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Real estate businesses in Humboldt County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Humboldt County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,733 of 2,229 scored counties
#32 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 168
- 16 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 85
- +10.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $903.6M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,453 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 124
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.6
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,647
- −3.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate businesses in Humboldt County is 38 (lower middle), #1,733 of 2,229 scored counties and #32 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 168 real estate businesses in Humboldt County. 16 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 30.6 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
At $16,453 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Humboldt County spend about $903.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 24% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.
In 2023, official counts showed 85 businesses with payroll in Humboldt County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 10.4% from 2019. That is one for every 646 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates show Humboldt County declined 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Humboldt County compares
The same measures for California and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Humboldt County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.6 | 49.0 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 124 | 94 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 646 | 293 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.4% | +13.8% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,453 | $19,977 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $61,160 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 77 → 85+10.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 267
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 545Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16816 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 209The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Humboldt County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Humboldt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,647−3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 54,922
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $61,160+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,194
- Median home value
- $446,900
- Jobs located here
- 48,178
- Daytime population
- 133,286Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 85 | 32 | 11.2 | 359 | +8.2% | #7 of 2,229 |
| 2Inyo County, CA | 72 | 12 | 14.9 | 270 | −4.4% | #162 of 2,229 |
| 3Colusa County, CA | 67 | 10 | 13.3 | 301 | −0.1% | #292 of 2,229 |
| 4Merced County, CA | 64 | 210 | 24.4 | 157 | +5.1% | #424 of 2,229 |
| 5Trinity County, CA | 63 | 10 | 17.9 | 203 | −2.3% | #455 of 2,229 |
| 6Kings County, CA | 61 | 85 | 19.3 | 203 | +1.0% | #540 of 2,229 |
| 7Glenn County, CA | 59 | 17 | 17.3 | 219 | −2.6% | #610 of 2,229 |
| 8Tulare County, CA | 56 | 347 | 24.2 | 163 | +2.4% | #775 of 2,229 |
| 9Madera County, CA | 56 | 132 | 29.1 | 140 | +7.4% | #787 of 2,229 |
| 10San Joaquin County, CA | 54 | 868 | 35.4 | 124 | +5.5% | #882 of 2,229 |
| 32Humboldt County, CA | 38 | 168 | 30.6 | 124 | −3.4% | #1,733 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Humboldt County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Humboldt County, CA?
Humboldt County has 168 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 85 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 10.4% from 2019. Official counts list 545 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Humboldt County, CA spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $903.6M a year, or $16,453 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 168 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 24% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,922 households in Humboldt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Humboldt County, CA compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Humboldt County has 30.6 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 124, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Humboldt County would have about 209, against 168 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 646 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Humboldt County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Humboldt County at 131,647 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,922 households. The median household income in Humboldt County is $61,160 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Humboldt County scores 38 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,733 of 2,229 scored counties.
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