Humboldt is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 7,852 people and three associated neighborhoods, Humboldt is the 80th largest community in Tennessee.Humboldt is a blue-collar town, with 40.88% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Humboldt is a city of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Humboldt who work in office and administrative support (16.49%), food service (12.20%), and management occupations (6.25%). Humboldt is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Humboldt are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.61% of adults in Humboldt have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Humboldt in 2022 was $30,109, 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 $120,436 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. Important ancestries of people in Humboldt include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Welsh. The most common language spoken in Humboldt is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
