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Population in July 2007: 9,115. Population change since 2000: -3.0%
 

Males: 4,387  (46.3%)
Females: 5,080  (53.7%)

Gibson County

Median resident age:  39.2 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 38343.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $25,700 (it was $26,351 in 2000)
Humboldt  $25,700
Tennessee:  $38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $62,700 (it was $61,300 in 2000)
Humboldt  $62,700
Tennessee:  $114,000

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Races in Humboldt:

  • White Non-Hispanic (54.8%)
  • Black (43.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Humboldt: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: United States (18.0%), Irish (6.1%), German (4.8%), English (4.7%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%), Italian (1.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1866

Elevation: 357 feet

Land area: 9.66 square miles.

Population density: 954 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Humboldt

  • High school or higher: 68.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 6.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Humboldt city

  • Never married: 27.3%
  • Now married: 46.7%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 10.8%
  • Divorced: 11.9%

71 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.7%
Tennessee:  2.8%



According to our research there were 28 registered sex offenders living in Humboldt, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Humboldt to the number of sex offenders is 329 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Humboldt:  0.8% ($472)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, TN (14.5 miles , pop. 59,643).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (87.6 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (424.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Three Way, TN (5.2 miles ), Gibson, TN (5.7 miles ), Pope, TN (6.0 miles ), Gadsden, TN (6.3 miles ), Medina, TN (9.0 miles ), Trenton, TN (10.7 miles ), Milan, TN (12.3 miles ), Brazil-Gibson Wells, TN (13.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $65,100
  • 1997: 17 buildings, average cost: $83,400
  • 1998: 17 buildings, average cost: $61,300
  • 1999: 34 buildings, average cost: $86,800
  • 2000: 22 buildings, average cost: $60,700
  • 2001: 19 buildings, average cost: $57,300
  • 2002: 24 buildings, average cost: $53,200
  • 2003: 16 buildings, average cost: $92,200
  • 2004: 11 buildings, average cost: $81,700
  • 2005: 13 buildings, average cost: $110,500
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 11 buildings, average cost: $127,100

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Latitude: 35.82 N, Longitude: 88.91 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,549 (+16.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,796 (46.8%)


358 people in nursing homes

Area code: 731

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Humboldt, Tennessee business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -218 (-2.3%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (10%)
  • Paper (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Health care (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)


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Crime in Humboldt by Year

Type 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 1220100
    per 100,000 9.920.920.70.010.60.00.0
Rapes 4544834
    per 100,000 39.752.441.542.184.831.842.6
Robberies 2216161311916
    per 100,000 218.2167.5165.9136.9116.695.4170.4
Assaults 114946793111112120
    per 100,000 1130.6984.2694.5979.31176.61187.71278.4
Burglaries 198231169219150148195
    per 100,000 1963.72418.61751.82306.01590.01569.52077.3
Thefts 419447399409405368383
    per 100,000 4155.54680.14136.04306.64293.03902.44080.1
Auto thefts 51283026344039
    per 100,000 505.8293.2311.0273.8360.4424.2415.5
Arson 68312599
    per 100,000 59.583.831.1126.453.095.495.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 249.6) 687.3710.8576.2626.2671.2591.5682.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 32 (26 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.82
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Humboldt, Tennessee

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Humboldt-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 119% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/17/1999, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.9 miles away from the Humboldt city center killed 6 people and injured 106 people and caused $10 million in damages.

On 5/7/1971, a category 4 tornado 19.3 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 137 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Humboldt:
  • HUMBOLDT GENERAL HOSPITAL INC (3525 CHERE CAROL RD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Humboldt:
  • MILAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; MILAN, TN)
  • GIBSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; TRENTON, TN)
  • METHODIST LEBONHEUR HEALTHCARE-JACKSON (about 12 miles; JACKSON, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Humboldt, TN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Humboldt:
  • MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 17 miles; JACKSON, TN; ID: MKL)
  • MILLINGTON MUNI (about 74 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID: NQA)
  • BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 85 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID: PAH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Humboldt:
  • HUMBOLDT MUNI (about 4 miles; HUMBOLDT, TN; ID: M53)
  • GIBSON COUNTY (about 9 miles; TRENTON, TN; ID: TGC)
  • THORNTON (about 23 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TN; ID: 47M)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Humboldt:
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
  • JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 34 miles; MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; MURRAY, KY; FT enrollment: 7,676)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 79 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
  • NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 85 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 15,831)
Public high school in Humboldt:
Public elementary/middle schools in Humboldt:
Private elementary/middle schools in Humboldt:
  • HILLSIDE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 54; Location: 152 HUMBOLDT GIBSON RD; Grades: UG - UG)
  • VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACAD INC (Students: 54; Location: 117 STATE ROUTE 186; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Humboldt:
  • HUMBOLDT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $113,431; Location: 115 S. 16TH AVE.; 25,954 books; 668 audio materials; 1,524 video materials; 70 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Humboldt: Humboldt Country Club (A), Humboldt Scout Camp (B), Humboldt City Hall (C), Humboldt Public Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Rose Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Humboldt: Bailey Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Humboldt Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Strawberry Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1200 East Main Street), Sportsman (1011 North Central Avenue).

Hotel: Heritage Inn (3350 Eastend Drive).

Court: Humboldt City - General Sessions Court- Chancery Court- Humboldt Law C (City Hall).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Humboldt and their reported violations in the past:

HUMBOLT UTILITIES-WATER DEPT (Population served: 9225, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-04-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-04-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-1999)

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  65.7%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.6%
Whole state:  4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  18.1%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.2%
Whole state:  5.8%

Humboldt compared to Tennessee state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Humboldt (2007 data):
  • Regions Bank: Mason Road Branch, Plaza Branch, 22nd Avenue Branch, 1214 Main Street Branch. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
  • The Farmers & Merchants Bank: Humboldt Branch at 316 North 22nd Avenue, branch established on 1987-11-09; North Central Branch at 2535 North Central, branch established on 2000-08-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $80.2 mil, Deposits: $68.0 mil, headquarters in Dyer, TN, positive income, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Dyer F & M Bancshares, Inc.
  • Farmer's and Merchants Bank: Three Way Branch at 388 Hwy 45 W, branch established on 2000-12-06. Info updated 2006-08-09: Bank assets: $129.0 mil, Deposits: $111.1 mil, headquarters in Trezevant, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: F & M Bancshares, Inc.
  • First State Bank: at 2628 North Central Avenue, branch established on 2006-02-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $981.7 mil, Deposits: $866.5 mil, headquarters in Union City, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 32 total offices, Holding Company: Community First Bancshares, Inc.
  • BancorpSouth Bank: Humboldt Branch at 1500 Main Street, branch established on 1917-05-13. Info updated 2006-11-08: Bank assets: $12,045.1 mil, Deposits: $9,678.6 mil, headquarters in Tupelo, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 268 total offices, Holding Company: Bancorpsouth, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Elementary and Secondary - Instruction 164$442,396$32,37044$11,941
Elementary and Secondary - Other Total 65$108,756$20,07811$1,044



Humboldt government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,425,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $270,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $193,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $0
  • Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $496,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $12,825,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education: $10,003,000
    Gas Utilities: $3,094,000
    General - Other: $2,906,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,210,000
    Financial Administration: $2,006,000
    Police Protection: $1,772,000
    Fire Protection: $1,123,000
    Regular Highways: $1,061,000
    Water Utilities: $997,000
    Parks & Recreation: $476,000
    Libraries: $202,000
    Central Staff Services: $102,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $49,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $30,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,326,000
    Education: $0
  • General - Interest on Debt: $166,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $810,000
    All Other: $113,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,730,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,764,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,191,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,565,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $573,000
    Water Utilities: $165,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,677,000
    Interest Earnings: $675,000
    Rents: $80,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $295,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $17,808,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $13,397,000
    Gas Utilities: $3,720,000
    Water Utilities: $1,702,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $44,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $7,696,000
    General Support: $2,373,000
    All Other: $1,012,000
    Highways: $675,000
  • Tax - Property: $5,034,000
    Total General Sales: $1,256,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $345,000
    Other Selective Sales: $186,000
    NEC: $33,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $11,732,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $104,000

6.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,939 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.22%
Tennessee average:  7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Madison County, TN  1.41% ($38,792 average AGI)
from Carroll County, TN  0.59% ($27,941)
from Weakley County, TN  0.46% ($30,077)


5.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,620 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.80%
Tennessee average:  6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Madison County, TN  1.45% ($30,447 average AGI)
to Carroll County, TN  0.55% ($24,915)
to Weakley County, TN  0.36% ($26,656)


Strongest AM radio stations in Humboldt:
  • WIRJ (740 AM; 0 kW; HUMBOLDT, TN; Owner: JOHN F. WARMATH)
  • WHMT (1190 AM; daytime; 0 kW; HUMBOLDT, TN; Owner: BOYD ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WDXI (1310 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, TN; Owner: LIBERTY RADIO II, INC.)
  • WTJS (1390 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WJAK (1460 AM; 1 kW; JACKSON, TN; Owner: JAMES E. WOLFE, JR.)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Humboldt:
  • WYNU (92.3 FM; MILAN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWYN (106.9 FM; MCKENZIE, TN; Owner: RAINBOW MEDIA, INC.)
  • WZDQ (102.3 FM; HUMBOLDT, TN; Owner: THOMAS RADIO, LLC)
  • WLSZ (105.3 FM; HUMBOLDT, TN; Owner: BOYD ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WTNV (104.1 FM; JACKSON, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKNP (90.1 FM; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MID-SOUTH PUBLIC COMMUNICTNS FOUNDTN)
  • WWGM (93.1 FM; ALAMO, TN; Owner: GRACE BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC.)
  • WMXX-FM (103.1 FM; JACKSON, TN; Owner: GERALD W. HUNT)
  • WNWS-FM (101.5 FM; JACKSON, TN; Owner: RADIOCORP OF JACKSON, INC.)
  • WIGH (88.7 FM; LEXINGTON, TN; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • W256AD (99.1 FM; MILAN, TN; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WTNE-FM (97.7 FM; TRENTON, TN; Owner: GIBSON COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTKB-FM (93.7 FM; ATWOOD, TN; Owner: GIBSON COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WAMP (88.1 FM; JACKSON, TN; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WLSQ-FM (94.3 FM; DYER, TN; Owner: F. DARRELL BOYD)

TV broadcast stations around Humboldt:
  • WJKT (Channel 16; JACKSON, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBBJ-TV (Channel 7; JACKSON, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WJTE-LP (Channel 19; JACKSON, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W26CJ (Channel 26; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W22BR (Channel 22; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W52CZ (Channel 52; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W64BZ (Channel 64; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W35AH (Channel 35; JACKSON, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W25BY (Channel 25; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W38BY (Channel 38; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W54BU (Channel 54; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WLJT (Channel 11; LEXINGTON, TN; Owner: WEST TENNESSEE PUBLIC TV COUNCIL, INC)

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