Humboldt County, Iowa QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Humboldt County Iowa
?  Population, 2000 10,3812,926,324
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 -3.5%5.4%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.4%6.4%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 24.9%25.1%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 21.0%14.9%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 98.6%93.9%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%2.1%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.3%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%1.3%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%Z
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4%1.3%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 0.5%1.1%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 51.1%50.9%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 1.0%2.8%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 98.1%92.6%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 5,9071,422,998
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 853299,392
?  Housing units, 2000 4,6451,232,511
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 76.0%72.3%
?  Households, 2000 4,2951,149,276
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.382.46
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 31.0%33.3%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $37,018$35,427
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 8.1%9.9%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 11.0%13.7%

Business QuickFacts Humboldt County Iowa
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 31580,838
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 3,9441,213,285
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 62.3%20.4%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 753164,267
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 159,68462,413,687
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 71,32426,723,822
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $6,883$9,362
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA2,939
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 30771,040
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 3113,441
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 55,56715,601,525
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 377112,667

Geography QuickFacts Humboldt County Iowa
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 43455,869
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 23.952.4
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown