Humboldt State's Living Circumstances

Arcata Elementary School District Overview

California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt located in Arcata Elementary School District area. A total of 5,677 households are located in Arcata Elementary School District area. Among them, 865 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.80 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 2,055 and 7,170 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.15% (421) of residents are non-citizens and 20.61% (2,756) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Arcata Elementary School District, California
Household	5,677
Population	13,370
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	865 (15.24%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	2,055
Total Students	7,170
Pre-Kindergarten	87
Kindergarten	84
Grade 1-8	624
Grade 9-12	383
College/Graduate School	5,992
Veterans	13,740
Non-citizen	421
Non-English Home Language	2,756
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

13,865 residents are over the age of 16 and 9,008 people are in labor force. Among them, 9,008 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 7,809 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 13.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Arcata Elementary School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,380	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	3,868	52.41%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	862	11.68%
Public transportation	379	5.14%
Walked	1,374	18.62%
Other method	411	5.57%
Worked from home	486	6.59%
Average Commute Time	19 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,809	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,178	40.70%
Service	2,034	26.05%
Sales and office	1,468	18.80%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	427	5.47%
Production, transportation, and material moving	702	8.99%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,809	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	297	3.80%
Construction	133	1.70%
Manufacturing	342	4.38%
Wholesale trade	40	0.51%
Retail trade	1,283	16.43%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	225	2.88%
Information	181	2.32%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	219	2.80%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	839	10.74%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,230	28.56%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,228	15.73%
Other services, except public administration	329	4.21%
Public administration	463	5.93%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,809	-
Private wage and salary workers	4,894	62.67%
Government workers	2,162	27.69%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	714	9.14%
Unpaid family workers	39	0.50%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $61,545 for the 5,677 households in Arcata Elementary School District area, California. The average income of a single worker is $13,039. 14,037 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.32%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	5,677	-
Less than $10,000	759	13.37%
$10,000 - $14,999	577	10.16%
$15,000 - $24,999	725	12.77%
$25,000 - $34,999	673	11.85%
$35,000 - $49,999	846	14.90%
$50,000 - $74,999	694	12.22%
$75,000 - $99,999	425	7.49%
$100,000 - $149,999	603	10.62%
$150,000 - $199,999	201	3.54%
More than $200,000	174	3.06%
Median Household Income	$36,287	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$61,545	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	2,079	-
Less than $10,000	41	1.97%
$10,000 - $14,999	150	7.22%
$15,000 - $24,999	232	11.16%
$25,000 - $34,999	143	6.88%
$35,000 - $49,999	261	12.55%
$50,000 - $74,999	338	16.26%
$75,000 - $99,999	210	10.10%
$100,000 - $149,999	448	21.55%
$150,000 - $199,999	105	5.05%
More than $200,000	151	7.26%

Median Family Income	$70,062	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$84,813	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$13,039	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$36,673	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$36,673	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,204	-
With health insurance coverage	14,037	92.32%
Public coverage	5,874	38.63%
Private health insurance	9,910	65.18%
Without health insurance coverage	1,167	7.68%

Housing

There are 6,362 housing units in Arcata Elementary School District area, California with 5,677 units (89.23%) occupied. 2,002 houses (35.27%) are occupied by owner and 3,675 houses (64.73%) are rented. The average housing value is $354,400 and the average rental cost is $1,078. 121 houses (1.90%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,387 houses (21.80%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	6,362	-
Occupied	5,677	89.23%
Owner Occupied	2,002	35.27%
Renter Occupied	3,675	64.73%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	3,006	47.25%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	449	7.06%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,813	44.22%
Mobile Homes	94	1.48%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	6,362	-
Built 2014 or later	121	1.90%
Built 2010 - 2013	75	1.18%
Built 2000 - 2009	717	11.27%
Built 1990 - 1999	675	10.61%
Built 1980 - 1989	627	9.86%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,152	18.11%
Built 1960 - 1969	567	8.91%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,041	16.36%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,387	21.80%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	6,362	-
1 room	526	8.27%
2 rooms	424	6.66%
3 rooms	956	15.03%
4 rooms	1,495	23.50%
5 rooms	1,039	16.33%
6 rooms	870	13.67%
7 rooms	350	5.50%
8 rooms	300	4.72%
9 rooms or more	402	6.32%
Median Number of Rooms	4.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	6,362	-
no bedroom	578	9.09%
1 bedroom	1,079	16.96%
2 bedrooms	2,228	35.02%
3 bedrooms	1,698	26.69%
4 bedrooms	609	9.57%
5 bedrooms or more	170	2.67%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	2,002	-
Less than $50,000	36	1.80%
$50,000 - $99,999	17	0.85%
$100,000 - $149,999	99	4.95%
$150,000 - $199,999	15	0.75%
$200,000 - $299,999	414	20.68%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,092	54.55%
$500,000 - $999,999	296	14.79%
$1,000,000 or more	33	1.65%
Median House Value	$354,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,631	-
Less than $500	201	5.54%
$500 - $999	1,361	37.48%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,222	33.65%
$1,500 - $1,999	594	16.36%
$2,000 - $2,499	168	4.63%
$2,500 - $2,999	68	1.87%
$3,000 or more	17	0.47%
Median Rental Costs	$1,078	-

Demographic

A total of 15,204 people lives in Arcata Elementary School District area, California with 7,830 male and 7,374 female. The males to female ratio is 51.50 to 48.50. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	15,204	-
Male	7,830	51.50%
Female	7,374	48.50%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	15,204	-
Under 5 years	248	1.63%
5 - 9 years	332	2.18%
10 - 14 years	634	4.17%
15 - 19 years	2,136	14.05%
20 - 24 years	4,163	27.38%
25 - 34 years	2,449	16.11%
35 - 44 years	1,363	8.96%
45 - 54 years	1,226	8.06%
55 - 59 years	546	3.59%
60 - 64 years	654	4.30%
65 - 74 years	988	6.50%
75 - 84 years	220	1.45%
85 years and older	245	1.61%
Median Age	25.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	15,204	-
One Race	14,023	92.23%
White	11,169	73.46%
Black or African American	472	3.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native	326	2.14%
Asian	675	4.44%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	216	1.42%
Other	1,165	7.66%

Two or more races	1,181	7.77%
White and Black or African American	187	1.23%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	279	1.84%
White and Asian	328	2.16%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	25	0.16%