Humboldt, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

31%

Household income NAT. AVG.

59%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Humboldt	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$36,016	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$106,261	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$121,077	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$71,095	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$43,574	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.0%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	1.7%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Humboldt is 20% lower than the national average
The median household income in Humboldt is 31% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Humboldt is 59% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Humboldt is 89% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$70,833 $106,261 $212,522

City

$51,937 $77,914 $155,828

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Humboldt median earnings by income bracket

Humboldt employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	19.0%	19.0%
Manufacturing sector	20.9%	20.9%
Financial & insurance services	1.2%	1.2%
Wholesale & retail services	19.0%	19.0%
Public administration	3.1%	3.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.4%	10.4%
Education, health & social services	9.2%	9.2%
Other	17.2%	17.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Crooks, SD	1,458	$151,266	86.0%
Tea, SD	5,910	$133,286	63.9%
Hartford, SD	3,408	$120,549	48.2%
Colton, SD	770	$105,982	30.3%
Montrose, SD	568	$84,412	3.8%
Humboldt, SD	699	$106,261	30.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bergman, AR	699	$80,926	0.5%
Stanwood, IA	699	$83,793	3.0%
Union, IL	699	$143,766	76.8%
Sandyfield, NC	699	$42,340	47.9%
LaMoure, ND	699	$96,418	18.5%
Humboldt, SD	699	$106,261	30.6%

Source: The Humboldt, SD employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.