2022 population: 135,010 ( 387 from 2010 , 1,455 from 2020)
Land area: 3568.2 square miles
Population density: 37.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	97,284	72.06%	6.4%
Black:	1,736	1.29%	24.6%
Indian:	6,983	5.17%	0.3%
Asian:	4,315	3.20%	35.4%
2+ races:	6,836	5.06%	23.3%
Hispanic:	17,856	13.23%	35.2%

Total non-White:	37,726	27.94%	23.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,821	10.3
Deaths:	3,410	12.5
Net Migration:	-991	-3.6
Net Immigration:	124	0.5

Change in White population:	-6,674	-5.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	7,061	5.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
134,623
103,958	77.22%
1,393	1.03%
6,961	5.17%
3,186	2.37%
5,546	4.12%
13,211	9.81%
30,665	22.78%

2000
126,518
103,230	81.59%
1,035	0.82%
6,722	5.31%
2,241	1.77%
4,632	3.66%
8,210	6.49%
23,288	18.41%

1990
119,118
104,974	88.13%
838	0.70%
6,245	5.24%
2,324	1.95%
n/a
4,737	3.98%
14,144	11.87%

1980
108,514
97,084	89.47%
733	0.68%
5,452	5.02%
1,152	1.06%
n/a
3,913	3.61%
11,430	10.53%

1970
99,692
91,462	91.74%
443	0.44%
2,932	2.94%
339	0.34%
n/a
4,019	4.03%
8,230	8.26%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
14,224	11.2
11,346	9.0
-130	-0.1
1,150	0.9

728	0.6
7,377	5.8

Number	Rate
1990's
15,715	13.2
11,370	9.5
-4,294	-3.6
780	0.7

-1,744	-1.5
9,144	7.7

Number	Rate
1980's
18,058	16.6
10,095	9.3
2,451	2.3
n/a

7,890	7.3
2,714	2.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
223	0.2
n/a

5,622	5.6
3,200	3.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Humboldt County, CA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.5
25,608	19.0%
109,402	81.0%
25,688	19.0%

54,495
2.42

29,397	53.9%
20,694	70.4%
3,077	10.5%
25,098	46.1%

2010
Number	Percent
37.1
27,061	20.1%
107,562	79.9%
17,725	13.2%

56,031
2.31

31,079	55.5%
21,611	69.5%
3,468	11.2%
24,952	44.5%

2000
Number	Percent
36.2
29,211	23.1%
97,307	76.9%
15,904	12.6%

51,235
2.39

30,894	60.3%
22,422	72.6%
3,950	12.8%
20,341	39.7%

1990
Number	Percent
33.2
30,458	25.6%
88,660	74.4%
14,685	12.3%

46,617
2.48

30,391	65.2%
23,937	78.8%
3,383	11.1%
16,226	34.8%

1980
Number	Percent
29.5
27,293	25.2%
81,221	74.8%
11,130	10.3%

41,584
2.55

27,759	66.8%
23,022	82.9%
2,563	9.2%
13,825	33.2%

2022 Housing Data for Humboldt County, CA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,665	6.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,007	5.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,328	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,497	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,830	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,039	5.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,126	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,802	5.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,041	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,749	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,815	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,503	11.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,838	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,327	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,396	6.2%
$200,000 or more	3,532	6.5%

Median Household Income	57,881
Per Capita Income	33,988

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	80
Compared to U.S.	100

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,494	8.2%
Public Assistance	1,864	3.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,099	16.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	48,653	63.6%
Unemployed	4,730	6.2%
In Armed Forces	155	0.2%

Total Labor Force	53,538	70.0%
Not in Labor Force	22,963	30.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	18,082	14,633	55.3%
Non-Profit	1,558	3,321	31.9%
Self-Employed	6,296	3,796	62.4%

Local Government	2,298	3,774	37.8%
State Government	2,421	2,278	51.5%
Federal Government	839	901	48.2%

Total Private + Self	24,378	18,429	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,116	10,274	40.9%
Total	31,494	28,703	52.3%

Pct. Govt.	20.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9,223	15.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,106	20.0%
Professional, Technical	12,903	21.3%
Service Occupations	12,963	21.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,172	1.9%
All others	13,288	22.0%

White Collar		56.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	8,415	13.9%
Retail trade	7,967	13.2%
Educational services	5,930	9.8%
Construction	5,014	8.3%
Accommodation and food services	4,914	8.1%
Public administration	4,466	7.4%
Other services	3,419	5.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,980	4.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,969	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,829	4.7%
Manufacturing	2,729	4.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,183	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	1,736	2.9%
Finance and insurance	1,343	2.2%
Wholesale trade	1,285	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	944	1.6%
Information	755	1.2%
Utilities	503	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	92	0.2%
Management	10	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	12,864	9.45%
Puerto Rican	646	0.47%
Cuban	283	0.21%
Dominican	40	0.03%

Total Central American	874	0.64%
Costa Rican	168	0.12%
Guatemalan	147	0.11%
Honduran	21	0.02%
Nicaraguan	99	0.07%
Panamanian	15	0.01%
Salvadoran	424	0.31%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	819	0.60%
Argentinean	7	0.01%
Bolivian	60	0.04%
Chilean	126	0.09%
Colombian	251	0.18%
Ecuadorian	107	0.08%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	235	0.17%
Uruguayan	2	0.00%
Venezuelan	12	0.01%
Other South American	19	0.01%

Other Hispanic	1,603	1.18%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	1,362	1.00%
Chinese	883	0.65%
Filipino	537	0.39%
Vietnamese	329	0.24%
Japanese	222	0.16%
Indian	186	0.14%
Korean	182	0.13%
Laotian	133	0.10%
Thai	57	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	115,512	89.2%
Spanish	8,958	6.9%
Other Asian	1,537	1.2%
Other Indo-European	1,033	0.8%
Other	601	0.5%
Chinese	534	0.4%
Vietnamese	290	0.2%
Tagalog	276	0.2%
German, other Germanic	212	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	19,364	14.2%
English	15,980	11.7%
Irish	15,277	11.2%
Italian	7,361	5.4%
European	4,427	3.3%
Scottish	4,242	3.1%
French	3,879	2.8%
American	3,671	2.7%
Portuguese	3,133	2.3%
Norwegian	2,769	2.0%
Swedish	2,488	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	2,434	1.8%
Danish	2,090	1.5%
Polish	2,043	1.5%
Dutch	1,966	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	132,073	97.0%
Not a citizen	4,059	3.0%

Native	127,714	93.8%
Foreign-born	8,418	6.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,345	2.5%	5,832	6.2%	22,150	23.7%	34,187	36.5%	19,011	20.3%	10,087	10.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,345	2.5%
9-12 Years	5,832	6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	22,150	23.7%
Some College	34,187	36.5%
Bach. Degree	19,011	20.3%
Grad Degree	10,087	10.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	56,242	51,802	4,440	7.9%	5.8%
1991	56,826	51,795	5,031	8.9%	7.8%
1992	58,905	52,985	5,920	10.1%	9.4%
1993	59,584	53,665	5,919	9.9%	9.5%
1994	59,886	54,659	5,227	8.7%	8.7%
1995	59,793	54,827	4,966	8.3%	7.9%
1996	59,873	55,226	4,647	7.8%	7.3%
1997	60,352	55,895	4,457	7.4%	6.4%
1998	60,725	56,324	4,401	7.2%	5.9%
1999	59,919	56,021	3,898	6.5%	5.3%

2000	60,073	56,634	3,439	5.7%	4.9%
2001	60,287	56,654	3,633	6.0%	5.5%
2002	60,741	56,627	4,114	6.8%	6.8%
2003	60,587	56,400	4,187	6.9%	6.9%
2004	60,389	56,467	3,922	6.5%	6.2%
2005	59,534	55,907	3,627	6.1%	5.4%
2006	59,498	56,217	3,281	5.5%	4.9%
2007	59,356	55,883	3,473	5.9%	5.3%
2008	59,983	55,597	4,386	7.3%	7.3%
2009	61,139	54,327	6,812	11.1%	11.5%

2010	66,064	58,933	7,131	10.8%	12.5%
2011	64,954	57,998	6,956	10.7%	11.9%
2012	64,128	57,888	6,240	9.7%	10.5%
2013	62,830	57,671	5,159	8.2%	9.0%
2014	62,235	58,036	4,199	6.7%	7.6%
2015	62,290	58,782	3,508	5.6%	6.3%
2016	62,424	59,338	3,086	4.9%	5.5%
2017	62,524	59,883	2,641	4.2%	4.8%
2018	62,535	60,261	2,274	3.6%	4.3%
2019	62,103	59,824	2,279	3.7%	4.2%

2020	59,411	54,446	4,965	8.4%	10.1%
2021	58,907	55,194	3,713	6.3%	7.3%
2022	59,520	57,147	2,373	4.0%	4.2%
2023	59,947	57,189	2,758	4.6%	4.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	62,306
Median Value	$386,000

Occupied	54,495	87.5%
Vacant	7,811	12.5%

Owned	30,965	56.8%
Rented	23,530	43.2%
Median Rent	$1,191

Single-Family Units	46,012	73.8%
Detached	43,496	69.8%
Attached	2,516	4.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,643	9.1%
Mobile Homes	4,814	7.7%

Humboldt County, CA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Humboldt County, CA

2022 Housing Data for Humboldt County, CA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Humboldt County, CA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Humboldt County, CA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Humboldt County, CA

Historical Labor Force Data for Humboldt County, CA