Humboldt County, NV

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2024 Population

17,289

US Senator

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jacky Rosen

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

37.7

0.266% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

10.6%

12.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$81,073

1.41% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$278,300

8.37% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

7,871

1.23% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Humboldt County, NV reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.3% of the residents in Humboldt County, NV are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Humboldt County, NV was $278,300, and the homeownership rate was 74%.

Most people in Humboldt County, NV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Humboldt County, NV was 2 cars per household.

Humboldt County, NV borders Owyhee County, ID, Elko County, NV, Lander County, NV, Pershing County, NV, Washoe County, NV, Harney County, OR, and Malheur County, OR.

United States Nevada Winnemucca, NV

Population & Diversity

Humboldt County, NV is home to a population of 17.3k people, from which 96.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.44% of Humboldt County, NV residents were born outside of the country (1.63k people).

In 2024, there were 5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11k people) in Humboldt County, NV than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.2k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.62k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.3%

2024 Citizenship

95.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.3% of Humboldt County, NV residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Humboldt County, NV was 95.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Humboldt County, NV compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Humboldt County, NV

White (Non-Hispanic)
11k ± 101
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.2k ± 372
Other (Hispanic)
1.62k ± 375

27.3%

Hispanic Population

4.72k people

27.3% of the people in Humboldt County, NV are hispanic (4.72k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Humboldt County, NV as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Nevada.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
215,321 ± 11,001 people
Philippines
93,403 ± 7,392 people
Cuba
26,547 ± 3,983 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nevada was Mexico, the natal country of 215,321 Nevada residents, followed by Philippines with 93,403 and Cuba with 26,547.

Foreign-Born Population

9.44%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.63k people

9.91%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.71k people

As of 2024, 9.44% of Humboldt County, NV residents (1.63k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Humboldt County, NV was 9.91%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Humboldt County, NV compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
355 ± 119
Gulf War (2001-)
155 ± 82
Gulf War (1990s)
91 ± 58

Humboldt County, NV has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.29 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Humboldt County, NV.

Health

91.3% of the population of Humboldt County, NV has health coverage, with 52.1% on employee plans, 12% on Medicaid, 11.2% on Medicare, 13.8% on non-group plans, and 2.16% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Humboldt County, NV see 2,206 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,206 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2467 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 816 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.4% were men and 47.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,206 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Humboldt County, NV

Primary care physicians in Humboldt County, NV see an average of 2,206 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,206 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Humboldt County, NV in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.9% under 18 years, 19.5% between 18 and 34 years, 36.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.4% were men and 47.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.7%

Uninsured

52.1%

Employer Coverage

12%

Medicaid

11.2%

Medicare

13.8%

Non-Group

2.16%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Humboldt County, NV grew by 8.58% from 8.01% to 8.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Humboldt County, NV changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 5.44 in Humboldt County, NV.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Humboldt County, NV.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 33.8% in Humboldt County, NV.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Humboldt County, NV.

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 12.3% in Humboldt County, NV.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Humboldt County, NV.

Economy

The economy of Humboldt County, NV employs 7.87k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Humboldt County, NV were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (1,630 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (756 people), and Educational Services (743 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($125,561), Utilities ($105,050), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($97,440).

Employment

Occupations

7.87k

2024 Value

± 705

−1.23%

1 Year decline

± 13%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Humboldt County, NV declined at a rate of −1.23%, from 7.97k employees to 7.87k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Humboldt County, NV, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,168 people), Management Occupations (1,011 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (731 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Humboldt County, NV.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Nevada.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Nevada (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

7.87k

2024 Value

± 705

−1.23%

1 Year decline

± 13%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Humboldt County, NV declined at a rate of −1.23%, from 7.97k employees to 7.87k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Humboldt County, NV, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (1,630 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (756 people), and Educational Services (743 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Humboldt County, NV, though some of these residents may live in Humboldt County, NV and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$73,413

Median earning men ± $9,678

$35,155

Median earning women ± $3,292

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($125,663), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($105,050), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($96,401).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($64,342), Public Administration ($58,646), and Construction ($44,453).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Nevada.

Y-Axis

5.19%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.53M people employed in Nevada. This represents a 5.19% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 21.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Nevada.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

29
Other Services (except Public Administration)
29
Retail Trade
28
Accommodation and Food Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$225k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$41.9k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$31.8k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nevada went to Donald J. Trump with 50.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (47.5%), followed by Other (1.51%).

Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen are the senators currently representing the state of Nevada. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nevada is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Humboldt County, NV. Showing the available data for Nevada.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.6%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (47.5%)
Democratic Party
Other (1.51%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nevada went to Donald J. Trump with 50.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (47.5%), followed by Other (1.51%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Nevada for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Nevada

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Nevada.

Catherine Cortez Masto

Senator from Nevada

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Jacky Rosen

Senator from Nevada

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen are the senators currently representing Nevada.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Nevada over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Humboldt County, NV was $278,300 in 2024, which is 0.836 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $256,800 to $278,300, a 8.37% increase. The homeownership rate in Humboldt County, NV is 74%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Humboldt County, NV have an average commute time of 28.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Humboldt County, NV is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 12.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Humboldt County, NV. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 2.52%.

Housing

Property

$278,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,448

$5,112

Median Property Taxes

±$526

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Humboldt County, NV the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Humboldt County, NV compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74%

Homeownership

2024

69.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74% of the housing units in Humboldt County, NV were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Humboldt County, NV compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$81,073

Median Household Income

± $5,960

6.91k

Number of Households

± 638

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.91k households in Humboldt County, NV grew to $81,073 from the previous year's value of $79,946.

The following chart displays the households in Humboldt County, NV distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Humboldt County, NV is from Nevada.

0.451

2024 Wage GINI in Nevada

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Nevada

In 2024, the income inequality in Nevada was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0693% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nevada was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nevada in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Nevada across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (69.7%)
Carpooled (12.8%)
Public Transit (8.36%)

In 2024, 69.7% of workers in Humboldt County, NV drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (8.36%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Humboldt County, NV have a longer commute time (28.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.44% of the workforce in Humboldt County, NV have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Humboldt County, NV compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Humboldt County, NV distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Humboldt County, NV have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Humboldt County, NV. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 2.52%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

10.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Humboldt County, NV (1.82k out of 17.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Humboldt County, NV is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 13.6% of the children was living in poverty in Humboldt County, NV. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.4%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 327 in Humboldt County, NV. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 42.2% per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.