County profile
Humboldt County, NV
United States · GDP 2024
#1363 of 3,127 US counties by GDP51st-percentile growthmore diversified than 22% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
6,392
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
418
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$68.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
17,267
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.6%
Median HH income
$81.1k±$6.0k
Bachelor's degree+
19.3%±3.7%
Poverty rate
10.6%±2.6%
Business applications
207 · 2025
Retail establishments
70
40.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Paramount Gold Nevada Corp.Basic Materials$330.3k35D2Hycroft Mining Holding CorporationBasic Materials$048DHQ-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
Mining & energy39%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation18%
Health care14%
Manufacturing5%
Construction4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
17,267
residents · 2025 · -0.0% since 2020
Income per capita $60.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−362
International migration+121
Natural change+224
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.3B2019
$1.5B2020
$1.6B2021
$1.6B2022
$1.7B2023
$1.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$278.3k±$23.4k
Median gross rent
$994/mo±$120/mo
Vacancy rate
11.0%±2.7%
Affordability
4.1× wages
Residential permits
$3.9M
27 units · 1.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
40.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 97Drought 81Earthquake 79
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2562016
2672017
2802018
2982019
3122020
3572021
4152022
4132023
4372024
4712025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -13% since 2021312021
1062022
282023
372024
272025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
57.1 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
50.8 km
UP
Nearest port
427.0 km
CITY OF SACRAMENTO, L STREET LANDING
Nearest commercial airport
204.7 km
ELKO RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$68.1k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Humboldt?
Humboldt's economy produced $1.8B in 2024, growing 4.4% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is mining & energy.
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.