Humboldt County, Iowa

Humboldt County has a population of 9,591 and has shrunk 2.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $155,800, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $71,946.

Home price
$155,800
Income
$71,946
Population
9,591
Unemployment
5.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$155,800county
Median gross rent$744county
Median year homes here were built1961county
Share of homes built before 198075.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,176(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$919county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$798county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,278county
Home insurance / yr$2,902(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living89.7(statewide)
Median household income$71,946county
Family health premium / yr$22,954(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,605(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.721(statewide)
Poverty rate12.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.2%county
Unemployment rate5.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.3%county
Share of workers employed by government12.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.0%county
Economic output per resident$62,370county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.29%county
Top state income tax3.80%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.80%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.94%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time19.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service14 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport7733county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station117 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.8%county
Traffic deaths83.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.6(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.2%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment1530county
Students per full-time teacher14.0county
Free lunch eligible32.3%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution46 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians10county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.5%county
Frequent mental distress14.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population9,591county
Land area in square miles434county
People per square mile of land22.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store15.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age42.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.6%county
Share of households that are one person31.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.4%county
Second languages6.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls56.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents156county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-9county
Households that moved in179county
Households that moved away193county
Average income of arriving households$56,190county
Average income of departing households$56,311county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year14county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings45.9%(statewide)
Violent crime rate243(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature48.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation34.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.94 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F5 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing136 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days170 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 23county
Average first fall frostOct 10county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$183county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.6¢county
Household electricity use1,279 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity26.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas41.2%county
Homes heated by propane29.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.7%county
Homes heated by wood1.2%county
Households with broadband87.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk18.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk95.3county
Landslide risk25.6county
Hail risk63.2county
Earthquake risk8.6county
Tornado risk45.5county
Tropical cyclone risk8.8county
Extreme heat risk9.4county
Winter weather risk56.0county
Strong wind risk33.8county
Wildfire risk5.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Humboldt County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Iowa figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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