Iowa · County property tax · ACS 2024
Humboldt County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Humboldt County pays $2,011 a year, an effective rate of 1.29%, roughly in line with the U.S. average.
- $2,011
- Median tax / yr · Above-median bill
- 1.29%
- Effective rate · High rate
- +1%
- vs U.S. average
- #58 of 99
- rank in IA
The verdict
Homeowners in Humboldt County pay a median $2,011 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 1.29%, more affordable than 19% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $2,011
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 1.29%
- Effective rate on median home
- #2533 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- +1%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($155,800). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Iowa. Population: 9,591. Owner-occupied homes: 3,255.
The median annual property tax in Humboldt County is $2,011, which is 31% lower than the Iowa state average and 1% above the national average. The effective tax rate is 1.29% on a median home value of $155,800. Property taxes represent 2.8% of the median household income in this county.
Humboldt County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Humboldt County's 1.29% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 19%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits below the Iowa median
Homeowners in Humboldt County pay a median annual property tax of $2,011, roughly in line with the national median and well below the Iowa state median. On a $155,800 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 1.29% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Near the middle of Iowa counties by effective rate
Humboldt County ranks #58 of 99 counties in Iowa by effective rate (41% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 4
The latest release moved the bill up
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has ticked up 6.5%, from $1,889 to $2,011. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Decision signal 5
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Humboldt County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.8% of the $71,946 median household income.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Humboldt County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 30% from $1,551 to $2,011. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The heaviest band is also the fullest one here: 999 of 3,255 owner-occupied homes (30.7%) report annual real-estate taxes above $3,000. That band has no upper edge in the source, so the county median understates the burden carried by the plurality rather than describing it.
The rate is in the national top quarter while earnings are only moderately above the midpoint, so the median bill claims 2.8% of median household income. A high rate is affordable only relative to something, and this is what it is relative to here.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Humboldt County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Humboldt County homeowners, 999 of 3,255 owner-occupied homes (30.7%), pays $3,000 or more a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 15.3% (499)
- $800 to $1,499 18.2% (593)
- $1,500 to $1,999 14.5% (471)
- $2,000 to $2,999 17.7% (577)
- $3,000 or more 30.7% (999)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
116 homes here (3.6%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Iowa handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Humboldt County, mortgaged homeowners pay 22% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Humboldt County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Humboldt County's effective rate is higher than 41% of the 99 counties in Iowa - ranking #58 of 99.
Where Humboldt County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
1.29% more affordable than 19% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
What changed since 2020
The median bill in Humboldt County moved from $1,551 in the 2020 release to $2,011 in 2024, a change of about 30%. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates compared across releases that share only one sample year, which is why this page never compares consecutive releases: those overlap in four years of the same households and move mostly on sampling.
Humboldt County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Humboldt County | Iowa Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Above-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate High rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.8% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Humboldt County is PAR · MID on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Iowa counties.
Humboldt County rate trail · PAR
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,011 +6.5% | 1.29% |
| 2023 | $1,889 +0.3% | 1.29% |
| 2022 | $1,884 +13.2% | 1.40% |
| 2021 | $1,665 +7.4% | 1.46% |
| 2020 | $1,551 | 1.42% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Humboldt County: tax-to-income at 2.8%
Counties near Humboldt County's effective rate
On effective rate, Humboldt County sits nearest Miller County (GA), Greeley County (NE), Harlan County (NE).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Lee County (TX), Morgan County (OH), Lincoln County (OR).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Humboldt County: only 4% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 160 of 4,420 returns from Humboldt County reported real estate taxes, averaging $4,919 - 31% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Humboldt County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Humboldt County?
- Humboldt County, Iowa scores F (38/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is housing pressure at A- (2.17×). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- What is the average property tax in Humboldt County, Iowa?
- The median annual property tax in Humboldt County is $2,011, an effective rate of 1.29% on a $155,800 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- How does Humboldt County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Humboldt County run roughly in line with the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 1.29% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Humboldt County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Humboldt County is recorded at $2,011 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,551 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 3,255 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Humboldt County?
- Property taxes in Humboldt County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.8% of the $71,946 median household income.
What to do with Humboldt County's PAR rate
Inside Iowa, Humboldt County's $2,011 median bill runs low versus the state median - check peer counties before assuming the lowest bill is the best move. Iowa overview →
Humboldt County ranks #58 of 99 Iowa counties by effective rate - on the lower-burden half of the state ACS set. Iowa overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Humboldt County's PAR effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 1.29%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $2,011/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Humboldt County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Humboldt County (PAR · MID), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
PAR MID
Cache County, UT
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Humboldt County at $2,011/yr; rate 0.45% vs Humboldt County 1.29%.
Canyon County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Humboldt County at $2,011/yr; rate 0.52% vs Humboldt County 1.29%.
Okaloosa County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Humboldt County at $2,011/yr; rate 0.57% vs Humboldt County 1.29%.
Becker County, MN
ABS(median_tax) peer · $2,014/yr (near-tied bill ABS $3); rate 0.69% vs Humboldt County 1.29%.
Iowa county set
State ACS overview for every published Iowa county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Humboldt County stamps PAR · MID - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Humboldt County (PAR · MID) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.