U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Huntington city, West Virginia; West Virginia; United States (original) (raw)

Huntington city, West Virginia West Virginia United States
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)  NA  1,769,979  340,110,988

People

Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)  NA  1,769,979  340,110,988
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)  45,325  1,770,071  334,914,895
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024)  NA  1,793,736  331,515,736
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)  46,841  1,793,713  331,464,948
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024)  NA  -1.3%  2.6%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)  -3.2%  -1.3%  1.0%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 46,842 1,793,716 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 49,138 1,852,994 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent  5.1%  4.9%  5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent  17.9%  19.9%  21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent  18.2%  21.5%  17.7%
Female persons, percent  52.8%  50.1%  50.5%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent  85.0%  92.8%  75.3%
Black alone, percent (a)(a)  6.5%  3.8%  13.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a)  0.0%  0.3%  1.3%
Asian alone, percent (a)(a)  1.3%  0.9%  6.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a)  0.0%  Z  0.3%
Two or More Races, percent  6.3%  2.1%  3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b)  2.0%  2.2%  19.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent  84.5%  90.9%  58.4%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2019-2023 2,320 109,457 16,569,149
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 1.8% 1.7% 13.9%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) X 863,745 145,344,636
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 52.5% 74.3% 65.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 118,800∣118,800 118,800∣155,600 $303,400
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 1,147∣1,147 1,147∣1,225 $1,902
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 443∣443 443∣385 $612
Median gross rent, 2019-2023 863∣863 863∣850 $1,348
Building Permits, 2023 X 4,014 1,511,102
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2019-2023 19,627 721,448 127,482,865
Persons per household, 2019-2023 2.18 2.40 2.54
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 80.8% 89.2% 87.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 3.4% 2.5% 22.0%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 90.1% 90.1% 94.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 82.6% 84.4% 89.7%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 89.2% 88.6% 89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 34.5% 23.3% 35.0%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 15.9% 13.8% 9.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent  10.1%  7.5%  9.5%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 56.5% 53.5% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 54.0% 49.9% 58.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 193,943 4,723,330 1,196,315,575
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 2,239,766 18,934,220 3,330,304,719
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 52,943 3,692,949 1,316,303,546
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,030,813 30,058,548 6,974,691,329
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) 22,589∣22,589 22,589∣16,944 $20,928
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 18.6 26.6 26.6
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 43,146∣43,146 43,146∣57,917 $78,538
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 30,024∣30,024 30,024∣32,949 $43,289
Persons in poverty, percent  27.4%  16.7%  11.1%

Businesses

Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2022 X 35,530 8,298,562
Total employment, 2022 X 540,468 135,748,407
Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) X 26,501,437 8,965,035,263
Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 X 4.1% 5.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2022 X 93,669 29,811,495
All employer firms, Reference year 2022 1,021 22,550 5,876,787
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 558 13,504 3,633,787
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 139 4,185 1,309,282
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 36 1,266 1,326,462
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 712 18,793 4,230,881
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 35 1,206 273,542
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 702 18,470 5,275,279

Geography

Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 2,888.1 74.6 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 3,029.3 77.1 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 16.22 24,041.15 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 16.22 24,038.21 3,531,905.43
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