Huntington, West Virginia
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City Overview
As of 2009, Huntington's population is 48,982 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of -4.79 percent.
The median home cost in Huntington is $85,300. Home appreciation the last year has been -2.90 percent.
Compared to the rest of the country, Huntington's cost of living is 28.24% Lower than the U.S. average.
Huntington public schools spend $6,912 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $6,058. There are about 13 students per teacher in Huntington.
The unemployment rate in Huntington is 7.30 percent(U.S. avg. is 8.50%). Recent job growth is Negative. Huntington jobs have Decreased by 3.90 percent.
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People
The 2009 Huntington, WV, population is 48,982. There are 3,083 people per square mile (population density).
Family in Huntington, WV
The median age is 37. The US median is 37.6. 44.29% of people in Huntington, WV, are married. 12.83% are divorced.
The average household size is 2.07 people. 12.66% of people are married, with children. 7.63% have children, but are single.
Race in Huntington, WV
89.08% of people are white, 7.83% are black, 1.26% are asian, 0.22% are native american, and 2.18% claim 'Other'.
0.72% of the people in Huntington, WV, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 99.28% are non-hispanic).
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Health
There are 538 physicians per 100,000 population in Huntington, WV. The US average is 170.
Huntington, WV Health Index
Air quality in Huntington, WV is 53 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is based on ozone alert days and number of pollutants in the air, as reported by the EPA.
Water quality in Huntington, WV is 40 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.
Superfund index is 81 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts.
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re: Diversity? - 5/17/2009: You and your wife would fit in just fine here. Thanks, in large part, to Marshall University and the hospitals in the area, there is diversity here. Is it as much as... (read more)Diversity?: We're getting ready to retire in the next several months. Currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area. We'd like to move to a small (for us anyway...there are more... (read more)Stay away from Huntington!: I lived in WV my whole life. I married, and moved to the Huntington, WV area in 2005. This past fall, we finally moved out of WV for better work elsewhere. While... (read more)Have an opinion about Huntington? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Huntington Click Here
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Economy
The unemployment rate in Huntington, WV, is 7.30%, with job growth of -3.90%. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 24.90%.
Huntington, WV Taxes
Huntington, WV,sales tax rate is 6.00%. Income tax is 6.00%.
Huntington, WV Income and Salaries
The income per capita is $18,639, which includes all adults and children. The median household income is $26,050.
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Huntington, West Virginia Economy: The economy in Huntington is struggling to survive actually. The gap between the very wealthy and the lower income families is quite significant. It seems like the... (read more)Revitalized little city with growing creative ener: Pullman Square has revitalized the downtown: it has lots of great food, a comedy club, and great movie theaters. Countless once-empty storefronts have been recently... (read more)Beautiful place with growing creative energy: Huntington is a city with growing creative energy and many great assets. Ritter Park is absolutely beautiful, and the Riverfront Park is a wonderful place that the city... (read more)Have an opinion about Huntington? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Huntington Click Here
| Unemployment Rate | 7.30% | 8.50% |
| Recent Job Growth | -3.90% | -3.10% |
| Future Job Growth | 24.90% | 26.40% |
| Sales Taxes | 6.00% | 6.00% |
| Income Taxes | 6.00% | 5.02% |
| Income per Cap. | $18,639 | $24,020 |
| Household Income | $26,050 | $44,684 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 32.36% | 13.64% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 16.79% | 11.21% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 13.02% | 11.46% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 14.08% | 15.84% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 11.92% | 19.28% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 5.64% | 11.53% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 3.60% | 10.70% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 1.61% | 4.43% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.68% | 1.31% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.31% | 0.61% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 9.26% | 13.61% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 22.09% | 20.24% |
| Service | 20.01% | 14.75% |
| Sales and Office | 31.74% | 26.74% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.19% | 0.74% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 6.69% | 9.48% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 10.02% | 14.44% |
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Housing
The median home value in Huntington, WV, is $85,300. Home appreciation is -2.90% over the last year. The median age of Huntington, WV, real estate is 54 years.
Huntington, WV Apartments and Rentals
Renters make up 39.99% of the Huntington, WV, population. 11.33% of houses and apartments in Huntington, WV, are unoccupied (vacancy rate).
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Huntington: I have grown up in the Huntington area. It has always been a good community, however there has also been a concentrated area of high crime in the city that seems to be... (read more)Huntington: There are a lot of nice people in Huntington. Unfortunately, the town is not nearly as nice as in the past. There is a lot of drug related crime... Detroit spillover,... (read more)Revitalized little city with growing creative ener: Pullman Square has revitalized the downtown: it has lots of great food, a comedy club, and great movie theaters. Countless once-empty storefronts have been recently... (read more)Have an opinion about Huntington? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Huntington Click Here
| Median Home Age | 54 | 27 |
| Median Home Cost | $85,300 | $202,300 |
| Home Appreciation | -2.90% | -4.60% |
| Homes Owned | 48.34% | 64.07% |
| Housing Vacant | 11.33% | 14.48% |
| Homes Rented | 39.99% | 21.45% |
| Property Tax Rate | $7.57 | $13.28 |
| OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS BY VALUE | | |
| Less Than $20,000 | 2.71% | 3.01% |
| $20,000 to $39,999 | 9.36% | 4.37% |
| $40,000 to $59,999 | 18.89% | 5.74% |
| $60,000 to $79,999 | 20.60% | 7.07% |
| $80,000 to $99,999 | 17.52% | 8.41% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 16.89% | 19.74% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 6.54% | 14.06% |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 4.79% | 16.59% |
| $300,000 to $399,999 | 1.32% | 8.21% |
| $400,000 to $499,999 | 0.69% | 4.53% |
| $500,000 to $749,999 | 0.38% | 4.75% |
| $1,000,000 or more | 0.18% | 1.86% |
| HOUSING UNITS BY YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | | |
| 1999 to October 2005 | 3.28% | 10.15% |
| 1995 to 1998 | 1.73% | 6.69% |
| 1990 to 1994 | 1.67% | 6.70% |
| 1980 to 1989 | 5.27% | 14.75% |
| 1970 to 1979 | 9.47% | 17.11% |
| 1960 to 1969 | 11.49% | 12.78% |
| 1950 to 1959 | 18.99% | 11.64% |
| 1940 to 1949 | 14.92% | 6.64% |
| 1939 or Earlier | 33.18% | 13.55% |
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Crime
Huntington, WV, violent crime, on a scale from 1 (low crime) to 10, is 6. Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The US average is 3.
Huntington, WV, property crime, on a scale from 1 (low) to 10, is 6. Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The US average is 3.
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Huntington: I have grown up in the Huntington area. It has always been a good community, however there has also been a concentrated area of high crime in the city that seems to be... (read more)Huntington: There are a lot of nice people in Huntington. Unfortunately, the town is not nearly as nice as in the past. There is a lot of drug related crime... Detroit spillover,... (read more)Revitalized little city with growing creative ener: Pullman Square has revitalized the downtown: it has lots of great food, a comedy club, and great movie theaters. Countless once-empty storefronts have been recently... (read more)Have an opinion about Huntington? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Huntington Click Here
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Climate
Huntington, WV, gets 41 inches of rain per year. The US average is 37. Snowfall is 16 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 129.
On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Huntington, WV. The July high is around 88 degrees. The January low is 27. Our comfort index, which is based on humidity during the hot months, is a 39 out of 100, where higher is more comfortable. The US average on the comfort index is 44.
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Revitalized little city with growing creative ener: Pullman Square has revitalized the downtown: it has lots of great food, a comedy club, and great movie theaters. Countless once-empty storefronts have been recently... (read more)Beautiful place with growing creative energy: Huntington is a city with growing creative energy and many great assets. Ritter Park is absolutely beautiful, and the Riverfront Park is a wonderful place that the city... (read more)Huntington, West Virginia Economy: The economy in Huntington is struggling to survive actually. The gap between the very wealthy and the lower income families is quite significant. It seems like the... (read more)Have an opinion about Huntington? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Huntington Click Here
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Education
Huntington, WV, schools spend $6,912 per student. There are 13 pupils per teacher, 1,206 students per librarian, and 510 children per counselor in Huntington, WV schools.
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re: Diversity? - 5/17/2009: You and your wife would fit in just fine here. Thanks, in large part, to Marshall University and the hospitals in the area, there is diversity here. Is it as much as... (read more)Diversity?: We're getting ready to retire in the next several months. Currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area. We'd like to move to a small (for us anyway...there are more... (read more)Stay away from Huntington!: I lived in WV my whole life. I married, and moved to the Huntington, WV area in 2005. This past fall, we finally moved out of WV for better work elsewhere. While... (read more)Have an opinion about Huntington? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Huntington Click Here
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Transportation
The average one-way commute in Huntington, WV, takes 19 minutes. 76% of commuters drive their own car alone. 11% carpool with others. 2% take mass transit and 2% work from home.
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Huntington, West Virginia Economy: The economy in Huntington is struggling to survive actually. The gap between the very wealthy and the lower income families is quite significant. It seems like the... (read more)Revitalized little city with growing creative ener: Pullman Square has revitalized the downtown: it has lots of great food, a comedy club, and great movie theaters. Countless once-empty storefronts have been recently... (read more)Beautiful place with growing creative energy: Huntington is a city with growing creative energy and many great assets. Ritter Park is absolutely beautiful, and the Riverfront Park is a wonderful place that the city... (read more)Have an opinion about Huntington? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Huntington Click Here
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Cost of Living
Our cost of living indices are based on a US average of 100. An amount below 100 means Huntington, WV is cheaper than the US average. A cost of living index above 100 means Huntington, WV is more expensive.
Overall, Huntington, WV cost of living is 71.76.
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Huntington: I have grown up in the Huntington area. It has always been a good community, however there has also been a concentrated area of high crime in the city that seems to be... (read more)Huntington: There are a lot of nice people in Huntington. Unfortunately, the town is not nearly as nice as in the past. There is a lot of drug related crime... Detroit spillover,... (read more)Revitalized little city with growing creative ener: Pullman Square has revitalized the downtown: it has lots of great food, a comedy club, and great movie theaters. Countless once-empty storefronts have been recently... (read more)Have an opinion about Huntington? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Huntington Click Here
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42.67% of the people in Huntington, WV are religious, meaning they affiliate with a religion. 5.29% are Catholic; 29.08% are Protestant; 0.71% are LDS; 6.80% are another Christian faith; 0.13% in Huntington, WV are Jewish; 0.03% are an eastern faith; 0.63% affilitates with Islam.
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re: Diversity? - 5/17/2009: You and your wife would fit in just fine here. Thanks, in large part, to Marshall University and the hospitals in the area, there is diversity here. Is it as much as... (read more)Diversity?: We're getting ready to retire in the next several months. Currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area. We'd like to move to a small (for us anyway...there are more... (read more)Stay away from Huntington!: I lived in WV my whole life. I married, and moved to the Huntington, WV area in 2005. This past fall, we finally moved out of WV for better work elsewhere. While... (read more)Have an opinion about Huntington? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Huntington Click Here
| Percent Religious | 42.67% | 50.03% |
| Catholic | 5.29% | 21.92% |
| Protestant | 29.08% | 19.12% |
| LDS | 0.71% | 1.57% |
| Baptist | 13.81% | 8.16% |
| Episcopalian | 1.03% | 8.12% |
| Pentecostal | 2.49% | 1.89% |
| Lutheran | 1.21% | 2.81% |
| Methodist | 8.05% | 3.84% |
| Presbyterian | 2.49% | 1.33% |
| Other Christian | 6.80% | 4.66% |
| Jewish | 0.13% | 2.16% |
| Eastern | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Islam | 0.63% | 0.54% |
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43.70% of the people in Huntington, WV are registered as Democrats. 55.43% are registered Republican. Remaining are independent: 0.87%.
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Huntington: I have grown up in the Huntington area. It has always been a good community, however there has also been a concentrated area of high crime in the city that seems to be... (read more)Huntington: There are a lot of nice people in Huntington. Unfortunately, the town is not nearly as nice as in the past. There is a lot of drug related crime... Detroit spillover,... (read more)Revitalized little city with growing creative ener: Pullman Square has revitalized the downtown: it has lots of great food, a comedy club, and great movie theaters. Countless once-empty storefronts have been recently... (read more)Have an opinion about Huntington? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Huntington Click Here
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