Metro area · CBSA 21700
Eureka
The Eureka, CA metro area has 134,541 people. Median rent is $1,287, 25.3% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Humboldt County at $1,554. Of the 25 places we track here, Hydesville has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$61,160
Median home value
$446,900
Unemployment
9.0%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,554
HUD, Humboldt County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka | 26,010 | $1,195 | 24.9% |
| Arcata | 18,607 | $1,327 | 34.1% |
| McKinleyville | 17,113 | $1,607 | 26.3% |
| Fortuna | 12,326 | $1,168 | 22.5% |
| Myrtletown | 5,322 | $1,583 | 31.4% |
| Humboldt Hill | 3,551 | $1,896 | 31.7% |
| Cutten | 3,550 | $1,636 | 20.2% |
| Rio Dell | 3,349 | $1,042 | 29.2% |
| Pine Hills | 2,875 | $1,633 | 25.0% |
| Bayview | 2,803 | $1,085 | 26.9% |
| Hoopa | 2,233 | $887 | 16.5% |
| Ferndale | 1,552 | $1,028 | 19.5% |
| Westhaven-Moonstone | 1,537 | $2,500 | 44.9% |
| Garberville | 1,415 | $1,293 | 39.2% |
| Hydesville | 1,263 | $860 | 10.7% |
| Redway | 1,145 | $659 | 33.3% |
| Willow Creek | 1,076 | $1,287 | 32.8% |
| Manila | 985 | $1,617 | 36.1% |
| Blue Lake | 982 | $1,284 | 28.7% |
| Fieldbrook | 736 | $1,240 | 17.4% |
| Loleta | 723 | $999 | 29.9% |
| Indianola | 560 | $1,920 | 37.7% |
| Shelter Cove | 543 | $1,287 | 34.7% |
| Fields Landing | 532 | $1,287 | 19.6% |
| Miranda | 513 | $1,123 | 22.0% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.