County population in 2012: 17,048 (62% urban, 38% rural); it was 16,106 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,775 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,692 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,186 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,822 (it was 1,547 in 2000)
% of renters here:
27%
State:
41%
Land area: 9648 sq. mi. Water area: 10.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 2 people per square mile
(very low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Humboldt County: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (32.6%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (15.4%), Educational,health and social services (13.2%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $886 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $535 (0.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.5%
(8.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 24.7% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 14.4% for other race residents, 15.7% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 36 years old
(Males: 36 years old, Females: 36 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39 years old, Black residents: 29 years old, American Indian residents: 33 years old, Asian residents: 37 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24 years old, Other race residents: 25 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
9.7%
Whole state:
10.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
3.4%
Whole state:
4.9%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Humboldt County is $528 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $693 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $830 a month.
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Mud Lake (A), The Potholes (B), Sonoma Lake (C), Onion Lake (D), Hot Lake (E), Continental Lake (F), Dry Lake (G), Quinn River Lakes (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cold Springs Creek (A), Knott Creek (B), Coleman Creek (C), Robber Creek (D), Layson Creek (E), Squaw Valley Creek (F), Broad Gulch Creek (G), Slumgullion Creek (H), Rabbit Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Humboldt County include: Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge (1), Santa Rosa State Game Refuge (2), Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Natural Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 432 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.3% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,669 (44% naturalized citizens)
Humboldt County:
10.4%
Whole state:
15.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 388
1990 to 1994: 165
1985 to 1989: 244
1980 to 1984: 279
1975 to 1979: 241
1970 to 1974: 102
1970 to 1974: 102
1965 to 1969: 148
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.8%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,175
One, attached: 56
Two: 100
3 or 4: 232
5 to 9: 120
10 to 19: 70
20 or more: 116
Mobile homes: 2,943
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 142
Housing units in Humboldt County with a mortgage: 1,541 (158 second mortgage, 137 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 452
Here:
77.3% with mortgage
State:
82.0% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.87%
Here
42.9%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 6,905 Total congregations: 18
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
LDS (Mormon) Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Lutheran Church
United Methodist Church
Adherents
3,490 (50.5%)
1,673 (24.2%)
773 (11.2%)
293 (4.2%)
249 (3.6%)
Congregations
3 (16.7%)
5 (27.8%)
2 (11.1%)
1 (5.6%)
1 (5.6%)
Name
Assemblies of God
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Episcopal Church
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Other
Adherents
191 (2.8%)
120 (1.7%)
57 (0.8%)
29 (0.4%)
30 (0.4%)
Congregations
2 (11.1%)
1 (5.6%)
1 (5.6%)
1 (5.6%)
1 (5.6%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 3267 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $235,832 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $335.99 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 31.58% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $209,367 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.70% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 98.90% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $202,630 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.12% Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.14 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.10% Vegetables: 289 harvested acres Land in orchards: 5 acres
Earthquake activity:
Humboldt County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Nevada state average. It is 56% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 58.2 miles away from the county center On 6/8/2003 at 10:14:56, a magnitude 4.2 (3.5 MB, 4.2 ML, Depth: 7.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 77.1 miles away from the county center On 1/23/2003 at 21:49:46, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 ML, Depth: 3.9 mi) earthquake occurred 93.6 miles away from the county center On 10/6/2005 at 01:01:45, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 ML, Depth: 5.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 57.6 miles away from Humboldt County center On 2/1/2005 at 22:20:04, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 ML, Depth: 1.4 mi) earthquake occurred 2.5 miles away from the county center On 5/16/1996 at 13:30:21, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, 3.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 51.0 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Nevada Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3243): September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3243, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Nevada Snow, Incident Period: January 6, 2005 to January 10, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3204): February 23, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3204, Natural disaster type: Snow
Nevada Snow, Incident Period: December 29, 2004 to January 2, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3202): February 17, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3202, Natural disaster type: Snow
Nevada SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: February 15, 1986 to March 12, 1986, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-759): February 28, 1986, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-759, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Nevada Drought, Incident Period: June 11, 1977, Emergency Declared (EM-3041): June 11, 1977, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3041, Natural disaster type: Drought
The number of natural disasters in Humboldt County (5) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1 Emergencies Declared: 4
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Cashiers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (84%)
Canada (3%)
Spain (3%)
Germany (2%)
Italy (2%)
Philippines (1%)
Ireland (1%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Humboldt County (%):
German (16%)
English (9%)
Irish (9%)
United States or American (9%)
Italian (4%)
Basque (4%)
Norwegian (4%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 4,193 (60%)
Carpooled: 1,673 (24%)
Bus or trolley bus: 593 (9%)
Taxi: 28 (0%)
Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
Walked: 253 (4%)
Other means: 52 (1%)
Worked at home: 129 (2%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
People in group quarters in Humboldt County, Nevada in 2000:
135 people in state prisons
30 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
28 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
26 people in nursing homes
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
People in group quarters in Humboldt County, Nevada in 2010:
118 people in state prisons
29 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
24 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
7 people in other noninstitutional facilities
3 people in workers’ group living quarters and job corps centers
2 people in group homes intended for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $54,611.
9.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,208 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
9.80%
Nevada average:
9.02%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.26% relocated from other counties in Nevada ($19,082 average AGI)
5.54% relocated from other states ($22,127 average AGI)
Humboldt County:
5.54%
Nevada average:
7.68%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,545 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.70%
Nevada average:
6.56%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.77% relocated to other counties in Nevada ($18,519 average AGI)
4.92% relocated to other states ($26,027 average AGI)
Humboldt County:
4.92%
Nevada average:
5.26%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 19.1 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.1
Births per 1000 population in Humboldt County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.0 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 6.6
Deaths per 1000 population in Humboldt County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Humboldt County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,697 (1,440 aged, 257 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 5.92 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3019 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 307.820 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 31545.61
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1290.210 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 642.190 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5.84
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 27.56 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 46.7
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11.68
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 275.9. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 181.1
Other - 94.8
Household type by relationship:
Households: 16,345
In family households: 13,915 (3,296 male householders, 1,020 female householders)
3,348 spouses, 4,919 children (4,444 natural, 113 adopted, 362 stepchildren), 371 grandchildren, 140 brothers or sisters, 126 parents, 188 other relatives, 406 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,430 (1,222 male householders (972 living alone)), 751 female householders (636 living alone)), 457 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 183 (171 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,842 2-persons, 914 3-persons, 812 4-persons, 445 5-persons, 183 6-persons, 120 7-or-more-persons.
80.8% of residents of Humboldt County speak English at home.
15.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (86% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $70,538,000 ($4176 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $1,533,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $29,118,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,006,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,579,000 Federal grants: $14,256,000 Federal procurement contracts: $3,258,000 ($38,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $9,321,000 ($227,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $900,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,016,000 Federal Government insurance: $11,970,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,124
Here:
66 per 1000 residents
State:
71 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 586
Here:
34 per 1000 residents
State:
37 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +278
Here:
+16 per 1000 residents
State:
+27 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -1,596
Here:
-93 per 1000 residents
State:
+112 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Humboldt County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.66 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.6
State:
5.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
3.8
Year house built
2005 or later: 240
2000 to 2004: 229
1990 to 1999: 2,427
1980 to 1989: 1,784
1970 to 1979: 1,508
1960 to 1969: 363
1950 to 1959: 187
1940 to 1949: 206
1939 or earlier: 393
Rooms in houses/apartments in Humboldt County, Nevada
47% of Humboldt County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Nevada.
Humboldt County:
46.7%
State average:
39.0%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5268
Northeast: 390
Midwest: 1514
South: 675
West: 6499
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $81,900
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Humboldt County
36.0 years
36.0 years
(51.1%)
(48.9%)
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