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Eureka

California · 25,304 residents (2025 est.) · 9.57 sq mi
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The short version

Eureka is a city of 26,010 people in California. Owners hold 48% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 42% less than in California as a whole. The average commute runs 16 minutes. There are 2,719 people per square mile. About 29% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,662, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 95%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Eureka

What changed most since 1990

  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$197,046 → $404,500 (+105%)US over the same years: +67%

Among the 39 cities and towns in the Eureka area

  • 15th in household income$57,662
  • 16th in share with a bachelor's degree29.0%
  • 23rd in home value$404,500
  • 5th in diversity score68.1

Its weight in Humboldt County

Eureka's population equals 19% of Humboldt County's. Its number of households without a car equals 37% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
26,010
Unchangedsince 2000
from 26,128 in 2000
25,304 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,719 / sq mi
Unchangedsince 2000
from 2,731 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
39.1
+7%since 2000
from 36.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
9.57 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
25K26K26K27K27K19902000201020202024Eureka
202426K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.4%(1,395)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(1,420)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.8%(1,515)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.5%(1,169)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.4%(1,922)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.6%(3,795)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4416.5%(4,280)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.9%(3,355)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.8%(2,819)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411%(2,849)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.9%(1,265)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over0.9%(226)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$57,662
+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $25,849 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,450
+119%since 2000
from $16,174 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
38.2%
+19.5 ptssince 2009
from 18.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
18.1%
−5.6 ptssince 2000
from 23.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.497
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.496 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade5.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing4.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction4.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Finance & insurance3.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services3.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical3.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration2.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$404,500
+95%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $113,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,195
+33%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $495 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
47.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2000
from 46.5% in 2000
52.2% rent
Vacancy rate
10.6%
+3.7 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.38 people
+6%since 2009
from 2.25 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
29.3%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 33.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
59.5%
+4.7 ptssince 2009
from 54.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
7.0
−22%since 2009
from 9.0 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
51
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic78.6%(20,548)
Black1.5%(399)
Hispanic / Latino7.8%(2,031)
Asian3.4%(899)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic64.1%(16,680)
Black2%(516)
Hispanic / Latino15.9%(4,126)
Asian5.5%(1,432)
Other12.5%(3,256)
Diversity Score
68
+33%since 2009
from 51 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican11.8%(3,066)
Puerto Rican1.2%(315)
Cuban1%(261)
Salvadoran0.3%(75)
Guatemalan0.2%(52)
Nicaraguan0.1%(37)
Spaniard0.1%(30)
Colombian0.1%(17)
Chilean0.1%(16)
Argentine0.1%(14)
Asian origin
Hmong3.4%(896)
Chinese0.7%(173)
Filipino0.5%(130)
Korean0.2%(59)
Asian Indian0.2%(46)
Vietnamese0.2%(40)
Thai0.1%(23)
Pakistani0.1%(15)
Laotian0%(2)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.4%(108)
Samoan0.4%(98)
Fijian0.1%(39)
Tongan0.1%(35)
Ancestry
German14%(3,629)
English13.2%(3,426)
Irish11.8%(3,062)
Italian6.4%(1,652)
Scottish3%(790)
French2.9%(743)
American2%(513)
Danish1.3%(347)
Scotch-Irish1.3%(331)
Norwegian1.3%(327)
Polish1.2%(323)
Russian1.1%(296)
+ 27 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish1.1%(282)
Dutch1%(271)
British0.8%(210)
Ukrainian0.8%(204)
Portuguese0.7%(193)
Latvian0.7%(188)
Swiss0.7%(186)
Finnish0.6%(152)
Welsh0.6%(146)
Greek0.6%(144)
Hungarian0.3%(70)
Czech0.2%(56)
Ghanaian0.2%(47)
Belgian0.1%(35)
Croatian0.1%(35)
Arab0.1%(32)
Canadian0.1%(28)
Austrian0.1%(24)
Slovak0.1%(24)
Serbian0.1%(19)
West Indian0.1%(15)
Armenian0%(13)
Slovene0%(12)
Israeli0%(1)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
29.0%
+12.2 ptssince 2000
from 16.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.0%
+8.2 ptssince 2000
from 81.7% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.4%
+3.9 ptssince 2000
from 5.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
15.8 min
+50%since 2000
from 10.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
68.8%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 70.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.6%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 13.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.5%
+6.8 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
5.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.9%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
11.7%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
10.3%
+1.5 ptssince 2011
from 8.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
59.7%
+0.8 ptssince 2011
from 58.8% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
70.3%
−5.4 ptssince 2020
from 75.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
22.3%
+4.4 ptssince 2009
from 17.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.5%
+9.2 ptssince 2009
from 29.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.2%
+2.4 ptssince 2009
from 47.8% in 2009
Female
49.8%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 52.2% in 2009
Foreign born
7.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 7.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.1%
−3.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
21.9%
+4.9 ptssince 2012
from 17.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.9%
−15.1 ptssince 2013
from 21.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.5%
+12.9 ptssince 2017
from 78.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.4%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 94.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
83.6%
+4.6 ptssince 2020
from 79.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
86.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2016
from 87.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.4%
+1.5 ptssince 2016
from 5.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married47%(5,086)
Married35.8%(3,874)
Widowed0.7%(77)
Divorced16.5%(1,789)
Women 15+
Never married38.8%(4,209)
Married34.9%(3,793)
Widowed8.1%(877)
Divorced18.2%(1,975)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.9%
−15.1 ptssince 2013
from 21.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
36.0%
−6.6 ptssince 2020
from 42.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.5%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 14.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.9%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 20.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
44.7%
+9.0 ptssince 2020
from 35.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 3.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
46.8%
−9.3 ptssince 2020
from 56.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
59.9%
+8.4 ptssince 2020
from 51.5% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.6%(262)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.9%(311)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.7%(472)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.5%(23)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,491 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Eureka, decade by decade

Eureka population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199026,848$52,350$197,04618.0%32.4
200026,128$47,088$206,94016.9%45.8
201027,191$50,278$415,45922.7%54.1
202026,512$52,359$358,15729.0%68.6
202426,010$57,662$404,50029.0%68.1

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Eureka, California?

Eureka, California has about 26,010 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Eureka, California?

The typical household in Eureka, California earns about $57,662 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Eureka, California expensive?

In Eureka, California, the median home is worth about $404,500, and the typical rent is about $1,195 a month.

How educated are people in Eureka, California?

About 29.0% of adults age 25 and over in Eureka, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Eureka, California?

About 18.1% of people in Eureka, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Eureka, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Eureka, California has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 838 residents, a change of about -3 percent over that period.

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