Huntington is a metro area of 370,729 people. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $154,721. 1% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. Renters pay $879 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,617, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Huntington
What changed most since 1990
White share97.4% → 92.8%(−4.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$115,505 → $154,721(+34%)US over the same years: +67%
Among the 11 metro and micro areas based in West Virginia
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)21.7%(4,705)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.5%(4,438)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.7%(7,940)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(613)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(415)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 21,634 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Huntington, decade by decade
Huntington population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
369,362
$52,012
$115,505
12.4%
6.4
2000
382,696
$56,018
$123,815
14.8%
9.6
2010
386,768
$55,242
$138,654
17.1%
12.4
2020
376,155
$57,789
$148,981
20.6%
19.3
2024
370,729
$60,617
$154,721
23.6%
17.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
