Who is the Humboldt County Assessor?

Andy Heiser (Republican) is the Assessor of Humboldt County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Humboldt County Clerk?

Tami Rae Spero (Republican) is the Clerk of Humboldt County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Humboldt County District Attorney?

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

Who is the Humboldt County Recorder?

Tia H. Lange (Republican) is the Recorder of Humboldt County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Humboldt County Sheriff?

Angel Cardenas is the Sheriff of Humboldt County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Humboldt County Treasurer?

Rhona Lecumberry (Republican) is the Treasurer of Humboldt County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Humboldt County commissioners?

Jesse Hill (Seat A); Paige Brooks (Seat B); Ron Cerri (Seat C); Ken Tipton (Seat D); Mark Evatz (Seat E).

What is the population of Humboldt County?

About 17,289 people, with a median age of 37.7; the median household income is $81,073 and 10.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Humboldt County?

3.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 262 people unemployed in a labor force of 8,734, against 3.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Humboldt County?

20 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 1 school district and 17 special district governments.

Humboldt County, NV elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Humboldt County: 11 seats on 7 elected bodies. 8 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Humboldt County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, Seat A	Jesse Hill source
County Commissioner, Seat B	Paige Brooks source
County Commissioner, Seat C	Ron Cerri source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, Seat D	Ken Tipton source
County Commissioner, Seat E	Mark Evatz Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Andy Heiser Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk	Tami Rae Spero Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
District Attorney	Kevin Pasquale source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Recorder	Tia H. Lange Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Angel Cardenas source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Treasurer	Rhona Lecumberry Republican 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 20 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	1	0
School districts (school boards)	1	0
Special districts (elected boards)	17	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, 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

17,289people

37.7median ageU.S.: 38.9

$81,073 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

10.6%below the U.S.: 12.5%

19.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$278,300median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.8%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

9.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.4%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

8.7%U.S.: 8.4%

36.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

24.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 27.3% · White 63.7% · Black 0.8% · Asian 1.5% · Other or more than one race 6.7% (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

3.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.6%. Nevada: 4.5%.

262people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

8,472people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

8,734in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.0%	262	8,472	8,734
August 2026	2.8%	243	8,384	8,627
July 2026	3.4%	293	8,392	8,685
June 2026	3.5%	300	8,383	8,683
May 2026	3.5%	296	8,074	8,370
April 2026	3.1%	259	8,070	8,329
March 2026	3.5%	299	8,152	8,451
February 2026	3.8%	316	7,998	8,314
January 2026	3.9%	325	8,063	8,388
December 2025	3.5%	311	8,472	8,783
November 2025	3.6%	319	8,436	8,755
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.6%	312	8,343	8,655
August 2025	3.4%	288	8,131	8,419
July 2025	3.9%	326	7,958	8,284
June 2025	4.2%	343	7,813	8,156
May 2025	4.0%	319	7,729	8,048
April 2025	3.7%	299	7,791	8,090
March 2025	4.0%	330	7,820	8,150
February 2025	4.0%	322	7,780	8,102
January 2025	4.0%	329	7,812	8,141
December 2024	3.7%	309	7,948	8,257
November 2024	3.8%	311	7,966	8,277
October 2024	4.0%	336	8,026	8,362

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.8%	318	8,008	8,326
2024	4.1%	335	7,823	8,158
2023	4.0%	323	7,849	8,172
2022	3.7%	307	7,891	8,198
2021	3.3%	276	8,191	8,467
2020	4.9%	410	7,938	8,348
2019	3.0%	258	8,431	8,689
2018	3.3%	272	8,051	8,323
2017	4.1%	344	7,957	8,301
2016	5.4%	450	7,862	8,312

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. Nevada's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.7% 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

407.0 per 100,0002025. Nevada: 379.2.

1,044.0 per 100,0002025. Nevada: 1,996.0.

1murders2025, 69 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	69	407.0	177	1,044.0
2024	82	472.9	183	1,055.3
2023	71	413.0	270	1,570.6
2022	64	354.7	368	2,039.8
2021	73	435.1	340	2,026.5
2020	56	330.8	278	1,642.2
2019	34	202.2	280	1,664.8
2018	36	214.1	260	1,546.4
2017	56	329.8	232	1,366.5
2016	57	332.1	215	1,252.5

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Humboldt County Sheriff's Office	2025	17	52	8,772
Winnemucca Police Department	2025	52	125	8,182

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 Nevada · the U.S.

Police staffing

3.30 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 16,954 people.

56sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

31civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Humboldt County Sheriff's Office	33	26	8,772
Winnemucca Police Department	23	5	8,182

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	56	3.30	31	2
2024	58	3.34	27	2
2023	59	3.43	28	2
2022	62	3.44	27	2
2021	64	3.81	24	2
2020	60	3.54	23	2
2019	58	3.45	24	2
2018	57	3.39	24	2
2017	53	3.12	25	2
2016	57	3.32	24	2

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?: Andy Heiser (Republican) is the Assessor of Humboldt County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Humboldt County Clerk?: Tami Rae Spero (Republican) is the Clerk of Humboldt County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Humboldt County District Attorney?: Kevin Pasquale is the District Attorney of Humboldt County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Humboldt County Recorder?: Tia H. Lange (Republican) is the Recorder of Humboldt County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Humboldt County Sheriff?: Angel Cardenas is the Sheriff of Humboldt County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Humboldt County Treasurer?: Rhona Lecumberry (Republican) is the Treasurer of Humboldt County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Humboldt County commissioners?: Jesse Hill (Seat A); Paige Brooks (Seat B); Ron Cerri (Seat C); Ken Tipton (Seat D); Mark Evatz (Seat E).
What is the population of Humboldt County?: About 17,289 people, with a median age of 37.7; the median household income is $81,073 and 10.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Humboldt County?: 3.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 262 people unemployed in a labor force of 8,734, against 3.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Humboldt County?: 20 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 1 school district and 17 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Clark County Election Department's index of elected officials, each other county's own website and its school district's, and the Secretary of State's certified list of 2026 general-election candidates; officials appointed since a page was updated may differ; 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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