Humboldt County vs Lander County

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

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

Humboldt County has the higher population (17,299 vs 5,745 in Lander County). Lander County has the higher median household income ($84,474 vs $79,946 in Humboldt County). Humboldt County has the higher median home value ($256,800 vs $210,500 in Lander County).

Population, income & housing

	Humboldt County	Lander County
Population	17,299	5,745
Median age	37.6 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$79,946	$84,474
Median home value	$256,800	$210,500
Median gross rent	$998	$1,066
Housing units	7,714	2,797
Homeownership rate	73.6%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Humboldt County	Lander County
Population	16,828 → 17,299 (+2.8%)	5,643 → 5,745 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$67,756 → $79,946 (+18.0%)	$88,030 → $84,474 (-4.0%)
Median home value	$180,600 → $256,800 (+42.2%)	$179,900 → $210,500 (+17.0%)
Median gross rent	$841 → $998 (+18.7%)	$842 → $1,066 (+26.6%)

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

Lander County

Population

5,6435,745

Median household income

$88,030$84,474

Median home value

$179,900$210,500

Median gross rent

$842$1,066

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Humboldt County	Lander County
Under 5	6.7%	5.1%
5 to 17	19.5%	22.0%
18 to 24	8.0%	5.2%
25 to 34	13.1%	15.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	15.7%
45 to 54	13.0%	9.6%
55 to 64	11.9%	13.6%
65 to 74	10.8%	7.6%
75 and over	5.2%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Humboldt County	Lander County
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	69.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.9%	2.2%
Asian	1.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	26.9%	22.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Humboldt County	Lander County
No high school diploma	12.8%	10.8%
High school graduate	35.5%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Humboldt County	Lander County
Drove alone	63.8%	67.2%
Carpooled	15.7%	11.1%
Public transit	9.9%	15.6%
Walked	1.4%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	0.3%
Other means	2.3%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Humboldt County	Lander County
1-unit, detached	53.2%	38.1%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	0.4%
20 or more units	1.2%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	33.2%	50.9%

Poverty & households

	Humboldt County	Lander County
Poverty rate	12.2%	11.4%
Average household size	2.45	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1990	1990