Hinton is a very small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 2,185 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hinton is the 99th largest community in West Virginia. Hinton has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

Being a small city, Hinton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, the citizens of Hinton rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.31% of adults 25 and older in Hinton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Hinton in 2022 was $23,378, which is lower middle income relative to West Virginia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,512 for a family of four. However, Hinton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hinton also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.63% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Hinton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hinton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hinton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hinton include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Hinton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.