Huntington is a medium-sized city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 45,325 people and 28 associated neighborhoods, Huntington is the second largest community in West Virginia.Huntington is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.78% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Huntington is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Huntington who work in office and administrative support (12.15%), sales jobs (11.09%), and food service (9.56%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.20% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.In addition, Huntington is a college town. There are a lot of students in Huntington attending college, and as a result Huntington provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. The education level of Huntington citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.45% of adults in Huntington have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Huntington in 2022 was $30,024, which is upper middle income relative to West Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,096 for a family of four. However, Huntington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Huntington is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Huntington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Huntington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Huntington include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Huntington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
