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Humboldt County, California

Humboldt County, California. Humboldt County had 131,647 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 3.5% since 2020, a steeper fall than California's (−0.5%). It holds 40 places (7 cities, villages and boroughs and 33 census-designated) and 36 census tracts. GEOID 06023.

Humboldt County is the county of the Eureka-Arcata, CA micropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

131,647

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 136,463 · ACS 2020-2024: 134,541

Median household income

$61,160

±$1,660 (90% margin)
California: $99,122

Median home value

$446,900

±$8,723 (90% margin)
California: $734,700

Median gross rent

$1,287

±$52 (90% margin)
California: $2,036

How many people live in Humboldt County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 136,463 residents in Humboldt County. The Census Bureau estimates 131,647 for July 1, 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, a steeper fall than California's (−0.5%). The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 134,541 over 3,568 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 −1,228 (135,070)
2021→2022 −91 (134,979)
2022→2023 −1,023 (133,956)
2023→2024 −1,632 (132,324)
2024→2025 −677 (131,647)

Humboldt County in California. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Humboldt County	California	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	134,541	39,287,377	−1,399
Households	54,922±632	13,548,091	no clear change
Average household size	2.37±0.03	2.84	no clear change
Housing units	62,883±61	14,644,735	no clear change

Humboldt County's population since 2000

From 126,518 in 2000 to 131,647 in 2025: up 4.1%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

2000 Census 126,518
2005 (estimate) 131,497
2010 Census 134,623
2015 (estimate) 135,177
2020 Census 136,463
2025 (estimate) 131,647

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Humboldt County?

Humboldt County holds 40 places: 7 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places) and 33 census-designated places. The largest is Eureka with 25,304 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Humboldt County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Eureka	city	26,512	26,010±36	$57,662	$404,500	18.1%	100%
Arcata	city	18,857	18,607±32	$46,713	$484,600	27.2%	100%
McKinleyville	CDP	16,262	17,113±1,040	$73,327	$457,600	14.2%	100%
Fortuna	city	12,516	12,326±58	$62,289	$379,700	18.2%	100%
Myrtletown	CDP	4,882	5,322±823	$60,457	$453,400	17.2%	100%
Humboldt Hill	CDP	3,498	3,551±555	$71,667	$406,500	15.0%	100%
Rio Dell	city	3,379	3,349±16	$42,753	$301,700	17.6%	100%
Cutten	CDP	3,223	3,550±820	$97,225	$471,300	12.2%	100%
Pine Hills	CDP	3,186	2,875±796	$78,393	$487,800	16.1%	100%
Hoopa	CDP	3,167	2,233±378	$64,643	$248,500	21.5%	100%
Bayview (Humboldt County)	CDP	2,619	2,803±614	$48,406	$416,400	22.9%	100%
Willow Creek	CDP	1,720	1,076±339	$47,137	$389,500	15.8%	100%
Ferndale	city	1,398	1,552±348	$63,142	$542,000	13.0%	100%
RedwayGEOID 0660088	CDP	1,247	1,145±635	$23,720	$391,500	36.7%	100%
Hydesville	CDP	1,244	1,263±334	$96,827	$481,100	17.0%	100%
Blue Lake	city	1,208	982±205	$53,594	$445,200	16.1%	100%
Westhaven-Moonstone	CDP	1,187	1,537±384	$66,815	$598,100	15.7%	100%
Loleta	CDP	828	723±198	$40,086	$589,800	16.1%	100%
Fieldbrook	CDP	827	736±149	$85,673	$603,400	5.6%	100%
Garberville	CDP	818	1,415±472	$39,542	$387,300	42.6%	100%
Shelter CoveGEOID 0671372	CDP	803	543±221	$44,444	$450,300	24.9%	100%
Manila	CDP	798	985±217	$53,813	$409,000	17.3%	100%
Indianola	CDP	791	560±149	$54,716	$454,800	11.8%	100%
ScotiaGEOID 0670518	CDP	681	405±191	$51,250	$342,300	11.4%	100%
MirandaGEOID 0648060	CDP	441	513±273	$39,390	$409,100	39.0%	100%
BenbowGEOID 0605262	CDP	422	316±253	$56,667	$293,100	3.5%	100%
Orick	CDP	328	199±82	$38,750	$466,700	22.6%	100%
Trinidad	city	307	347±98	$105,833	$834,000	13.8%	100%
Fields LandingGEOID 0624022	CDP	287	532±620	$78,686	$435,500	52.8%	100%
SamoaGEOID 0664392	CDP	229	151±76	$57,500	not published	2.6%	100%
WeottGEOID 0684004	CDP	219	81±123	not published	not published	100.0%	100%
FairhavenGEOID 0623196	CDP	165	293±133	$81,328	$453,800	9.6%	100%
Big LagoonGEOID 0606567	CDP	161	138±49	$57,438	$628,800	13.0%	100%
AlderpointGEOID 0600786	CDP	137	71±112	not published	not published	100.0%	100%
PhillipsvilleGEOID 0656854	CDP	124	0±14	not published	not published	–	100%
Weitchpec	CDP	112	104±63	$53,750	$262,500	56.7%	100%
Myers FlatGEOID 0650146	CDP	90	69±110	not published	not published	44.9%	100%
Kep'elGEOID 0638177	CDP	76	10±5	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
RedcrestGEOID 0659906	CDP	61	12±14	not published	not published	58.3%	100%
WautecGEOID 0683730	CDP	48	6±6	not published	not published	33.3%	100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Humboldt County?

The median resident of Humboldt County is 39.9 years old; 18.8% are under 18 and 19.8% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 69.5%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 14.2%. 6.2% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Humboldt County	California	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	39.9±0.3	37.9	+1.5
Under 18 years	18.8%±0.1 pts	22.0%	–
65 years and over	19.8%±0.1 pts	15.7%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14.2%	40.2%	+2.6 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	69.5%±0.4 pts	33.8%	−4.9 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	1.3%±0.2 pts	5.2%	+0.3 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3.0%±0.4 pts	15.3%	no clear change
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3.1%±0.3 pts	0.3%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.3%±0.1 pts	0.3%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	8.0%±0.7 pts	4.4%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.8%±0.2 pts	0.6%	–
Born outside the United States	6.2%±0.7 pts	27.0%	no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	11.1%±0.8 pts	44.4%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	6.0%±0.5 pts	4.3%	–
With a disability	18.9%±0.9 pts	11.6%	–
No health insurance coverage	4.9%±0.6 pts	6.6%	−3.3 pts
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	91.9%±0.7 pts	84.7%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	33.1%±1.4 pts	37.1%	+2.7 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	11.9%±0.8 pts	14.4%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	1.1%±0.3 pts	1.1%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Humboldt County earn?

Half of Humboldt County's 54,922 households earn less than $61,160 a year (±$1,660), against $99,122 in California. In 2015-2019 it was $59,124 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 18.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Humboldt County	California	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$61,160±$1,660	$99,122	no clear change
Mean household income	$86,064±$3,531	$140,436	–
Per capita income	$36,080±$1,389	$49,513	no clear change
People below the poverty line	18.7%±1.2 pts	12.0%	no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line	17.5%±2.8 pts	15.0%	no clear change
Households receiving SNAP	21.0%±1.5 pts	12.4%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	90.9%±1.1 pts	93.5%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Humboldt County?

Owners occupy 56.5% of Humboldt County's occupied homes and renters 43.5%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $446,900 by its owner (±$8,723). The median renter pays $1,287 a month including utilities, and 53.3% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Humboldt County	California	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$446,900±$8,723	$734,700	+$61,447
Median gross rent	$1,287±$52	$2,036	+$80
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	53.3%±2.6 pts	46.0%	no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$2,147±$54	$2,946	–
Owner-occupied homes	56.5%±1.5 pts	55.9%	no clear change
Housing units	62,883±61	14,644,735	no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.1%±0.5 pts	0.8%	–
Rental vacancy rate	2.2%±0.8 pts	4.2%	–
Single-family detached homes	69.0%±1.6 pts	57.0%	–
Mobile homes	6.9%±0.8 pts	3.5%	–
Built 2020 or later	0.8%±0.2 pts	1.3%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	13.8%±1.1 pts	8.9%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Humboldt County building?

Builders took permits for 325 new housing units across Humboldt County in 2025 (160 single-family), 2.5 per 1,000 residents.

2019 387 units
2020 291 units
2021 371 units
2022 328 units
2023 291 units
2024 194 units
2025 325 units

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual county files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Humboldt County get to work?

67.9% of Humboldt County's workers drive alone and 13.0% work from home. The average trip to work takes 19.0 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 9.0%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Humboldt County	California	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	56.9%±1.3 pts	63.8%	–
Unemployment rate	9.0%±1.1 pts	6.6%	no clear change
Drove alone to work	67.9%±2.1 pts	65.7%	–
Carpooled	11.0%±1.3 pts	9.5%	–
Public transportation	1.0%±0.3 pts	2.9%	–
Walked	4.4%±0.7 pts	2.4%	–
Worked from home	13.0%±1.1 pts	17.2%	+5.8 pts
Mean travel time to work	19.0 min±0.9	28.7 min	no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What are Humboldt County's census tracts?

Humboldt County is divided into 36 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $38,478 (Tract 10.02) to $95,440 (Tract 7).

All 36 census tracts of Humboldt County, with their figures

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Humboldt County compare with California's other counties?

Humboldt County's rank among California's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	35th of 58
Growth 2020-2025	45th of 58
Residents per square mile	42nd of 58
Median household income	53rd of 58
Median home value	33rd of 58
Median gross rent	44th of 56
Poverty rate	7th of 57
Bachelor's degree or higher	22nd of 58
Median age	26th of 58

Every county in California

Source: PlainCities ranks from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

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