COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Humboldt County

Iowa · 10,756 residents · 434 sq mi

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With 10,756 people, Humboldt County is a county in Iowa. At a median age of 38.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $33,900. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $270 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 38%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,756

+4%vs 2000

vs 10,381 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.7

−6%vs 2000

vs 41.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

434 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(706)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(676)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.7%(935)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(649)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.8%(408)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(1,459)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(1,401)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(1,055)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.2%(1,204)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.5%(1,233)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.1%(766)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(264)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,557

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,201 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,167

−34%vs 2000

vs $18,300 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.8%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,900

−38%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $72,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$270

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $362 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.8%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.0% in 2000

27.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(10,188)

Black0.1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino1%(100)

Asian0.2%(24)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(10,710)

Black0.1%(14)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(7)

Asian0.3%(31)

Other0%(1)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.1%(297)

Central American1.6%(155)

Honduran0.7%(66)

Guatemalan0.5%(47)

Salvadoran0.4%(42)

Cuban0%(1)

Asian origin

Korean0.5%(44)

Sri Lankan0.4%(34)

Filipino0.1%(11)

Chinese0.1%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Chuukese0.7%(69)

Native Hawaiian0%(2)

Ancestry

German32.8%(3,147)

Irish13.8%(1,328)

Norwegian13.5%(1,294)

English8.4%(808)

American3.9%(371)

Danish3.3%(314)

Dutch1.6%(154)

Swedish1.5%(146)

Scottish1.2%(116)

French0.9%(89)

Czech0.8%(73)

Polish0.6%(53)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.4%(41)

Italian0.4%(38)

Swiss0.2%(20)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(19)

Russian0.2%(15)

Subsaharan African0.1%(13)

Hungarian0.1%(11)

Lithuanian0.1%(6)

Romanian0.1%(5)

British0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.6%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.0%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.2 min

+75%vs 2000

vs 13.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.7%(1,052)

Married58%(2,204)

Widowed1.9%(72)

Divorced12.5%(474)

Women 15+

Never married23.1%(905)

Married53.9%(2,110)

Widowed12.1%(473)

Divorced11%(430)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.8%

−1.2 ptssince 2013

from 7.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.6%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 53.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.3%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.6%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.3%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 72.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 41.7% 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)18.6%(88)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.1%(100)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.7%(141)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.3%(25)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.3%(11)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 474 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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