Huntington Woods is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 6,151 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Huntington Woods is the 191st largest community in Michigan.

Huntington Woods is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 94.05% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Huntington Woods is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Huntington Woods who work in sales jobs (12.15%), management occupations (11.79%), and healthcare (11.60%).

Of important note, Huntington Woods is also a city of artists. Huntington Woods has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Huntington Woods's character.

Also of interest is that Huntington Woods has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

For a small city, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Huntington Woods. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Huntington Woods.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Huntington Woods is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Huntington Woods is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Huntington Woods a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Huntington Woods has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Huntington Woods's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Huntington Woods is a very car-oriented city. 98.48% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Huntington Woods is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Huntington Woods has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Huntington Woods is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Huntington Woods Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Huntington Woods, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Huntington Woods is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 72.47% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Huntington Woods in 2000 was $45,264, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $181,056 for a family of four. However, Huntington Woods contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Huntington Woods home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Huntington Woods is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Huntington Woods include Russian, German, Polish, Irish, English, Eastern European, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Huntington Woods is English.