Huntington

Population: 46,189
Median household income: $43,146
Median home value: $118,800

Huntington is a community in Cabell County, West Virginia, home to 46,189 residents. At $43,146, its median household income sits below Cabell County's $52,828.

From 2019 to 2023, Huntington's population declined 1.0% from 46,667 to 46,189, while its median home value rose 21.0% from $98,200 to $118,800.

The median resident is 34.9 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 19.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 46,189
Median age: 34.9 yrs
Median household income: $43,146
Median home value: $118,800
Median gross rent: $863
Housing units: 24,153
Homeownership rate: 52.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

46,66746,189

Median household income

$31,162$43,146

Median home value

$98,200$118,800

Median gross rent

$712$863

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	46,667	$31,162	$98,200	$712
2020	46,139	$33,012	$100,300	$727
2021	46,923	$34,351	$98,600	$759
2022	46,637	$39,066	$114,800	$841
2023	46,189	$43,146	$118,800	$863

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 2419.9%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,335	5.1%
5 to 17	5,910	12.8%
18 to 24	9,176	19.9%
25 to 34	5,699	12.3%
35 to 44	4,833	10.5%
45 to 54	5,426	11.7%
55 to 64	4,404	9.5%
65 to 74	4,772	10.3%
75 and over	3,634	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	39,041	84.5%
Black or African American	2,865	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.0%
Asian	596	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.0%
Some other race	114	0.2%
Two or more races	2,638	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	906	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate25.4%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree18.7%

Graduate or professional degree15.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,114	10.8%
High school graduate	7,304	25.4%
Some college or associate's	8,439	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	5,382	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4,529	15.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone71.9%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit1.6%

Walked4.6%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,276	71.9%
Carpooled	2,206	11.1%
Public transit	317	1.6%
Walked	919	4.6%
Bicycle	197	1.0%
Worked from home	1,628	8.2%
Other means	301	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,901	48.9%
15 to 29 min	6,177	33.9%
30 to 44 min	1,400	7.7%
45 to 59 min	840	4.6%
60+ min	898	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 27.4% (11,752 of 42,949)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,575	48.8%
Nonfamily households	10,052	51.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,627	81.3%
Vacant	4,526	18.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,298	52.5%
Renter-occupied	9,329	47.5%

1-unit, detached65.1%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units12.9%

5 to 19 units13.0%

20 or more units7.7%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,729	65.1%
1-unit, attached	137	0.6%
2 to 4 units	3,119	12.9%
5 to 19 units	3,133	13.0%
20 or more units	1,869	7.7%
Mobile home & other	166	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5439460
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 2.24 sq mi
Center point: 38.4107, -82.4347