Humboldt County vs. Harney County

	Humboldt County (NV)	Harney County (OR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16,786	7,329
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.6%	-1.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	16,521	7,422
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	16,528	7,422
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.1%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.0%	20.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.7%	24.5%
Female persons, percent	47.9%	49.0%
White alone, percent	89.7%	91.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.1%	1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	4.9%	4.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	3.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	27.5%	4.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	64.8%	86.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	900	806
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	11.7%	1.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,549	3,908
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.3%	73.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$173,300	$117,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,379	$1,013
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$361	$386
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$816	$621
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.2%	8.2%
Building permits, 2018	12	7
Households, 2014-2018	6,271	3,157
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.66	2.23
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.4%	79.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	22.4%	5.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.6%	86.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.8%	75.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.6%	89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.3%	17.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.5%	14.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.3%	9.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	70.7%	56.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.1%	53.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	84,086	11,517
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	55,043	29,794
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	325,348	107,251
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$19,084	$14,871
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.9	15.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$70,373	$41,797
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,516	$25,871
Persons in poverty, percent	11.9%	15.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	387	205
Total employment, 2017	5,732	1,421
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	308,170	47,428
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.2%	0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	900	515
All firms, 2012	1,292	848
Men-owned firms, 2012	605	336
Women-owned firms, 2012	427	307
Minority-owned firms, 2012	223	50
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	961	773
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	100	38
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,066	743
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.6%	30.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	1.7	0.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	9,640.76	10,133.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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