Humboldt County, Nevada
19 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 17,289
- Median household income
- $81,073
- ±5,960
- Unemployed
- 5.8%
- 483 of 8,354 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.2%
- 6,168 of 6,911 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Humboldt | 17,648 (2021) | 50 W 5th St, Winnemucca | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Winnemucca | 8,603 (2021) | 90 W 4th St, Winnemucca | Website |
Special districts 17
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golconda Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 130, Golconda | — |
| Humboldt County Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 50 W 5th St, Winnemucca | — |
| McDermitt Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | P.O Box 317, McDermitt | Website |
| Orovada Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 35, Orovada | — |
| Paradise Valley Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 506 S Main St, Paradise Valley | — |
| Pueblo Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 188, Denio | — |
| Winnemucca Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 422 Baud St, Winnemucca | — |
| Denio Television District | Miscellaneous commercial activities | 50 W 5th St, Winnemucca | — |
| Quinn River Television District | Miscellaneous commercial activities | 50 W 5th St, Winnemucca | — |
| Orovada Community Services District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 174, Orovada | — |
| Kings River General Improvement District | Other single function districts | 50 W 5th St, Winnemucca | — |
| Paradise Valley Sewer District | Sewerage | 50 W 5th St #203, Winnemucca | — |
| McDermitt Sewer District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 36, Mc Dermitt | — |
| Orovada General Improvement District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 134, Orovada | — |
| Paradise-Sonoma Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 3275 Fountain Way, Winnemucca | Website |
| Quinn River Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 162, Orovada | Website |
| Golconda Water District | Water supply utility | Po Box 28, Golconda | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Humboldt
School district14 schools
310 East 4th Street, Winnemucca, NV, 89445
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Ontario Saturday Market (Ontario)
Reno Summit Farmers' Market () · Tamarack Junction Casino Farmers' Market () · Sands Farmers' Market (Reno) · and 3 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.