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Humboldt, IA
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Living in Humboldt



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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.39% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.21 minutes getting to work every day.

Humboldt is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of Humboldt are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.17% of adults in Humboldt having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.


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