Eureka.
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California·Humboldt County
8 tracts·30K people·$405K median·3,094/mi²
White 64 · Hispanic 16 · Multiracial 9 · Asian 6 · Other 3 · Black 2
Living alone 36 · Married couple 32 · Other 32
Eureka 49 · Arcata 8 · Cutten 3 · McKinleyville 2 · Bayview 2 · Elsewhere 35
Health 28 · Public admin 21 · Retail 17 · Professional 14 · Leisure 8 · Manufacturing 7 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 38 · Service 28 · Sales · office 16 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 69 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 12 · Walk 5 · Transit 1 · Bike 1
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Eureka is $404,500 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Eureka has 26,010 residents across 6 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.1; the population is 64.1% White, 15.9% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% Multiracial, 5.5% Asian, 3.2% Other and 2.0% Black; the average household has 2.4 people; 29.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.1% (Census ACS).
Washington Elementary (33%) and Alice Birney Elementary (16%) lead the elementary schools; Catherine L. Zane Middle is the middle school with reported scores (32%); Eureka Senior High (35%), Zoe Barnum High (16%) and Eureka Community (2%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,195/month, 24% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Eureka is $57,662 a year, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Eureka, median rent is $1,195/month and the median home value is $404,500 (Census ACS).
Eureka reported 9.6 violent crimes and 36.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 64°F; winter lows average 41°F; there are 141 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 42 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Eureka are earthquake (100), inland flooding (73) and wildfire (45), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 1.46g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Eureka scores 14.9 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 4.9% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).