Humboldt is a very small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 4,774 people and two associated neighborhoods, Humboldt is the 101st largest community in Iowa.

A relatively large number of people in Humboldt telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.63% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.05 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small city, Humboldt does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of people in Humboldt who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.02% of adults in Humboldt have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Humboldt in 2022 was $43,025, which is wealthy relative to Iowa, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $172,100 for a family of four. However, Humboldt contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Humboldt include German, Irish, Norwegian, English, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Humboldt is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.