Hurricane is a somewhat small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 5,472 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Hurricane is the 35th largest community in West Virginia.

Unlike some cities, Hurricane isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hurricane are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hurricane is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hurricane who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.74%), sales jobs (13.26%), and management occupations (7.38%).

Also of interest is that Hurricane has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Hurricane is a very car-oriented city. 97.77% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Hurricane is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Hurricane has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

As is often the case in a small city, Hurricane doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Hurricane Information and Demographics

The population of Hurricane overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Hurricane, 19.27% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Hurricane in 2000 was $20,119, which is wealthy relative to West Virginia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $80,476 for a family of four.

The people who call Hurricane home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Hurricane is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hurricane include German, English, Irish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Hurricane is English.