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Huntington, West Virginia Economy Profile

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 Huntington, West Virginia United States
StateWest Virginia
CityHuntington
Total population51,475 281,421,906
Male24,199138,053,563
Female27,276143,368,343
Median age (years)36.735.3
Total households22,955105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)23,23441,994

Huntington, West Virginia Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Huntington, West Virginia equals fifteen thousand, nine hundred and eleven. Government workers comprise nineteen point three two percent of workers in Huntington, West Virginia. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 4.87% of Huntington, West Virginia labor force. There are 108 unpaid family workers in Huntington, West Virginia.

four point four five percent of population are involved in construction, 6.96% are in manufacturing, and 2.22% are in wholesale trade. 8.4% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Huntington, West Virginia. 11.88% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Huntington, West Virginia.

54.55% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Huntington, West Virginia. Seventy-five point six percent of Huntington, West Virginia workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Two point one two percent of Huntington, West Virginia residents work at home. 1.78% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Huntington, West Virginia %, Huntington, West Virginia United States
Population 16 years and over43,411  217,168,077
In labor force23,682 54.55%63.92%
- Civilian labor force23,656 54.49%63.39%
- - Employed21,128 48.67%59.73%
- - Unemployed2,528 5.82%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force10.7  5.8
- Armed Forces26 0.06%0.53%
Not in labor force19,729 45.45%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over23,366 53.83%51.66%
In labor force11,581 26.68%29.72%
- Civilian labor force11,575 26.66%29.65%
- - Employed10,652 24.54%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years3,051 7.03%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force1,710  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over20,679  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone15,633 75.6%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled2,348 11.35%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)368 1.78%4.73%
Walked1,641 7.94%2.93%
Other means250 1.21%1.19%
Worked at home439 2.12%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)17.8 0.09%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over21,128  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations6,572 31.11%33.65%
Service occupations4,250 20.12%14.86%
Sales and office occupations6,763 32.01%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations38 0.18%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations1,411 6.68%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations2,094 9.91%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining73 0.35%1.87%
Construction940 4.45%6.78%
Manufacturing1,470 6.96%14.1%
Wholesale trade468 2.22%3.6%
Retail trade2,996 14.18%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities782 3.7%5.2%
Information604 2.86%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing1,184 5.6%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services1,774 8.4%9.3%
Educational, health and social services5,938 28.1%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services2,509 11.88%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)1,372 6.49%4.87%
Public administration1,018 4.82%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers15,911 75.31%78.47%
Government workers4,081 19.32%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business1,028 4.87%6.63%
Unpaid family workers108 0.51%0.31%
 Huntington, West Virginia %, Huntington, West Virginia United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households23,067  105,539,122
Less than $10,0005,276 22.87%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9992,783 12.06%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9993,995 17.32%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9992,995 12.98%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9993,051 13.23%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9992,848 12.35%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9991,065 4.62%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999576 2.5%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999182 0.79%2.2%
$200,000 or more296 1.28%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)23,234  41,994
With earnings15,846 36.5%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)35,884  56,604
With Social Security income8,174 18.83%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,986  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income1,575 3.63%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,985  6,320
With public assistance income1,048 2.41%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,624  3,032
With retirement income4,563 10.51%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)15,977  17,376
 
Families12,413  72,261,780
Less than $10,0001,574 12.68%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999986 7.94%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,955 15.75%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9991,726 13.9%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9992,208 17.79%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9992,256 18.17%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999841 6.78%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999464 3.74%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999162 1.31%2.75%
$200,000 or more241 1.94%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)34,756  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)16,717  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers30,040  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers21,198  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families2,170  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years1,512 69.68%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years666 30.69%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present1,156  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years960 83.04%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years384 33.22%42.27%
 
Individuals12,042  33,899,812
18 years and over9,354 77.68%65.35%
- 65 years and over1,100 9.13%9.7%
Related children under 18 years2,636 21.89%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years1,772 14.72%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over5,825 48.37%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.