Humboldt County vs. Washoe County

	Humboldt County (NV)	Washoe County (NV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16,786	465,735
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.6%	10.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	16,521	421,425
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	16,528	421,407
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.1%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.0%	21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.7%	16.4%
Female persons, percent	47.9%	49.6%
White alone, percent	89.7%	84.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.1%	2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	4.9%	2.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.7%
Two or More Races, percent	3.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	27.5%	24.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	64.8%	62.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	900	32,528
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	11.7%	14.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,549	201,081
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.3%	58.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$173,300	$299,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,379	$1,589
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$361	$459
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$816	$1,000
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.2%	28.5%
Building permits, 2018	12	4,437
Households, 2014-2018	6,271	177,632
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.66	2.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.4%	81.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	22.4%	23.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.6%	91.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.8%	83.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.6%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.3%	30.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.5%	8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.3%	12.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	70.7%	66.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.1%	60.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	84,086	1,860,761
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	120,040	6,427,397
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	71,428	6,401,901
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	325,348	6,167,020
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$19,084	$14,345
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.9	21.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$70,373	$61,155
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,516	$33,546
Persons in poverty, percent	11.9%	10.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	387	12,614
Total employment, 2017	5,732	195,306
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	308,170	8,904,389
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.2%	4.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	900	32,853
All firms, 2012	1,292	37,029
Men-owned firms, 2012	605	18,503
Women-owned firms, 2012	427	12,047
Minority-owned firms, 2012	223	5,881
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	961	28,801
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	100	4,272
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,066	29,568
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	5.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.6%	27.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	1.7	66.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	9,640.76	6,302.37

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Humboldt county (NV) and Washoe county (NV) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.