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Huntington, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Huntington is a Census city of 45,787 people across 16.22 square miles of land, lying across Cabell County and Wayne County. Median household income is $45,100, 53.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 48 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $19.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Huntington
What Huntington is
- Census place typecity
- Land area16.22 sq mi
- Water area2.24 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,823
- County holding the largest share of its areaCabell County, 92.8 percent
- Counties this place lies inCabell County 92.8 percent, Wayne County 7.2 percent
Huntington crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Huntington
How many people live in Huntington
- Population45,787
- Median age34.7
- Population under 188,016
- Share under 1817.5 percent
- Population 65 and over8,425
- Share 65 and over18.4 percent
- Households19,753
- Family households9,610
- Share of households that are families48.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Huntington
Income and work in Huntington
- Median household income$45,100
- Per capita income$32,226
- Civilian labor force22,011
- Employed20,514
- Unemployed1,497
- Unemployment rate6.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over28,673
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Huntington
Housing in Huntington
- Housing units23,878
- Occupied units19,753
- Vacant units4,125
- Vacancy rate17.3 percent
- Owner occupied10,520
- Renter occupied9,233
- Ownership rate53.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$127,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$912
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.3 percent
- Single family units15,779
- Share single family66.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7,854
- Share in buildings of two or more32.9 percent
- Mobile homes245 plus or minus 136
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Huntington
How Huntington gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute18,047
- Commuting under 15 minutes8,254
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,337
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.5 percent
- Drove alone69.6 percent
- Carpooled10.9 percent
- Public transport1.5 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked4.9 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home9.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Huntington
SBA loans in Huntington (7(a))
- Approvals48
- Gross approval$19,808,800
- Average approval$412,683
- Median approval$57,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,374,200
- Largest approval$2,550,000
- Jobs supported460
- Jobs per approval9.6
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full8
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more18.8 percent
- Share to franchises18.8 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS30
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Huntington, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Huntington
SBA loans in Huntington (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,890,000
- Average approval$630,000
- Median approval$821,000
- Largest approval$915,000
- Jobs supported73
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Huntington, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Huntington
Flood risk in Huntington
- NFIP communityCity of Huntington
- NFIP community number540018
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/19/14
The City of Huntington participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540018 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cabell County, not Huntington
Cabell County context, not Huntington figures
- Establishments in Cabell County2,331
- Covered employment, Cabell County52,015
- Average annual pay, Cabell County$57,829
- Housing units permitted, Cabell County79
Every figure in this section is published for Cabell County as a whole and is not a measurement of Huntington.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Huntington questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Huntington, West Virginia?
45,787, in 19,753 households. Huntington city covers 16.22 square miles of land, which is 2,823 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Huntington in?
Huntington lies in more than one. By area it is 92.8 percent in Cabell County, 7.2 percent in Wayne County. This page sits under Cabell County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Huntington?
$45,100. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $127,200. Median gross rent is $912 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Huntington businesses?
48 7(a) approvals totaling $19.8 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $57,500, plus 3 504 approvals worth $1.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Huntington, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Huntington borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Huntington. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Huntington in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Huntington appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Huntington, city of, community 540018, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Huntington figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cabell County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Huntington.
Is zoning published for Huntington?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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