| | People QuickFacts | Humboldt County | Iowa |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 9,802 | 3,062,309 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 9,814 | 3,046,350 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.1% | 0.5% |
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Population, 2010 | 9,815 | 3,046,355 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.1% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 22.8% | 23.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 20.6% | 14.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.6% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 97.9% | 93.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.6% | 3.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 1.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 0.9% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 3.7% | 5.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 94.6% | 88.4% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 87.6% | 83.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.6% | 4.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 3.1% | 6.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 88.8% | 89.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 15.9% | 24.5% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 1,056 | 245,537 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 16.9 | 18.5 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 4,666 | 1,340,529 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 76.0% | 73.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 13.1% | 18.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $81,600 | $119,200 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 4,289 | 1,215,954 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.27 | 2.40 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $24,568 | $25,335 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $45,282 | $48,872 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 9.6% | 11.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Humboldt County | Iowa |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 328 | 80,8011 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 3,301 | 1,253,0951 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -7.6 | -0.91 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 775 | 201,448 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,151 | 259,931 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 24.8% | 25.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 289,818 | 97,592,051 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 183,078 | 41,068,338 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 82,011 | 39,234,649 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $8,520 | $13,172 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 7,477 | 4,737,719 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 9 | 7,526 |