Tennessee · Census place 36460
Humboldt city, TN
Quick answer
Humboldt city has 7,799 residents, ranking #81 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $42,873, the median home is worth $111,300 and median gross rent runs $757 a month.
- Population
- 7,799Humboldt city residents
- Median household income
- $42,873Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $111,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $757Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 46.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Humboldt city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Humboldt city median would spend about 21.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.2% of residents and 46.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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