Humboldt is a very small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 4,782 people and two associated neighborhoods, Humboldt is the 101st largest community in Iowa.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.39% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the benefits of Humboldt is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.21 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small city, Humboldt does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Humboldt citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.17% of adults in Humboldt have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Humboldt in 2018 was $37,378, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,512 for a family of four. However, Humboldt contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Humboldt home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Humboldt residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Humboldt include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Danish.

The most common language spoken in Humboldt is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.