Humboldt County vs. Mendocino County

Humboldt County (CA)Mendocino County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)136,37387,606
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.3%-0.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)134,61187,850
Population, Census, April 1, 2010134,62387,841
Persons under 5 years, percent5.3%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.2%21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.9%22.1%
Female persons, percent50.2%50.5%
White alone, percent83.4%86.2%
Black or African American alone, percent1.4%1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent6.3%6.3%
Asian alone, percent2.9%2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent5.7%3.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent11.8%25.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent74.1%64.7%
Veterans, 2014-20188,7086,053
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.4%13.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)63,31540,926
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201856.9%59.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$296,600$356,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,682$1,851
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$439$475
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$947$1,100
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201319.9%12.5%
Building permits, 2018379140
Households, 2014-201854,26734,090
Persons per household, 2014-20182.432.50
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201880.8%86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.8%22.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.8%85.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.1%77.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.3%86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201829.8%24.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.2%12.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.9%10.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.1%58.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.4%53.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)257,506182,602
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)695,496427,217
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)361,890407,625
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,759,2011,095,233
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,048$12,527
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201818.120.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$45,528$49,233
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,747$27,395
Persons in poverty, percent20.3%17.5%
Total employer establishments, 20173,2092,468
Total employment, 201734,98723,672
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,292,159903,114
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.5%1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201711,5768,480
All firms, 201212,8219,569
Men-owned firms, 20126,7094,763
Women-owned firms, 20124,1623,226
Minority-owned firms, 20121,8531,518
Nonminority-owned firms, 201210,3337,528
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,132762
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201211,0058,242
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20072.9%1.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.9%27.6%
Population per square mile, 201037.725.1
Land area in square miles, 20103,567.993,506.34

Source: United States Census Bureau

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