People QuickFacts Huntington West Virginia Population, 2011 estimate 49,253 1,855,364 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 49,134 1,852,996 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.2% 0.1% Population, 2010 49,138 1,852,994 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 5.5% 5.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 18.0% 20.9% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 15.2% 16.0% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.4% 50.7%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 86.9% 93.9% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 8.6% 3.4% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 0.2% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.1% 0.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.7% 1.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 1.4% 1.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 86.1% 93.2%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 77.1% 87.6% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 1.9% 1.3% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 3.3% 2.3% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 85.9% 81.9% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 24.0% 17.3% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 16.4 25.4  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 53.6% 74.6% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 31.6% 12.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $81,500 $94,500 Households, 2006-2010 21,613 740,874 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.19 2.42 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $19,648 $21,232 Median household income 2006-2010 $27,858 $38,380 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 29.4% 17.4%     Business QuickFacts Huntington West Virginia Total number of firms, 2007 4,084 120,381 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.5% S American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 22.0% 28.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 1,725,063 25,080,573 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 477,567 11,036,467 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 548,118 20,538,829 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $11,137 $11,340 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 121,997 2,553,258     Geography QuickFacts Huntington West Virginia Land area in square miles, 2010 16.22 24,038.21 Persons per square mile, 2010 3,029.3 77.1 FIPS Code 39460 54 Counties Cabell County Wayne County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts