Humboldt County, Nevada

Humboldt County has a population of 17,289 and has shrunk 0.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $278,300, about 3.4 times the county's median household income of $81,073.

Home price
$278,300
Income
$81,073
Population
17,289
Unemployment
5.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$278,300county
Median gross rent$994county
Median year homes here were built1991county
Share of homes built before 198033.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile35.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,797(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,312county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,000county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,636county
Home insurance / yr$1,774(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living100.2(statewide)
Median household income$81,073county
Family health premium / yr$21,988(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$15,950(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.759(statewide)
Poverty rate10.6%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 home6.3%county
Unemployment rate5.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.4%county
Share of workers employed by government18.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.7%county
Economic output per resident$104,992county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.49%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.24%(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 time28.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service103 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12881county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station3.4 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.2%county
Traffic deaths23.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.6(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 higher19.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.7%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment3233county
Students per full-time teacher19.1county
Free lunch eligible87.1%(statewide)
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools3county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution104 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians45county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter6.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.9%county
Frequent mental distress17.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.2%county

Place

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

Population17,289county
Land area in square miles9,641county
People per square mile of land1.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store25.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract12.3%county
Population change since 2020-0.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age37.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.5%county
Share of households that are one person31.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States9.4%county
Second languages17.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls39.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents98county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Households that moved in432county
Households that moved away521county
Average income of arriving households$63,412county
Average income of departing households$71,944county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year27county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings14.8%county
Violent crime rate402(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature51.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation10.3 incounty
Annual snowfall8.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.91 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F34 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing127 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days119 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 30county
Average first fall frostSep 26county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$100county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.5¢county
Household electricity use687 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.79(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity27.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas49.9%county
Homes heated by propane10.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.0%county
Homes heated by wood6.3%county
Households with broadband89.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk17.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk80.8county
Landslide risk37.0county
Hail risk2.2county
Earthquake risk78.6county
Tornado risk2.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk38.8county
Winter weather risk70.6county
Strong wind risk2.8county
Wildfire risk97.1county

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 Nevada figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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