Language Spoken At Home in Humboldt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 15,263 | 100% |
English only | 11,969 | 78.4% |
Language other than English | 3,294 | 21.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,475 | 9.7% |
Spanish | 2,803 | 18.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,344 | 8.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 183 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 58 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 40 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 13 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 268 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 60 | 0.4% |
Ancestry in Humboldt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,511 | 100% |
American | 601 | 3.6% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 174 | 1.1% |
Danish | 224 | 1.4% |
Dutch | 235 | 1.4% |
English | 2,058 | 12.5% |
French (except Basque) | 602 | 3.6% |
French Canadian | 119 | 0.7% |
German | 2,626 | 15.9% |
Greek | 13 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 7 | 0.0% |
Irish | 2,485 | 15.1% |
Italian | 546 | 3.3% |
Lithuanian | 68 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 709 | 4.3% |
Polish | 390 | 2.4% |
Portuguese | 195 | 1.2% |
Russian | 115 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 255 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 200 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 105 | 0.6% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 494 | 3.0% |
Swiss | 137 | 0.8% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 211 | 1.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Humboldt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,256 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,290 | 68.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,920 | 30.7% |
Married-couple family | 3,513 | 56.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,476 | 23.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 443 | 7.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 194 | 3.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 334 | 5.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 250 | 4.0% |
Nonfamily households | 1,966 | 31.4% |
Householder living alone | 1,657 | 26.5% |
65 years and over | 396 | 6.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,118 | 33.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,143 | 18.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Humboldt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 16,309 | 100% |
Householder | 6,256 | 38.4% |
Spouse | 3,497 | 21.4% |
Child | 4,972 | 30.5% |
Other relatives | 880 | 5.4% |
Nonrelatives | 704 | 4.3% |
Unmarried partner | 363 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Humboldt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,681 | 100% |
Never married | 1,817 | 27.2% |
Now married, except separated | 4,004 | 59.9% |
Separated | 37 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 157 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 666 | 10.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 6,070 | 100% |
Never married | 1,335 | 22.0% |
Now married, except separated | 3,533 | 58.2% |
Separated | 120 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 360 | 5.9% |
Divorced | 722 | 11.9% |
Fertility in Humboldt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 238 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 61 | 25.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 153 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 11 | 0% |
Grandparents in Humboldt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 251 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 100 | 39.8% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 57 | 22.7% |
5 or more years | 43 | 17.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 100 | 100% |
Who are female | 55 | 100% |
Who are married | 84 | 100% |
School Enrollment in Humboldt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,250 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 70 | 1.6% |
Kindergarten | 211 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,205 | 51.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 985 | 23.2% |
College or graduate school | 779 | 18.3% |
Educational Attainment in Humboldt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 10,603 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 654 | 6.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,327 | 12.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,515 | 33.2% |
Some college, no degree | 2,787 | 26.3% |
Associate's degree | 758 | 7.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,213 | 11.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 349 | 3.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 81.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.7% |
Veteran Status in Humboldt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 11,993 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,379 | 11.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Humboldt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 16,318 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,714 | 10.5% |
Under 18 years | 4,518 | 100% |
With a disability | 191 | 4.2% |
18 to 64 years | 10,246 | 100% |
With a disability | 953 | 9.3% |
65 years and over | 1,554 | 100% |
With a disability | 570 | 36.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Humboldt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 16,310 | 100% |
Same house | 13,742 | 84.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,508 | 15.4% |
Same county | 1,142 | 7.0% |
Different county | 1,366 | 8.4% |
Same state | 323 | 2.0% |
Different state | 1,043 | 6.4% |
Abroad | 60 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Humboldt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,511 | 100% |
Native | 14,265 | 86.4% |
Born in United States | 14,131 | 85.6% |
State of residence | 5,859 | 35.5% |
Different state | 8,272 | 50.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 134 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 2,246 | 13.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Humboldt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,246 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,189 | 52.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,057 | 47.1% |
Year of Entry in Humboldt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,380 | 100% |
Native | 134 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 134 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,246 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 51 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,195 | 97.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Humboldt County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,246 | 100% |
Europe | 161 | 7.2% |
Asia | 106 | 4.7% |
Africa | 9 | 0.4% |
Oceania | 1 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,907 | 84.9% |
Northern America | 62 | 2.8% |