Humboldt is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 7,841 people and three associated neighborhoods, Humboldt is the 80th largest community in Tennessee.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Humboldt is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Humboldt is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Humboldt who work in office and administrative support (14.28%), food service (12.52%), and healthcare (10.61%). Being a small city, Humboldt does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Humboldt rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.89% of adults 25 and older in Humboldt have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Humboldt in 2022 was $26,272, which is middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,088 for a family of four. However, Humboldt contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Humboldt is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 Black or African-American. Humboldt also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.48% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Humboldt include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Humboldt is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
