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Huntington, WV
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Huntington profile


Living in Huntington



Huntington is a medium-sized city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 45,746 people and 28 constituent neighborhoods, Huntington is the second largest community in West Virginia.

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 substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.03% of adults in Huntington have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Huntington in 2018 was $24,862, which is middle income relative to West Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,448 for a family of four. However, Huntington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Huntington also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.21% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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, German, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Huntington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.