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Huntington WV - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	51,475	646 (of 25,150) (97%)	2 (of 282) (99%)
Average Income	$23,234	22,359 (11%)	195 (31%)
Median House Value	$65,400	15,133 (40%)	111 (61%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	89.6%	16,012 (of 25,150) (36%)	256 (of 282) (9%)
% Black Population	7.5%	4,778 (81%)	33 (88%)
% Hispanic Population	0.8%	17,940 (29%)	61 (78%)
% Asian Population	0.8%	7,151 (72%)	40 (86%)
% American Indian Population	0.2%	16,161 (36%)	90 (68%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	79.6%	13,194 (of 25,150) (48%)	84 (of 282) (70%)
% College Graduates	22.4%	5,851 (77%)	39 (86%)
% Never Married	32.7%	2,444 (90%)	14 (95%)
% Married	43.0%	23,080 (8%)	264 (6%)
% Seperated	1.3%	14,561 (42%)	151 (46%)
% Divorced	13.0%	5,352 (79%)	80 (72%)
% Foreign Born	1.5%	13,199 (48%)	51 (82%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	25,913	464 (of 25,150) (98%)	2 (of 282) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	34.1%	7,252 (71%)	99 (65%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	7.9%	8,473 (66%)	90 (68%)
Average Rooms in House	5.4	13,209 (47%)	174 (38%)
% Households with No Car	18.7%	1,498 (94%)	56 (80%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	7.9%	23,528 (6%)	248 (12%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,652 (85%)	21 (93%)
Median House Value	$65,400	15,133 (40%)	111 (61%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	11.4%	6,158 (76%)	105 (63%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.6%	4,840 (81%)	19 (93%)
Average Monthly Rent	$414	15,004 (40%)	74 (74%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	54.6%	19,592 (of 25,150) (22%)	111 (of 282) (61%)
% Drive Alone to Work	75.6%	16,119 (36%)	195 (31%)
% Take Public Transportation	1.8%	4,352 (83%)	32 (89%)
% Walk to Work	7.9%	3,289 (87%)	49 (83%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	17.8	21,191 (16%)	251 (11%)
% Households making less than $10,000	22.9%	2,182 (91%)	60 (79%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.3%	7,297 (71%)	67 (76%)
Median Household Income	$23,234	22,359 (11%)	195 (31%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	4.5%	7,076 (72%)	119 (58%)
Per Capita Income	$16,717	12,700 (50%)	91 (68%)
Male Worker Income	$30,040	15,207 (40%)	135 (52%)
Female Worker Income	$21,198	15,144 (40%)	107 (62%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	17.5%	4,098 (84%)	98 (65%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	24.7%	2,996 (88%)	72 (74%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Columbus, Ohio	113 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.84

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Binghamton, New York	0.90
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	0.89
Owensboro, Kentucky	0.89
Altoona, Pennsylvania	0.89
Niagara Falls, New York	0.88
Joplin, Missouri	0.87
Mansfield, Ohio	0.87
Terre Haute, Indiana	0.87
Enid, Oklahoma	0.86
Utica, New York	0.86

Huntington WV Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Houses Worth Less than $50,000	3,609	116
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $300 and $499	1,162	135
Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	1,179	161
American Ancestor Population	7,194	167
Households Making Less than $10,000	5,276	168

Huntington WV Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 282)
75 to 84 year Old Population	3,611	1
18 and Older Male Population	19,551	1
White Population	46,127	1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population	25	1
Guamanian or Chamorro Population	6	1

Huntington WV Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Lithuanian People	0.0%	24,512
Percent Slovak People	0.0%	24,507
Percent Ukrainian People	0.0%	24,430
Portuguese People	0	24,336
Percent Portuguese People	0.0%	24,314

Huntington WV Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 282)
Percent Family Households	53.3%	268
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	27.8%	267
Percent Married Couple Family Households	36.9%	265
Percent Married People	43.0%	264
Percent In Household Population	94.4%	262

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Huntington WV	Binghamton, New York
Total Population	47,380	51,475
Average Age	36.7	36.7
Average Income	$25,665	$23,234
Median House Value	$66,500	$65,400
% White Population	83.2%	89.6%
% Black Population	8.4%	7.5%
% Asian Population	3.3%	0.8%
% Hispanic Population	3.9%	0.8%

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