Huntington is a medium-sized city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 45,746 people and 28 associated neighborhoods, Huntington is the second largest community in West Virginia.Huntington is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.00% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Huntington is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Huntington who work in office and administrative support (12.88%), sales jobs (11.22%), and food service (10.59%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.49% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.Huntington is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Huntington enrolled in college, Huntington has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. The overall education level of Huntington citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.31% of adults in Huntington have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Huntington in 2022 was $27,632, 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 $110,528 for a family of four. However, Huntington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Huntington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
