Humboldt County, California (CA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 11,709
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 29,524
Renter-occupied apartments: 25,211 (it was 21,714 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 42% |
| State: | 44% |
Land area: 3572 sq. mi.
Water area: 479.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 38 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.5%), Retail trade (13.1%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (11.7%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.0%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 66%
- Government: 21%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 95,86971.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 17,85613.2%Hispanic or Latino
- 10,7257.9%Two or more races
- 4,4263.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 3,6042.7%Asian alone
- 1,7811.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 7180.5%Some other race alone
- 310.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 40.3 years |
| California median age: | 37.9 years |
| Males: 67,044 |  (49.7%) |
| Females: 67,966 |  (50.3%) |
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| Humboldt County: | 2.0 people |
| California: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $57,883 ($31,226 in 1999)
| This county: | $57,883 |
| California: | $91,551 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,045 (lower quartile is $802, upper quartile is $1,393)
| This county: | $1045 |
| State: | $1719 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $429,500 (it was $128,500 in 2000)
| Humboldt: | $429,500 |
| California: | $715,900 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,849Detached houses: $511,670
Here: $511,670 State: $988,808 Townhouses or other attached units: $767,340
Here: $767,340 State: $838,546 In 2-unit structures: $401,440
Here: $401,440 State: $1,138,100 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $583,893
Here: $583,893 State: $824,253 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $456,476
Here: $456,476 State: $730,996 Mobile homes: $141,210
Here: $141,210 State: $184,506 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $59,917
Here: $59,917 State: $204,957
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $613
Institutionalized population: 914
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 5
- Rapes: 23
- Robberies: 33
- Assaults: 227
- Burglaries: 364
- Thefts: 577
- Auto thefts: 26
Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 21
- Robberies: 59
- Assaults: 229
- Burglaries: 398
- Thefts: 661
- Auto thefts: 33
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 221 buildings, average cost: $171,900
- 2021: 189 buildings, average cost: $182,700
- 2020: 170 buildings, average cost: $205,600
- 2019: 289 buildings, average cost: $159,000
- 2018: 178 buildings, average cost: $180,300
- 2017: 155 buildings, average cost: $170,500
- 2016: 152 buildings, average cost: $158,200
- 2015: 138 buildings, average cost: $172,100
- 2014: 148 buildings, average cost: $158,100
- 2013: 113 buildings, average cost: $166,600
- 2012: 93 buildings, average cost: $168,800
- 2011: 146 buildings, average cost: $146,300
- 2010: 167 buildings, average cost: $127,300
- 2009: 159 buildings, average cost: $101,700
- 2008: 211 buildings, average cost: $104,900
- 2007: 302 buildings, average cost: $102,500
- 2006: 324 buildings, average cost: $101,400
- 2005: 460 buildings, average cost: $116,900
- 2004: 499 buildings, average cost: $109,000
- 2003: 379 buildings, average cost: $105,200
- 2002: 399 buildings, average cost: $106,600
- 2001: 381 buildings, average cost: $96,200
- 2000: 390 buildings, average cost: $92,000
- 1999: 385 buildings, average cost: $94,200
- 1998: 403 buildings, average cost: $89,100
- 1997: 404 buildings, average cost: $86,400
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,984 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,314 (0.6%)
| Humboldt County: | 18.4% |
| California: | 12.2% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 40.3 years old
(Males: 39.6 years old, Females: 41.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.7 years old, Black residents: 42.7 years old, American Indian residents: 40.7 years old, Asian residents: 43.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.9 years old, Other race residents: 29.8 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Humboldt County is $533 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $701 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1005 a month.
Cities in this county include: Eureka, North Coastal, Arcata, McKinleyville, Garberville, Fortuna, Trinity-Klamath, Myrtletown, Humboldt Hill, Rio Dell.
| Zip code | City | Number of tests | Number of tests >= 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95501 | Eureka | 31 | 1 |
| 95502 | Eureka | 2 | 0 |
| 95503 | Eureka | 11 | 0 |
| 95511 | Alderpoint | 4 | 0 |
| 95518 | Arcata | 2 | 0 |
| 95521 | Arcata | 16 | 0 |
| 95524 | Bayside | 4 | 0 |
| 95525 | Blue Lake | 2 | 0 |
| 95526 | Bridgeville | 1 | 0 |
| 95536 | Ferndale | 2 | 0 |
| 95537 | Fields Landing | 1 | 0 |
| 95540 | Fortuna | 4 | 0 |
| 95547 | Hydesville | 3 | 0 |
| 95549 | Kneeland | 2 | 0 |
| 95551 | Loleta | 8 | 0 |
| 95556 | Orleans | 1 | 0 |
| 95558 | Petrolia | 1 | 0 |
| 95560 | Redway | 2 | 0 |
| 95562 | Rio Dell | 3 | 0 |
| 95564 | Samoa | 1 | 0 |
| 95565 | Scotia | 1 | 0 |
| 95569 | Redcrest | 1 | 0 |
| 95570 | Trinidad | 2 | 0 |
| 95573 | Willow Creek | 2 | 0 |
| 95589 | Whitethorn | 8 | 0 |
2023 air pollution in Humboldt County:
Carbon Monoxide: 0.233 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.00 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.026 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 17.9 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 30.5 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Significanly above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Local government website: www.co.humboldt.ca.us
Neighboring counties: Columbia County, Pennsylvania 
, Orange County, New York , Lucas County, Ohio , Suffolk County, New York , Will County, Illinois .
| Here: | 5.0% |
| California: | 5.1% |
Current college students: 13,891
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 8,872 (56.3% naturalized citizens)
| Humboldt County: | 6.6% |
| Whole state: | 26.7% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1,8892010 or later
- 1,7152000 to 2009
- 1,7941990 to 1999
- 1,1641980 to 1989
- 7641970 to 1979
- 1,925Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 100.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 43,502
- One, attached: 2,556
- Two: 2,797
- 3 or 4: 3,306
- 5 to 9: 2,964
- 10 to 19: 1,510
- 20 to 49: 1,101
- 50 or more: 627
- Mobile homes: 4,341
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 107
Housing units in Humboldt County with a mortgage: 15,962 (2,333 second mortgage, 53 home equity loan, 1,927 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 247
| Here: | 5.7% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.6% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Humboldt County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 9,901 | 13 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 9,256 | 97 |
| Other | 5,373 | 33 |
| Mainline Protestant | 4,364 | 33 |
| Orthodox | 65 | 1 |
| None | 105,664 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 46
| Humboldt County: | 3.58 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
| California: | 0.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
| This county: | 0.47 / 10,000 pop. |
| California: | 0.62 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 47
| Humboldt County: | 3.65 / 10,000 pop. |
| California: | 1.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 128
| This county: | 9.95 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.42 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Humboldt County: | 9.0% |
| California: | 7.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Humboldt County: | 23.7% |
| State: | 21.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 15.6% |
| State: | 17.9% |
Agriculture in Humboldt County:
Average size of farms: 638 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $97,604
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $2894.53
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 41.70%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 54.36%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $88,469
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.41%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 50.69%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $35,922
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.81%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.95
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 26.51%
Vegetables: 543 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 391 acres
Earthquake activity:
Humboldt County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above California state average. It is 4257% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 82.1 miles away from Humboldt County center
On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK) earthquake occurred 197.2 miles away from the county center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 4/25/1992 at 18:06:04, a magnitude 7.2 (6.3 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.1 MW, Depth: 9.4 mi) earthquake occurred 27.8 miles away from the county center, causing $75,000,000 total damage
On 11/8/1980 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 7.2 (6.2 MB, 7.2 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 29.9 miles away from the county center
On 1/22/1923 at 09:04:18, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 72.4 miles away from Humboldt County center
On 6/15/2005 at 02:50:54, a magnitude 7.2 (6.1 MB, 7.1 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.1 MW) earthquake occurred 108.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- California Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4482, Natural disaster type: Other
- California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 24, 2019 - March 1, 2019, FEMA Id: 4434, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, Incident Period: February 1, 2017 - February 23, 2017, FEMA Id: 4308, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood
- California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides, Incident Period: January 3, 2017 - January 12, 2017, FEMA Id: 4301, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood
- California Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: December 17, 2005 to January 03, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1628: February 03, 2006, FEMA Id: 1628, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- California Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3248: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3248, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- California Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 24, 1999 to November 29, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3140: September 01, 1999, FEMA Id: 3140, Natural disaster type: Fire
- California Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: February 02, 1998 to April 30, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1203: February 09, 1998, FEMA Id: 1203, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
- California Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: December 28, 1996 to April 01, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1155: January 04, 1997, FEMA Id: 1155, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mud Flows, Incident Period: February 13, 1995 to April 19, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1046: March 12, 1995, FEMA Id: 1046, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Landslide, Flood
- 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Humboldt County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 17, Storms: 10, Winter Storms: 7, Landslides: 5, Mudslides: 5, Earthquake: 1, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 39,770 (66.9%)
- Carpooled: 6,568 (11.0%)
- Bus: 556 (0.9%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 6 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 764 (1.3%)
- Bicycle: 476 (0.8%)
- Walked: 3,164 (5.3%)
- Worked at home: 8,168 (13.7%)
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Sales and related occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Management occupations (15%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Community and social service occupations (6%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Personal care and service occupations (5%)
- Mexico (34%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
- Canada (5%)
- Thailand (5%)
- Philippines (5%)
- England (3%)
- Laos (3%)
- English (10%)
- German (8%)
- Irish (6%)
- American (6%)
- Italian (5%)
- European (5%)
- Portuguese (2%)
People in group quarters in Humboldt County, California in 2010:
- 1,691 people in college/university student housing
- 1,193 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 503 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 391 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 303 people in group homes intended for adults
- 273 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 262 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 200 people in state prisons
- 136 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 30 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 20 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 11 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Humboldt County, California in 2000:
- 1,509 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 838 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 514 people in nursing homes
- 329 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 230 people in state prisons
- 189 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 136 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 128 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 59 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 41 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 41 people in other group homes
- 24 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 17 people in religious group quarters
- 11 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 6 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
5.64% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($48,247 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.64% |
| California average: | 5.19% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.67% relocated from other counties in California ($32,015 average AGI)
1.97% relocated from other states ($16,232 average AGI)
Humboldt County: 1.97% California average: 1.56%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Los Angeles County, CA |  0.38% ($35,734 average AGI) |
| from Sacramento County, CA | 0.30% ($41,660) |
| from San Diego County, CA | 0.22% ($49,248) |
| from Sonoma County, CA | 0.22% ($50,734) |
| from Shasta County, CA | 0.21% ($40,123) |
| from Alameda County, CA | 0.18% ($87,483) |
| from Orange County, CA | 0.13% ($48,141) |
5.98% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($48,320 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.98% |
| California average: | 6.14% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.22% relocated to other counties in California ($22,827 average AGI)
2.75% relocated to other states ($25,493 average AGI)
Humboldt County: 2.75% California average: 2.55%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Los Angeles County, CA | 0.29% ($30,351 average AGI) |
| to Sacramento County, CA | 0.28% ($43,180) |
| to Shasta County, CA | 0.28% ($52,554) |
| to San Diego County, CA | 0.20% ($38,920) |
| to Sonoma County, CA | 0.16% ($42,181) |
| to Trinity County, CA | 0.10% ($43,333) |
| to Del Norte County, CA | 0.10% ($30,653) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.3%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 21,587 (16,120 aged, 5,467 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,479 (9%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Humboldt County, California in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,497)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,476)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,414)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,284)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (872)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (743)
- Sequelae of other and unspecified cerebrovascular diseases (540)
- Unspecified dementia (465)
- Congestive heart failure (461)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (446)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 59.1. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 27.9
- Other - 31.2
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 200.9. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 109.4
- Poisoning - 39.1
- Suffocation - 34.6
- Other - 17.9
Household type by relationship:
Households: 135,010- Male householders: 26,671 (7,862 living alone), Female householders: 30,114 (9,864 living alone)
21,458 spouses (21,194 opposite-sex spouses), 7,739 unmarried partners, (7,500 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 29,855 children (27,485 natural, 1,201 adopted, 1,169 stepchildren), 2,483 grandchildren, 1,388 brothers or sisters, 1,012 parents, 181 foster children, 2,296 other relatives, 7,807 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 4,006
Size of family households: 15,139 2-persons, 6,777 3-persons, 4,780 4-persons, 1,882 5-persons, 934 6-persons, 826 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 17,726 1-person, 7,463 2-persons, 562 3-persons, 257 4-persons, 332 5-persons, 53 6-persons, 54 7-or-more-persons.
11,765 married couples with children.
8,941 single-parent households (2,176 men, 6,765 women).
88.6% of residents of Humboldt speak English at home.
7.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (98% speak English very well, 2% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $825,692,000 ($6,424 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $45,976,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $319,022,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $172,855,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,074,000
Federal grants: $202,283,000
Federal procurement contracts: $58,357,000 ($34,629,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $60,102,000 ($1,455,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $24,730,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $22,619,000
Federal Government insurance: $139,826,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 7,516| Here: | 59 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 77 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 6,608
| Here: | 51 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 34 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +807
| Here: | +6 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +39 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +314
| Here: |  +2 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -18 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 33.86 millions of gallons per day (45% from ground, 55% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.8 |
| State: | 6.0 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.0 |
| State: | 3.9 |
- Year house built in Humboldt County, California
- 3332020 or later
- 2,9022010 to 2019
- 6,0442000 to 2009
- 7,4201990 to 1999
- 8,2581980 to 1989
- 8,0171970 to 1979
- 6,7131960 to 1969
- 9,5231950 to 1959
- 4,8531940 to 1949
- 8,7481939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Humboldt County, California
- 5511 room
- 3262 rooms
- 7153 rooms
- 4,3344 rooms
- 7,6495 rooms
- 7,0636 rooms
- 4,4547 rooms
- 3,1738 rooms
- 3,2809+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Humboldt County, California
- 1,4721 room
- 1,5522 rooms
- 5,5853 rooms
- 7,5444 rooms
- 5,2035 rooms
- 1,9126 rooms
- 8517 rooms
- 5358 rooms
- 5869+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Humboldt County, California
- 582no bedroom
- 1,0631 bedroom
- 7,2762 bedrooms
- 15,6493 bedrooms
- 5,8984 bedrooms
- 1,0775+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Humboldt County, California
- 1,578no bedroom
- 5,7201 bedroom
- 9,9162 bedrooms
- 7,0443 bedrooms
- 5444 bedrooms
- 4385+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Humboldt County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 1,135no vehicle
- 8,3731 vehicle
- 12,4872 vehicles
- 6,2223 vehicles
- 2,2424 vehicles
- 1,0865+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Humboldt County in renter-occupied apartments
- 2,378no vehicle
- 11,1311 vehicle
- 8,2532 vehicles
- 2,0933 vehicles
- 8584 vehicles
- 5275+ vehicles
83.7% of Humboldt County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in California.
| Humboldt County: | 83.7% |
| State average: | 88.9% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 92,230
- Other state: 33,101
- Northeast: 5,198
- Midwest: 8,525
- South: 10,244
- West: 9,134
- 54.8%Utility gas
- 24.7%Wood
- 10.4%Electricity
- 7.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.9%Solar energy
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 58.4%Utility gas
- 26.2%Electricity
- 6.0%Wood
- 4.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.4%No fuel used
- 1.1%Other fuel
- 0.5%Solar energy
- 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 983
| Here: | 7.9% |
| California: | 10.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 143
| Here: | 2.9% |
| California: | 8.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 102
| Here: | 1.0% |
| California: | 15.9% |
Humboldt County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $13,453,000
- Charges - Other: $11,393,000
Air Transportation: $2,228,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,869,000
Regular Highways: $1,377,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $784,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $663,000
Parks and Recreation: $441,000
Other: $135,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $6,000
Regular Highways: $3,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,000
Sewerage: $1,000
- Construction - Local Fire Protection: $420,000
Local Fire Protection: $157,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $102,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $54,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $92,162,000
Health - Other: $64,829,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $36,082,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $33,298,000
Police Protection: $22,133,000
General - Other: $19,692,000
Central Staff Services: $19,590,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $17,468,000
Regular Highways: $16,897,000
Correctional Institutions: $16,791,000
Corrections - Other: $8,407,000
Financial Administration: $5,993,000
Libraries: $3,005,000
Air Transportation: $2,747,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,078,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,722,000
General - Other: $1,318,000
Parks and Recreation: $992,000
Local Fire Protection: $790,000
Local Fire Protection: $687,000
Regular Highways: $13,000
Sewerage: $9,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $5,380,000
Air Transportation: $2,517,000
Highways: $2,099,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,047,000
General Local Government Support: $841,000
Natural Resources: $469,000
Education: $108,000
Education: $77,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $498,000
Interest on Debt: $6,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $15,546,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $12,847,000
Other - General - Other: $249,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $953,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $12,033,000
Education: $10,866,000
Other: $318,000
Other: $287,000
Public Welfare: $172,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,459,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,063,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,593,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $223,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $197,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $191,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $5,601,000
General Revenue - Other: $4,186,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,524,000
Interest Earnings: $768,000
Special Assessments: $701,000
Special Assessments: $531,000
Sale of Property: $401,000
Interest Earnings: $318,000
Donations From Private Sources: $100,000
Rents: $21,000
Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Correctional Institutions: $2,918,000
General - Other: $1,454,000
General - Other: $1,444,000
Public Welfare - Other: $977,000
Corrections - Other: $598,000
Police Protection: $428,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $384,000
Central Staff Services: $359,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $277,000
Libraries: $233,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $230,000
Health - Other: $183,000
General Public Building: $114,000
Parks and Recreation: $86,000
Financial Administration: $51,000
Solid Waste Management: $21,000
Solid Waste Management: $20,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $27,105,000
Cash and Securities: $13,760,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $93,494,000
Other: $54,471,000
Health and Hospitals: $46,715,000
Education: $34,496,000
Education: $31,168,000
Highways: $9,645,000
General Local Government Support: $2,130,000
Other: $1,325,000
- Tax - Property: $49,102,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,924,000
Other: $9,620,000
Property: $2,127,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,025,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,988,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,081,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $965,000
Other License: $776,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $17,204,000
: $16,815,000
Humboldt County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $13,453,000
- Charges - Other: $11,393,000
Air Transportation: $2,228,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,869,000
Regular Highways: $1,377,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $784,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $663,000
Parks and Recreation: $441,000
Other: $135,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $6,000
Regular Highways: $3,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,000
Sewerage: $1,000
- Construction - Local Fire Protection: $420,000
Local Fire Protection: $157,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $102,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $54,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $92,162,000
Health - Other: $64,829,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $36,082,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $33,298,000
Police Protection: $22,133,000
General - Other: $19,692,000
Central Staff Services: $19,590,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $17,468,000
Regular Highways: $16,897,000
Correctional Institutions: $16,791,000
Corrections - Other: $8,407,000
Financial Administration: $5,993,000
Libraries: $3,005,000
Air Transportation: $2,747,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,078,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,722,000
General - Other: $1,318,000
Parks and Recreation: $992,000
Local Fire Protection: $790,000
Local Fire Protection: $687,000
Regular Highways: $13,000
Sewerage: $9,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $5,380,000
Air Transportation: $2,517,000
Highways: $2,099,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,047,000
General Local Government Support: $841,000
Natural Resources: $469,000
Education: $108,000
Education: $77,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $498,000
Interest on Debt: $6,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $15,546,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $12,847,000
Other - General - Other: $249,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $953,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $12,033,000
Education: $10,866,000
Other: $318,000
Other: $287,000
Public Welfare: $172,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,459,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,063,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,593,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $223,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $197,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $191,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $5,601,000
General Revenue - Other: $4,186,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,524,000
Interest Earnings: $768,000
Special Assessments: $701,000
Special Assessments: $531,000
Sale of Property: $401,000
Interest Earnings: $318,000
Donations From Private Sources: $100,000
Rents: $21,000
Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Correctional Institutions: $2,918,000
General - Other: $1,454,000
General - Other: $1,444,000
Public Welfare - Other: $977,000
Corrections - Other: $598,000
Police Protection: $428,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $384,000
Central Staff Services: $359,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $277,000
Libraries: $233,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $230,000
Health - Other: $183,000
General Public Building: $114,000
Parks and Recreation: $86,000
Financial Administration: $51,000
Solid Waste Management: $21,000
Solid Waste Management: $20,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $27,105,000
Cash and Securities: $13,760,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $93,494,000
Other: $54,471,000
Health and Hospitals: $46,715,000
Education: $34,496,000
Education: $31,168,000
Highways: $9,645,000
General Local Government Support: $2,130,000
Other: $1,325,000
- Tax - Property: $49,102,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,924,000
Other: $9,620,000
Property: $2,127,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,025,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,988,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,081,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $965,000
Other License: $776,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $17,204,000
: $16,815,000
Humboldt County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $13,453,000
- Charges - Other: $11,393,000
Air Transportation: $2,228,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,869,000
Regular Highways: $1,377,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $784,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $663,000
Parks and Recreation: $441,000
Other: $135,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $6,000
Regular Highways: $3,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,000
Sewerage: $1,000
- Construction - Local Fire Protection: $420,000
Local Fire Protection: $157,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $102,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $54,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $92,162,000
Health - Other: $64,829,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $36,082,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $33,298,000
Police Protection: $22,133,000
General - Other: $19,692,000
Central Staff Services: $19,590,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $17,468,000
Regular Highways: $16,897,000
Correctional Institutions: $16,791,000
Corrections - Other: $8,407,000
Financial Administration: $5,993,000
Libraries: $3,005,000
Air Transportation: $2,747,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,078,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,722,000
General - Other: $1,318,000
Parks and Recreation: $992,000
Local Fire Protection: $790,000
Local Fire Protection: $687,000
Regular Highways: $13,000
Sewerage: $9,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $5,380,000
Air Transportation: $2,517,000
Highways: $2,099,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,047,000
General Local Government Support: $841,000
Natural Resources: $469,000
Education: $108,000
Education: $77,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $498,000
Interest on Debt: $6,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $15,546,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $12,847,000
Other - General - Other: $249,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $953,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $12,033,000
Education: $10,866,000
Other: $318,000
Other: $287,000
Public Welfare: $172,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,459,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,063,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,593,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $223,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $197,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $191,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $5,601,000
General Revenue - Other: $4,186,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,524,000
Interest Earnings: $768,000
Special Assessments: $701,000
Special Assessments: $531,000
Sale of Property: $401,000
Interest Earnings: $318,000
Donations From Private Sources: $100,000
Rents: $21,000
Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Correctional Institutions: $2,918,000
General - Other: $1,454,000
General - Other: $1,444,000
Public Welfare - Other: $977,000
Corrections - Other: $598,000
Police Protection: $428,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $384,000
Central Staff Services: $359,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $277,000
Libraries: $233,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $230,000
Health - Other: $183,000
General Public Building: $114,000
Parks and Recreation: $86,000
Financial Administration: $51,000
Solid Waste Management: $21,000
Solid Waste Management: $20,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $27,105,000
Cash and Securities: $13,760,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $93,494,000
Other: $54,471,000
Health and Hospitals: $46,715,000
Education: $34,496,000
Education: $31,168,000
Highways: $9,645,000
General Local Government Support: $2,130,000
Other: $1,325,000
- Tax - Property: $49,102,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,924,000
Other: $9,620,000
Property: $2,127,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,025,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,988,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,081,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $965,000
Other License: $776,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $17,204,000
: $16,815,000
Humboldt County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $13,453,000
- Charges - Other: $11,393,000
Air Transportation: $2,228,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,869,000
Regular Highways: $1,377,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $784,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $663,000
Parks and Recreation: $441,000
Other: $135,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $6,000
Regular Highways: $3,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,000
Sewerage: $1,000
- Construction - Local Fire Protection: $420,000
Local Fire Protection: $157,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $102,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $54,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $92,162,000
Health - Other: $64,829,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $36,082,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $33,298,000
Police Protection: $22,133,000
General - Other: $19,692,000
Central Staff Services: $19,590,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $17,468,000
Regular Highways: $16,897,000
Correctional Institutions: $16,791,000
Corrections - Other: $8,407,000
Financial Administration: $5,993,000
Libraries: $3,005,000
Air Transportation: $2,747,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,078,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,722,000
General - Other: $1,318,000
Parks and Recreation: $992,000
Local Fire Protection: $790,000
Local Fire Protection: $687,000
Regular Highways: $13,000
Sewerage: $9,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $5,380,000
Air Transportation: $2,517,000
Highways: $2,099,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,047,000
General Local Government Support: $841,000
Natural Resources: $469,000
Education: $108,000
Education: $77,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $498,000
Interest on Debt: $6,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $15,546,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $12,847,000
Other - General - Other: $249,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Judicial and Legal Services: $953,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $12,033,000
Education: $10,866,000
Other: $318,000
Other: $287,000
Public Welfare: $172,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,459,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,063,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,593,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $223,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $197,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $191,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $5,601,000
General Revenue - Other: $4,186,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,524,000
Interest Earnings: $768,000
Special Assessments: $701,000
Special Assessments: $531,000
Sale of Property: $401,000
Interest Earnings: $318,000
Donations From Private Sources: $100,000
Rents: $21,000
Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Correctional Institutions: $2,918,000
General - Other: $1,454,000
General - Other: $1,444,000
Public Welfare - Other: $977,000
Corrections - Other: $598,000
Police Protection: $428,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $384,000
Central Staff Services: $359,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $277,000
Libraries: $233,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $230,000
Health - Other: $183,000
General Public Building: $114,000
Parks and Recreation: $86,000
Financial Administration: $51,000
Solid Waste Management: $21,000
Solid Waste Management: $20,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $27,105,000
Cash and Securities: $13,760,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $93,494,000
Other: $54,471,000
Health and Hospitals: $46,715,000
Education: $34,496,000
Education: $31,168,000
Highways: $9,645,000
General Local Government Support: $2,130,000
Other: $1,325,000
- Tax - Property: $49,102,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,924,000
Other: $9,620,000
Property: $2,127,000
Other Selective Sales: $2,025,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,988,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,081,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $965,000
Other License: $776,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $17,204,000
: $16,815,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 7,112
- Number of aged recipients: 495
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 6,617
- Number of recipients under 18: 434
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 5,614
- Number of recipients older than 64: 1,064
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 3,259
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 4,412
| Most common first names in Humboldt County, CA among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 812 | 73.6 years |
| William | 619 | 73.9 years |
| Robert | 568 | 70.2 years |
| Mary | 556 | 79.7 years |
| James | 498 | 71.5 years |
| Charles | 409 | 74.2 years |
| George | 405 | 75.2 years |
| Frank | 286 | 75.4 years |
| Dorothy | 268 | 79.5 years |
| Helen | 265 | 79.7 years |
| Most common last names in Humboldt County, CA among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 312 | 75.2 years |
| Smith | 309 | 74.0 years |
| Anderson | 198 | 77.0 years |
| Brown | 154 | 74.5 years |
| Miller | 133 | 75.1 years |
| Nelson | 126 | 76.7 years |
| Jones | 125 | 74.7 years |
| Williams | 117 | 72.9 years |
| Davis | 116 | 76.2 years |
| Wilson | 110 | 74.3 years |
| Businesses in Humboldt County, CA | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 12 | |
| Ace Hardware | 7 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | McDonald's | 5 | |
| Avenue | 1 | Motel 6 | 2 | |
| BMW | 1 | New Balance | 2 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 1 | Nike | 9 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
| Best Western | 5 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
| Blockbuster | 2 | Payless | 1 | |
| Burger King | 4 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
| CVS | 3 | Quality | 2 | |
| Carl\s Jr. | 2 | RadioShack | 5 | |
| Chevrolet | 2 | Rite Aid | 3 | |
| Clarion | 1 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
| Comfort Inn | 2 | SAS Shoes | 2 | |
| Costco | 1 | Safeway | 4 | |
| Curves | 3 | Sears | 3 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
| Dennys | 2 | Staples | 1 | |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | Starbucks | 5 | |
| Famous Footwear | 1 | Subaru | 1 | |
| FedEx | 16 | Subway | 12 | |
| Foot Locker | 1 | Super 8 | 3 | |
| GNC | 4 | T-Mobile | 5 | |
| GameStop | 1 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
| H&R Block | 4 | Target | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 2 | Toyota | 1 | |
| Honda | 1 | Travelodge | 1 | |
| Hot Topic | 1 | True Value | 6 | |
| Howard Johnson | 1 | U-Haul | 8 | |
| Jack In The Box | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 7 | |
| Jones New York | 6 | UPS | 22 | |
| Journeys | 1 | Vans | 5 | |
| KFC | 3 | Verizon Wireless | 3 | |
| Kmart | 2 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
| Kohl's | 1 | Vons | 5 | |
| Kroger | 1 | Walgreens | 3 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | Wet Seal | 1 | |
Humboldt County on our top lists:
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #87 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"