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Home values, rents and more in Humboldt County, IA

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$162,000
Iowa: $237,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+4.5%
Iowa: +3.3% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$700/mo
Iowa: $1,208 · U.S.: $1,932
Population
9,409
Census estimate, July 2025
Median household income
$71,946
Iowa: $75,059 · U.S.: $80,734
Counties around Humboldt County, IA, shaded by typical home valueHumboldtWrightPocahontasHancockPalo Alto
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  • $140k–$160k
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Counties around Humboldt County, IA, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, counties). Humboldt County, IA is outlined.

How Humboldt County, IA compares

The typical home in Humboldt County, IA is worth about $162,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Humboldt County, IA are 32% below the typical value in Iowa ($237,000) and 56% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Humboldt County, IA rose 4.5%, compared with +3.3% in Iowa and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $700 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 42% below Iowa ($1,208) and 64% below the U.S. ($1,932).

The median household income is $71,946, against $75,059 in Iowa and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 9,409 people live in Humboldt County, IA (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).

Humboldt County, IA has the 24th-lowest typical home value of the 99 counties in Iowa with Zillow figures.

Part of: Iowa

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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