Humble is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 16,396 people and 28 constituent neighborhoods, Humble is the 175th largest community in Texas.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Humble is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Humble is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Humble who work in sales jobs (12.70%), office and administrative support (11.44%), and management occupations (9.43%).
The percentage of people in Humble with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.32% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Humble in 2018 was $24,306, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,224 for a family of four. However, Humble contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Humble is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Humble home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Humble, accounting for 43.17% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Humble residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Humble include English, Irish, German, French, and Polish.
Humble also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.72%.
The most common language spoken in Humble is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.