Humboldt County, CA Population

Overview

137,014

Total Population

39.1

Median age

50.08%

Female population %

99.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

51.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

16,877

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Humboldt County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Humboldt County is 39.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Humboldt County's population under 18 was 19.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Humboldt County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Humboldt County, 15.92% were under the age of 15, 22.69% aged 15 to 29, 43.31% aged 30 to 64, 16.14% aged 65 to 84, and 1.94% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 206 more females than males in Humboldt County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.08% females and 49.92% males in Humboldt County, CA.
The Humboldt County, CA gender ratio is 99.7:100 i.e. 99.7 men to 100 women (0.997).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 6,002.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 6,239.

Humboldt County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Humboldt County population: 76.30% are White, 1.27% are Black or African American, 4.26% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.16% are Asian, 0.33% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 4.94% are some other race and 9.75% are multiracial.
Humboldt County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 16,877 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 120,137 (87.68% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Humboldt County is White with a population of 104,538 (76.30% of the total population).

Humboldt County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 136,710 in the year 2017
From 2000 to 2010, Humboldt County's population increased by 8,624 (6.82%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Humboldt County's population increased by 1,251 (0.93%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Humboldt County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 126,386.