Dewey-HumboldtAZ
A town of 4,604, settled in 1990.
What should you know before moving to Dewey-Humboldt?
A tough set of grades. The weak point is incomes: the median household income is $67K, and 8% of residents live below the poverty line. It lags on hazard risk as well: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 86% of U.S. communities, with wildfire at the top. At about $467K, a typical home costs 6.7 years of the Prescott Valley metro’s $70K median household income. Its best grade is for schools (B) — its schools rank ahead of 64% of Arizona towns. All told, that adds up to a C− overall, better than nearly a fifth of U.S. towns. That places it 109th of 139 in Arizona. Woolsey Ranchhouse Ruins is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places.
Dewey-Humboldt has grown 18% since 2010
3,894 counted in 2010 and 4,326 in 2020; an estimated 4,604 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 6.2% since 2020, after 11.1% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Dewey-Humboldt grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arizona), ordered by how far Dewey-Humboldt is from typical.
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Moving to Dewey-Humboldt: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dewey-Humboldt, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Dewey-Humboldt.
Dewey-Humboldt is healthier than towns with similar incomes and sends most of its workers to Phoenix and beyond, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Arizona.
Natural hazards: very high risk in Dewey-Humboldt, mostly wildfire
One declared disaster, in 2010, has brought federal aid to Dewey-Humboldt households. 52% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from wildfires, followed by inland flooding at 42%. 2 flood insurance claims have been paid locally since 2019.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Dewey-Humboldt earns a B for schools
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Humboldt Unified District. Enrollment at Dewey-Humboldt’s public school: 295 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 295 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AZ on state tests and graduation
Most working residents commute out of Dewey-Humboldt
Dewey-Humboldt has 367 jobs for its 1,502 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
The top destinations are Phoenix (21%), Prescott (16%) and Prescott Valley (13%). Commuting out is the norm in Dewey-Humboldt: 3% of working residents work locally. Since 2013, Dewey-Humboldt has added 201 jobs, to 367 in 2023. Dewey-Humboldt: 7.9% of residents live below the poverty line, against 12% in Arizona’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
| Dewey-Humboldt | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.9% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Dewey-Humboldt has four seasons and hot summers
July afternoons reach 93° and January nights drop to 28°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conserved land covers 13.8% of Dewey-Humboldt
Dewey-Humboldt’s trail network density stands at 0.5 miles per square mile, below Arizona’s towns (1.1) and close to U.S. towns (0.4).
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Dewey-Humboldt earns a C for cost of living
At 6.7 years of the Prescott Valley metro’s $70K median household income, the typical home (about $467K) costs more against local pay than in 78% of Arizona towns; that ratio is one input to that grade.
On the market in Dewey-Humboldt: a median 76 days to sell. A typical home locally is worth about $467,000, up 0.8% in a year, 12% above the Arizona typical home. 89% of Dewey-Humboldt households live in a home they own.
| Dewey-Humboldt | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,340 a month | $1,190 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Residents of Dewey-Humboldt are healthier than 53% of U.S. towns
Against the 10,144 U.S. towns with household incomes like Dewey-Humboldt’s, it is healthier than 71%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
The share of adults in Dewey-Humboldt who had a checkup this year: 76%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Dewey-Humboldt is ahead of Arizona on 6 and behind on 11. In Dewey-Humboldt, 29% of adults have obesity, and 29% feel lonely.
| Dewey-Humboldt | Arizona towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Dewey-Humboldt | AZ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 10.8% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.1% | 12% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Montezuma Castle National Monument and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dewey-Humboldt. Close and well known come first.
24 mi National MonumentMontezuma Castle National Monument320K visitors a year
33 mi MountainCathedral Rock
32 mi National forestCoconino National Forest
12 mi MuseumFort Whipple
21 mi National MonumentTuzigoot National Monument86K visitors a year
27 mi Park & preserveAgua Fria National MonumentPhoto credits
Montezuma Castle National Monument: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cathedral Rock: Terrydarc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coconino National Forest: Adam Baker from Houston / Moscow / Toulouse (travel a lot), CC BY 2.0 · Fort Whipple: Marine 69-71, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tuzigoot National Monument: The original uploader was Jhugg at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Agua Fria National Monument: BLM photo, Public domain
Everything we know about Dewey-Humboldt
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Dewey-Humboldt
About 4 of every 100 Dewey-Humboldt residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Arizona.
97% of working residents leave Dewey-Humboldt for work
Where Dewey-Humboldt’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Dewey-Humboldt
Town in Yavapai County, Arizona
Dewey–Humboldt is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population of the town was 3,894 according to the 2010 census. The Dewey–Humboldt area was a census-designated place (CDP) at the 2000 census, at which time its population was 3,453.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 2004
- Area
- 19 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,580 ft
- Area code
- 928
Dewey-Humboldt’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Dewey-Humboldt.
| Town | AZ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewey-Humboldt | #109 | C− | C | — | B | B− |
| Prescott Valley | #64 | C+ | C− | B− | B | B+ |
Dewey-Humboldt reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Dewey-Humboldt with a neighbor →
Questions about Dewey-Humboldt
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dewey-Humboldt, AZ a good place to live?
Dewey-Humboldt grades C− overall, better than 19% of U.S. towns and #109 of 139 in Arizona. It grades B− for health and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Dewey-Humboldt, AZ expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.