County profile
Humboldt County, CA
United States · GDP 2024
#551 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 70% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$7.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
34,729
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,178
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
131,647
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.0%
Median HH income
$61.2k±$1.7k
Bachelor's degree+
33.1%±1.4%
Poverty rate
18.7%±1.2%
Business applications
1,079 · 2025
Retail establishments
525
39.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Redwood Capital BancorpFinancial Services$27.9M53DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care28%
Retail trade26%
Food & accommodation21%
Construction9%
Manufacturing9%
Professional services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
131,647
residents · 2025 · -3.4% since 2020
Income per capita $62.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−3,162
International migration+491
Natural change−1,940
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$5.9B2019
$5.8B2020
$6.4B2021
$6.9B2022
$7.1B2023
$7.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$446.9k±$8.7k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$52/mo
Vacancy rate
12.7%±1.0%
Affordability
8.4× wages
Residential permits
$62.0M
325 units · 2.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
96.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.6k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 100Earthquake 99Wildfire 96
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
7052016
7612017
7952018
8162019
8542020
9622021
11192022
11582023
11502024
11482025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -12% since 20213712021
3282022
2912023
1942024
3252025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
124.5 km
I-5
Nearest freight rail
22.7 km
NWP
Nearest port
27.4 km
HUMBOLDT BAY HARBOR CRUISE DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
36.8 km
CALIFORNIA REDWOOD COAST-HUMBOLDT COUNTY
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.1k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Humboldt?
Humboldt's economy produced $7.6B in 2024, growing 6.7% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.