Cities / West Virginia / Huntington

Huntington, WV

46,637 people

Right Now

Air Quality (OZONE, Huntington)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 1.2 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

CMH

112 mi — John Glenn Columbus International Airport

Population & People

Population

46,637

Median age

34.7

Median household income

$45,100

Poverty rate

25.7%

Unemployment rate

6.8%

Bachelor's degree+

35.3%

Avg. commute

17 min

Hispanic or Latino

2.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$127,200

Median gross rent

$912/mo

Homeownership rate

53.26%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$945

HUD Fair Market Rent (West Virginia statewide average across 55 areas — not specific to Huntington), 2026. Efficiency $714, 1BR $766, 2BR $945, 3BR $1231, 4BR $1380. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

West Virginia commercial electricity

11.75¢/kWh

West Virginia industrial electricity

8.11¢/kWh

West Virginia residential electricity

15.41¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

109276.6

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

83170.7

All-Transactions House Price Index for West Virginia

365.44

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Source: FRED, West Virginia-specific series.

Nearby Airports

CMH

John Glenn Columbus International Airport

112 mi away

CVG

Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport

127 mi away

SDF

Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport

179 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (West Virginia energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (West Virginia economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).