Editing Humboldt County, Iowa (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 332
|1870= 2596
|1880= 5341
|1890= 9836
|1900= 12667
|1910= 12182
|1920= 12951
|1930= 13202
|1940= 13459
|1950= 13117
|1960= 13156
|1970= 12519
|1980= 12246
|1990= 10756
|2000= 10381
|2010= 9815
|2020= 9597
|estyear=2023
|estimate=9500
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html |access-date=April 2, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=July 17, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=July 17, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ia190090.txt |access-date=July 17, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |access-date=July 17, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010-2018<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19091.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607070044/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19091.html |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |access-date=July 17, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
}}
[[File:HumboldtCountyIowaPop2020.png|thumb|right|Population of Humboldt County from US census data]]

===2020 census===
[[File:HumboldtCountyIA2022PopPyr.png|thumb|left|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Humboldt County from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
The 2020 census recorded a population of 9,597 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|9597|436.295121|sqmi|km2}}. 96.79% of the population reported being of one race. 88.47% were non-Hispanic White, 0.58% were Black, 4.48% were Hispanic, 0.17% were Native American, 0.22% were Asian, 0.06% were Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and 6.02% were some other race or more than one race. There were 4,571 housing units, of which 4,073 were occupied.<ref name=cen2020/>

{| class="wikitable"
|+Humboldt County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web |title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Humboldt County, Iowa |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Humboldt%20County,%20Iowa&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|8,823
|92%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|53
|0.6%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|16
|0.2%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|21
|0.22%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|6
|.06%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|248
|2.6%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|430
|4.5%
|}

===2010 census===
The 2010 census recorded a population of 9,815 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|9815|434.41|sqmi|km2}}. There were 4,684 housing units, of which 4,209 were occupied.<ref name="USCB">{{Cite web |title=Population & Housing Occupancy Status 2010 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-17.pdf |access-date=August 15, 2022 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] American FactFinder}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> of 2000, there were 10,381 people, 4,295 households, and 2,881 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|24|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 4,645 housing units at an average density of {{convert|11|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.63% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.11% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.06% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.10% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.40% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.47% from two or more races. 0.96% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 4,295 households, out of which 29.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.90% were non-families. 29.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.90% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 21.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,201, and the median income for a family was $46,510. Males had a median income of $31,004 versus $22,312 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $18,300. About 5.30% of families and 8.30% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.80% of those under age 18 and 5.10% of those age 65 or over.