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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Huntington is $48,736, which is much higher than the state average of $32,145 and is much higher than the national average of $27,334. Huntington median household income is $76,013, which has grown by 45.16% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 29.99% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Huntington residents spend 36.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 27.2 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #43

Huntington, VA	48,736 USD
Virginia	32,145 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Huntington, VA	44,941 USD
Virginia	33,027 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Huntington, VA	46,891 USD
Virginia	40,128 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Huntington, VA	42,340 USD
Virginia	26,948 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #123

Huntington, VA	76,013 USD
Virginia	61,406 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Huntington, VA	90,010 USD
Virginia	82,584 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #72

Huntington, VA	45.16%
Virginia	29.99%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Huntington, VA		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	30.35%	$10,708, see rank	26.89%	$14,285	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	13.64%	$14,806, see rank	25.70%	$15,385	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	-0.02%	$0, see rank	1.79%	$2,804	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	14.38%	$42,825, see rank	20.39%	$26,210	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Huntington, VA	86,031 USD
Virginia	73,514 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Huntington, VA	104,999 USD
Virginia	95,703 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Huntington, VA	Virginia	U.S.
White	$78,006, see rank	$66,357	$54,999
Black	$88,750, see rank	$42,468	$35,194
Hispanic	$61,736, see rank	$57,793	$41,534
Asian	$71,477, see rank	$83,569	$68,950
One Race, Other	$57,321, see rank	$56,323	$40,847
Two or More Races	$36,369, see rank	$58,010	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Huntington, VA	Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$48,319, see rank	$31,967	$26,465
25 to 44	$75,139, see rank	$67,089	$57,132
45 to 64	$92,500, see rank	$73,733	$63,398
65 or over	$72,750, see rank	$38,641	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Huntington, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	9,396	see rank	6,216,349	238,733,844
Male¹	5,526	58.81%, see rank	48.55%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,704	85.12%, see rank	73.12%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	69	1.25%, see rank	3.40%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	4,635	83.88%, see rank	69.71%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,588	98.99%, see rank	93.93%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	47	1.01%, see rank	6.07%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	822	14.88%, see rank	26.88%	29.08%
Female¹	3,870	41.19%, see rank	51.45%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,840	73.39%, see rank	61.95%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	44	1.14%, see rank	0.63%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	2,796	72.25%, see rank	61.32%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,651	94.81%, see rank	94.22%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	145	5.19%, see rank	5.78%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,030	26.61%, see rank	38.05%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Huntington, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	7,246	100%	3,851,989	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,237	58.47%, see rank	77.00%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	672	9.27%, see rank	10.78%	10.35%
Public Transportation	2,084	28.76%, see rank	4.26%	4.94%
Walked	33	0.46%, see rank	2.36%	2.85%
Other Means	66	0.91%, see rank	1.38%	1.72%
Worked at Home	154	2.13%, see rank	4.23%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Huntington, VA	36.3 minutes
Virginia	27.2 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Huntington, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,239	-	3,824,131	141,833,331
Male¹	4,588	63.38%, see rank	51.67%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,319	50.54%, see rank	39.00%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	627	13.67%, see rank	12.64%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	545	11.88%, see rank	15.97%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.77%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	794	17.31%, see rank	10.87%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	244	5.32%, see rank	14.63%	18.08%
Female¹	2,651	36.62%, see rank	48.33%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,310	49.42%, see rank	43.28%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	501	18.90%, see rank	18.64%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	796	30.03%, see rank	31.99%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.41%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	44	1.66%, see rank	5.23%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Huntington, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,239	100%	3,824,131	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	4	0.06%, see rank	1.12%	1.86%
Construction	915	12.64%, see rank	7.54%	7.13%
Manufacturing	163	2.25%, see rank	8.15%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	37	0.51%, see rank	2.19%	3.06%
Retail Trade	510	7.05%, see rank	10.80%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	262	3.62%, see rank	4.25%	5.07%
Information	141	1.95%, see rank	2.54%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	338	4.67%, see rank	6.71%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,615	22.31%, see rank	14.24%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	922	12.74%, see rank	20.31%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	611	8.44%, see rank	8.01%	8.86%
Public Administration	1,183	16.34%, see rank	8.98%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	538	7.43%, see rank	5.16%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Huntington, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	714	6.92%, see rank	10.29%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	119	5.98%, see rank	7.19%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.