$79,946
Median home value	$298,000	$256,800
Median gross rent	$1,203	$998
Housing units	10,924	7,714
Homeownership rate	68.1%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Churchill County	Humboldt County
Population	24,259 → 25,614 (+5.6%)	16,828 → 17,299 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$57,824 → $73,268 (+26.7%)	$67,756 → $79,946 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$191,500 → $298,000 (+55.6%)	$180,600 → $256,800 (+42.2%)
Median gross rent	$821 → $1,203 (+46.5%)	$841 → $998 (+18.7%)

Churchill County

Population

24,25925,614

Median household income

$57,824$73,268

Median home value

$191,500$298,000

Median gross rent

$821$1,203

Humboldt County

Population

16,82817,299

Median household income

$67,756$79,946

Median home value

$180,600$256,800

Median gross rent

$841$998

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Churchill County	Humboldt County
Under 5	6.2%	6.7%
5 to 17	16.3%	19.5%
18 to 24	8.2%	8.0%
25 to 34	13.6%	13.1%
35 to 44	11.5%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.4%	13.0%
55 to 64	13.2%	11.9%
65 to 74	11.5%	10.8%
75 and over	8.0%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Churchill County	Humboldt County
White (non-Hispanic)	71.5%	64.7%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.1%	2.9%
Asian	2.1%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	6.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	14.8%	26.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Churchill County	Humboldt County
No high school diploma	8.0%	12.8%
High school graduate	33.2%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Churchill County	Humboldt County
Drove alone	78.2%	63.8%
Carpooled	8.3%	15.7%
Public transit	2.4%	9.9%
Walked	4.1%	1.4%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	6.9%
Other means	0.9%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Churchill County	Humboldt County
1-unit, detached	66.1%	53.2%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	4.1%
20 or more units	0.8%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	33.2%

Poverty & households

	Churchill County	Humboldt County
Poverty rate	9.1%	12.2%
Average household size	2.58	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1987	1990