Who is the Humboldt County Assessor?

Howard Lahaie is the Assessor of Humboldt County, California. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Humboldt County District Attorney?

Stacey Eads is the District Attorney of Humboldt County, California. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Humboldt County Sheriff-Coroner?

William Honsal III is the Sheriff-Coroner of Humboldt County, California. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Humboldt County commissioners?

Rex H Bohn (Supervisor, District 1); Michelle L Bushnell (Supervisor, District 2); Mike Wilson (Supervisor, District 3); Natalie Arroyo (Supervisor, District 4); Stephen S Madrone (Supervisor, District 5).

What is the population of Humboldt County?

About 134,541 people, with a median age of 39.9; the median household income is $61,160 and 18.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Humboldt County?

5.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 3,107 people unemployed in a labor force of 60,296, against 5.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Humboldt County?

104 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 32 school district and 64 special district governments.

Humboldt County, CA elected officials: supervisors, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Humboldt County: 8 seats on 4 elected bodies. 3 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Supervisors

Humboldt County Board of Supervisors

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
Supervisor, District 1	Rex H Bohn source
Supervisor, District 2	Michelle L Bushnell source
Supervisor, District 3	Mike Wilson source
Supervisor, District 4	Natalie Arroyo source
Supervisor, District 5	Stephen S Madrone source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Howard Lahaie source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
District Attorney	Stacey Eads source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff-Coroner	William Honsal III source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Humboldt County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 104 local governments in Humboldt County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	7	0
School districts (school boards)	32	0
Special districts (elected boards)	64	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments (1 in Humboldt County), though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Humboldt County

134,541people

39.9median ageU.S.: 38.9

$61,160 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

18.7%below the U.S.: 12.5%

33.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$446,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700

9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

6.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

4.9%U.S.: 8.4%

60.1%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

42.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 14.2% · White 69.5% · Black 1.3% · Asian 3% · Other or more than one race 12.1% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Humboldt County

5.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.2%. California: 5.1%.

3,107people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

57,189people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

60,296in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	5.2%	3,107	57,189	60,296
August 2026	5.6%	3,307	55,587	58,894
July 2026	5.3%	3,123	55,371	58,494
June 2026	5.1%	3,008	56,528	59,536
May 2026	4.4%	2,610	57,216	59,826
April 2026	4.8%	2,870	57,012	59,882
March 2026	5.1%	3,084	57,266	60,350
February 2026	5.4%	3,260	57,181	60,441
January 2026	5.6%	3,351	56,171	59,522
December 2025	5.0%	3,016	57,384	60,400
November 2025	5.2%	3,162	57,930	61,092
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	5.2%	3,166	58,271	61,437
August 2025	5.7%	3,406	56,730	60,136
July 2025	5.8%	3,427	56,086	59,513
June 2025	5.3%	3,258	57,795	61,053
May 2025	4.5%	2,769	58,328	61,097
April 2025	4.9%	2,975	57,832	60,807
March 2025	5.3%	3,242	57,984	61,226
February 2025	5.5%	3,313	57,410	60,723
January 2025	5.6%	3,362	57,160	60,522
December 2024	4.9%	2,964	57,669	60,633
November 2024	4.9%	3,002	57,860	60,862
October 2024	4.8%	2,928	58,212	61,140

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	5.3%	3,191	57,537	60,728
2024	5.1%	3,082	57,392	60,474
2023	4.6%	2,747	56,489	59,236
2022	4.1%	2,405	55,729	58,134
2021	6.4%	3,706	54,077	57,783
2020	8.7%	5,094	53,495	58,589
2019	3.7%	2,282	58,702	60,984
2018	3.7%	2,278	59,058	61,336
2017	4.3%	2,649	58,721	61,370
2016	5.0%	3,091	58,173	61,264

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. California's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 5.1% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Humboldt County

362.5 per 100,0002025. California: 432.7.

1,212.7 per 100,0002025. California: 1,792.2.

2murders2025, 481 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	481	362.5	1,609	1,212.7
2024	618	451.4	1,922	1,403.9
2023	599	439.0	2,091	1,532.3
2022	627	454.6	2,678	1,941.7
2020	621	457.1	3,078	2,265.6
2019	620	452.5	3,449	2,517.3
2018	561	407.8	3,488	2,535.4
2017	638	461.0	3,632	2,624.5
2016	676	495.1	3,484	2,551.4

By police agency (6)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Humboldt County Sheriff's Office	2025	173	534	70,722
Eureka Police Department	2025	206	552	25,154
Arcata Police Department	2025	68	318	18,741
Fortuna Police Department	2025	21	160	12,021
Rio Dell Police Department	2025	12	35	3,228
Ferndale Police Department	2025	1	10	1,352

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in California · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.98 per 1,000 residents2025, 6 agencies serving 131,218 people.

260sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

119civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (6), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Humboldt County Sheriff's Office	171	71	70,722
Eureka Police Department	39	25	25,154
Arcata Police Department	25	13	18,741
Fortuna Police Department	16	8	12,021
Rio Dell Police Department	4	2	3,228
Ferndale Police Department	5	0	1,352

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	260	1.98	119	6
2024	271	2.00	110	6
2023	266	1.97	112	6
2022	278	2.04	117	6
2021	269	2.01	120	6
2020	307	2.29	109	6
2019	290	2.14	103	6
2018	284	2.09	94	6
2017	278	2.03	105	6
2016	278	2.06	97	6

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Humboldt County Assessor?: Howard Lahaie is the Assessor of Humboldt County, California. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Humboldt County District Attorney?: Stacey Eads is the District Attorney of Humboldt County, California. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Humboldt County Sheriff-Coroner?: William Honsal III is the Sheriff-Coroner of Humboldt County, California. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Humboldt County commissioners?: Rex H Bohn (Supervisor, District 1); Michelle L Bushnell (Supervisor, District 2); Mike Wilson (Supervisor, District 3); Natalie Arroyo (Supervisor, District 4); Stephen S Madrone (Supervisor, District 5).
What is the population of Humboldt County?: About 134,541 people, with a median age of 39.9; the median household income is $61,160 and 18.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Humboldt County?: 5.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 3,107 people unemployed in a labor force of 60,296, against 5.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Humboldt County?: 104 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 32 school district and 64 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Secretary of State's California Roster; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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