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Humboldt

United States · GDP 2024
#551 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 70% of counties
EA Place Score
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methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$7.6B
GDP growth
+6.7%
Jobs tracked
34,729
Employers
3,178
Avg. wage
$53.1k
Population
131,647
Labor & formation
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$61.2k±$1.7k
Business applications
1,079 · 2025

Public companies headquartered here

SEC EDGAR · FMP
CompanySectorRevenueEA
1Redwood Capital BancorpFinancial Services$27.9M53D

HQ-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
$5.9B
2019
$5.8B
2020
$6.4B
2021
$6.9B
2022
$7.1B
2023
$7.6B
2024

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
325 (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
705
2016
761
2017
795
2018
816
2019
854
2020
962
2021
1119
2022
1158
2023
1150
2024
1148
2025

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
Similar US counties
nearest by GDP
James City + Williamsburg$7.6BCarver$7.6BParker$7.6BSumter$7.6BUpton$7.6BBossier$7.7B
The read

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.
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