Huntington, IN

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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    2024 Population
    36,798
    US Senator
    Todd Young
    Republican Party
    US Senator
    Jim Banks
    Republican Party
    2024 Median Age
    40.4
    0.98% 1-year decrease
    2024 Poverty Rate
    9.86%
    2.4% 1-year decrease
    2024 Median Household Income
    $66,301
    5.69% 1-year growth
    2024 Median Property Value
    $161,600
    10.4% 1-year growth
    2024 Employed Population
    18,133
    0.308% 1-year decline

    About

    None of the households in Huntington, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

    99% of the residents in Huntington, IN are U.S. citizens.

    The largest universities in Huntington, IN are Huntington University (349 degrees awarded in 2024).

    In 2024, the median property value in Huntington, IN was $161,600, and the homeownership rate was 77.4%.

    Most people in Huntington, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22 minutes. The average car ownership in Huntington, IN was 2 cars per household.

    Huntington, IN borders Fort Wayne, IN, Marion, IN, and Wabash, IN.

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    Population & Diversity

    Huntington, IN is home to a population of 36.8k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.49% of Huntington, IN residents were born outside of the country (547 people).

    In 2024, there were 52.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (34.2k people) in Huntington, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 655 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 556 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    Population & Diversity

    Citizenship

    99%
    2024 Citizenship
    99%
    2023 Citizenship

    As of 2024, 99% of Huntington, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Huntington, IN was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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    Diversity

    Race and Ethnicity

    The 3 largest ethnic groups in Huntington, IN
    1. White (Non-Hispanic)
      34.2k ± 188
    2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
      655 ± 96
    3. White (Hispanic)
      556 ± 146
    3.16%
    Hispanic Population
    1.16k people

    In 2024, there were 52.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (34.2k people) in Huntington, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 655 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 556 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    3.16% of the people in Huntington, IN are hispanic (1.16k people).

    The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Huntington, IN as a share of the total population.

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    Global Diversity

    The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Indiana.
    Most Common Origin
    1. Mexico
      111,417 ± 8,128 people
    2. India
      37,388 ± 4,734 people
    3. Nigeria
      18,164 ± 3,304 people

    In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 111,417 Indiana residents, followed by India with 37,388 and Nigeria with 18,164.

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    Foreign-Born Population

    1.49%
    2024 Foreign-Born Population
    547 people
    1.5%
    2023 Foreign-Born Population
    551 people

    As of 2024, 1.49% of Huntington, IN residents (547 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Huntington, IN was 1.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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    Military

    Veterans

    Most Common Service Period
    1. Vietnam
      702 ± 159
    2. Gulf War (2001-)
      354 ± 109
    3. Gulf War (1990s)
      326 ± 156

    Huntington, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.98 times greater than any other conflict.

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    Health

    94.5% of the population of Huntington, IN has health coverage, with 49.4% on employee plans, 16.6% on Medicaid, 15.3% on Medicare, 12% on non-group plans, and 1.23% on military or VA plans.

    Primary care physicians in Indiana see 1,524 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,524 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1681 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 474 patients per year.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

    Coverage

    Patient to Clinician Ratios

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    1,524 to 1
    Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Indiana

    Primary care physicians in Indiana see an average of 1,524 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,524 patients).

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    Health Care Diversity

    In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.9% under 18 years, 20.7% between 18 and 34 years, 38.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.3% over 64 years.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

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    Uninsured People

    5.52%
    Uninsured
    49.4%
    Employer Coverage
    16.6%
    Medicaid
    15.3%
    Medicare
    12%
    Non-Group
    1.23%
    Military or VA

    Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Huntington, IN declined by 11.7% from 6.26% to 5.52%.

    The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Huntington, IN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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    Economy

    The economy of Huntington, IN employs 18.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Huntington, IN were Manufacturing (4,603 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,644 people), and Retail Trade (2,006 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($65,893), Wholesale Trade ($60,957), and Transportation & Warehousing ($59,471).

    Employment

    Occupations

    18.1k
    2024 Value
    ± 852
    −0.308%
    1 Year decline
    ± 6.64%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Huntington, IN declined at a rate of −0.308%, from 18.2k employees to 18.1k employees.

    The most common job groups, by number of people living in Huntington, IN, are Production Occupations (2,600 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,726 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,534 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Huntington, IN.

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    Unemployment Insurance Claims

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    Industries

    Employment by Industries

    18.1k
    2024 Value
    ± 852
    −0.308%
    1 Year decline
    ± 6.64%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Huntington, IN declined at a rate of −0.308%, from 18.2k employees to 18.1k employees.

    The most common employment sectors for those who live in Huntington, IN, are Manufacturing (4,603 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,644 people), and Retail Trade (2,006 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Huntington, IN, though some of these residents may live in Huntington, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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    Median Earnings by Industry

    $51,040
    Median earning men ± $1,495
    $33,467
    Median earning women ± $2,479

    The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($73,125), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,472), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,588).

    The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($47,688), Construction ($45,759), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($44,412).

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    Employment by Industry Sector

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    Y-Axis
    2.48%
    Year-over-year growth
    Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

    As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

    Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

    The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

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    Establishments by Size

    The industries with the most establishments
    1. 73
      Other Services (except Public Administration)
    2. 63
      Retail Trade
    3. 55
      Construction

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    Payroll by Industry Sector

    The industries with the highest total annual payroll
    1. $182k
      Manufacturing
    2. $77.8k
      Health Care and Social Assistance
    3. $39.3k
      Retail Trade

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    Civics

    In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

    Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

    Presidential Elections

    Voting results are not available for Huntington, IN. Showing the available data for Indiana.
    2024 Election Results
    1. Donald J. Trump (58.8%)
      Republican Party
    2. Kamala Harris (39.8%)
      Democratic Party
    3. Robert Kennedy (1%)
      Independent Party

    In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

    The following chart shows the popular vote results in Indiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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    Senator Elections

    US Senators from Indiana

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    Todd Young
    Senator from Indiana3
    Assumed office on January 3, 2017
    Jim Banks
    Senator from Indiana1
    Assumed office on January 3, 2025

    Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing Indiana.

    In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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    Education

    In 2024, universities in Huntington, IN awarded 349 degrees. The student population of Huntington, IN in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 734 male students and 1,042 female students.

    Most students graduating from Universities in Huntington, IN are White (289 and 87.3%), Two or More Races (13 and 3.93%), Asian (10 and 3.02%), and Hispanic or Latino (10 and 3.02%).

    The largest universities in Huntington, IN by number of degrees awarded are Huntington University (349 and 100%).

    The most popular majors in Huntington, IN are Occupational Therapy (51 and 14.6%), General Business Administration & Management (38 and 10.9%), and Cinematography & Film Production (29 and 8.31%).

    The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $31,870.

    Admissions & Enrollments

    Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

    University
    Measure

    In 2024 in Huntington, IN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 75.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 20.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 1,776 (41.3% men and 58.7% women).

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    Enrollments by Gender and Races

    Universities

    In 2024 there were 1,776 students enrolled in Huntington, IN, 41.3% men and 58.7% women.

    By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,337 records, of which 59.8% were women and 40.2% men.

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    Completions

    Concentrations

    Most Common
    1. Cinematography & Film Production
      29 degrees awarded
    2. Registered Nursing
      21 degrees awarded
    3. Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, & Special Effects
      19 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Huntington, IN was Cinematography & Film Production with 29 degrees awarded.

    This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Huntington, IN according to their major.

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    Universities

    Gender
    Race
    Huntington University
    Largest Universities by degrees awarded
    349 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Huntington University with 349 degrees awarded.

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    Student Diversity

    University

    In 2024, 124 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Huntington, IN, which is 0.551 times less than the 225 female students who received degrees in the same year.

    In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 289 degrees mean that there were 22.2 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 13 degrees awarded.

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    Awarded Degrees over Time

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    Tuition

    Average Net Price by Sector

    Universities

    Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($31,870) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

    Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

    The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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    Housing & Living

    The median property value in Huntington, IN was $161,600 in 2024, which is 0.486 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $146,400 to $161,600, a 10.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Huntington, IN is 77.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

    People in Huntington, IN have an average commute time of 22 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Huntington, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

    Housing

    Property

    $161,600
    Median Property Value 2024
    ±$5,230
    $11,920
    Median Property Taxes
    ±$637

    The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Huntington, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

    The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Huntington, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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    Rent vs Own

    77.4%
    Homeownership
    2024
    67.5%
    Homeowners with Mortgage
    2024

    In 2024, 77.4% of the housing units in Huntington, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76.2%.

    This chart shows the percentage of owner in Huntington, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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    Equity

    Household Income

    Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
    $66,301
    Median Household Income
    ± $3,809
    15.4k
    Number of Households
    ± 798

    In 2024, the median household income of the 15.4k households in Huntington, IN grew to $66,301 from the previous year's value of $62,734.

    The following chart displays the households in Huntington, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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    Wage Distribution

    The closest comparable wage GINI for Huntington, IN is from Indiana.
    0.442
    2024 Wage GINI in Indiana
    0.445
    2023 Wage GINI in Indiana

    In 2024, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.807% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

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    Transportation

    Commuter Transportation

    Most Common Commute in 2024
    1. Drove Alone (78.2%)
    2. Carpooled (10.7%)
    3. Worked At Home (7.13%)

    In 2024, 78.2% of workers in Huntington, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.7%) and those who worked at home (7.13%).

    The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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    Commute Time

    22 minutes
    Average Travel Time

    Using averages, employees in Huntington, IN have a shorter commute time (22 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.76% of the workforce in Huntington, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

    The chart below shows how the median household income in Huntington, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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    Car Ownership

    2 cars
    Average Number

    The following chart displays the households in Huntington, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Huntington, IN have 2 cars.

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    Poverty

    Poverty & Diversity

    9.86% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Huntington, IN (3.47k out of 35.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

    The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Huntington, IN is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

    The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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