Huntington, IN

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2020 Population

17,083

0.0937% 1-year growth

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Mike Braun

Republican Party

2020 Median Age

38.4

4.07% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

16.5%

8.02% 1-year increase

2020 Median Household Income

$42,744

2.76% 1-year decline

2020 Median Property Value

$81,500

0.367% 1-year decline

2020 Employed Population

8,290

1.92% 1-year decline

About

In 2020, Huntington, IN had a population of 17.1k people with a median age of 38.4 and a median household income of $42,744. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Huntington, IN grew from 17,067 to 17,083, a 0.0937% increase and its median household income declined from $43,955 to $42,744, a −2.76% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Huntington, IN are White (Non-Hispanic) (93.5%), White (Hispanic) (1.43%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.27%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.14%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.978%).

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.

98.9% of the residents in Huntington, IN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Huntington, IN are Huntington University (303 degrees awarded in 2020).

In 2020, the median property value in Huntington, IN was $81,500, and the homeownership rate was 62.7%.

Most people in Huntington, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19 minutes. The average car ownership in Huntington, IN was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Huntington, IN is home to a population of 17.1k people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of 2020, 1.56% of Huntington, IN residents were born outside of the country (266 people).

In 2020, there were 65.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16k people) in Huntington, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 245 White (Hispanic) and 217 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%

2020 Citizenship

98.8%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 98.9% of Huntington, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Huntington, IN was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Huntington, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Huntington, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
16k ± 274
White (Hispanic)
245 ± 108
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
217 ± 74

2.56%

Hispanic Population

438 people

2.56% of the people in Huntington, IN are hispanic (438 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Huntington, IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Indiana.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
102,901 ± 7,815 people
India
33,655 ± 4,493 people
China
21,706 ± 3,611 people

In 2020, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 102,901 Indiana residents, followed by India with 33,655 and China with 21,706.

Foreign-Born Population

1.56%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

266 people

1.78%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

303 people

As of 2020, 1.56% of Huntington, IN residents (266 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Huntington, IN was 1.78%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Huntington, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
436 ± 152
Gulf War (2001-)
230 ± 111
Gulf War (1990s)
115 ± 68

Huntington, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.9 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Huntington, IN employs 8.29k people. The largest industries in Huntington, IN are Manufacturing (2,235 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,105 people), and Retail Trade (1,089 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,250), Transportation & Warehousing ($50,449), and Manufacturing ($40,976).

Males in Indiana have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $46,739. The income inequality in Indiana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.451, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

8.29k

2020 Value

± 594

−1.92%

1 Year decline

± 9.83%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Huntington, IN declined at a rate of −1.92%, from 8.45k employees to 8.29k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Huntington, IN, are Production Occupations (1,456 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (851 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (762 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Huntington, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

8.29k

2020 Value

± 594

−1.92%

1 Year decline

± 9.83%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Huntington, IN declined at a rate of −1.92%, from 8.45k employees to 8.29k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Huntington, IN, are Manufacturing (2,235 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,105 people), and Retail Trade (1,089 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.

Median Earnings by Industry

$35,533

Median earning men ± $3,487

$21,331

Median earning women ± $3,496

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,621), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,464), and Public Administration ($44,091).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($35,529), Wholesale Trade ($35,278), and Manufacturing ($32,115).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

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

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Indiana to other states, or from other states to Indiana.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Indiana product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $78.4B, followed by Mixed freight ($44.4B) and Base metals ($39.6B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Indiana products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Indiana.

$486B

2020 Value in Indiana

$897B

Projected 2050 Value in Indiana

84.5% growth

In 2020, total outbound Indiana trade was $486B. This is expected to increase 84.5% to $897B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Indiana trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Indiana to other states, or from other states to Indiana.

Most Common Trade Partners

Illinois
$41.4B
Michigan
$40.6B
Ohio
$40B

In 2020, the top outbound Indiana domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Illinois with $41.4B, followed by Michigan with $40.6B and Ohio and $40B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Indiana shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Todd Young and Mike Braun 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.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Indiana

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Todd Young

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Mike Braun

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Todd Young and Mike Braun are the senators currently representing Indiana.

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

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Indiana

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Indiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2020, universities in Huntington, IN awarded 303 degrees. The student population of Huntington, IN in 2020 is skewed towards women, with 513 male students and 878 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Huntington, IN are White (258 and 90.2%), followed by Two or More Races (10 and 3.5%), Black or African American (8 and 2.8%), and Hispanic or Latino (7 and 2.45%).

The largest universities in Huntington, IN by number of degrees awarded are Huntington University (303 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Huntington, IN are Occupational Therapy (35 and 11.6%), General Business Administration & Management (31 and 10.2%), and Cinematography & Film Production (22 and 7.26%).

The median tuition cost in Huntington, IN for private four year colleges is $25,956.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2020 in Huntington, IN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 77.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 30.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2020 was 1,391 (36.9% men and 63.1% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2020 there were 1,391 students enrolled in Huntington, IN, 36.9% men and 63.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,136 records, of which 65.1% were women and 34.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Psychology
12 degree-majors awarded
Cinematography & Film Production
22 degree-majors awarded
Registered Nursing
14 degree-majors awarded

In 2020, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Huntington, IN was General Psychology with 12 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Huntington University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

303 degrees awarded

In 2020, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Huntington University with 303 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2020, 108 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Huntington, IN, which is 0.554 times less than the 195 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2020 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 258 degrees mean that there were 25.8 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 10 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($25,956) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2020.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($890) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2020.

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Measure

In 2020, 0.655% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.645% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (1.72M), Some college (1.14M), and Bachelors Degree (831k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Huntington, IN was $81,500 in 2020, which is 0.355 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $81,800 to $81,500, a 0.367% decrease. The homeownership rate in Huntington, IN is 62.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Huntington, IN have an average commute time of 19 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.

Median household income in Huntington, IN is $42,744. In 2020, the place with the highest median household income in Huntington, IN was Census Tract 9619 with a value of $51,549, followed by Census Tract 9614 and Census Tract 9615, with respective values of $50,554 and $46,417.

Housing

Property

$81,500

Median Property Value 2020

±$3,099

$4,379

Median Property Taxes

±$389

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 range.

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

Rent vs Own

62.7%

Homeownership

2020

58.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 62.7% of the housing units in Huntington, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.7%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9619
Census Tract 9614
Census Tract 9615

In 2020, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Huntington, IN was Census Tract 9619 with a value of $51,549, followed by Census Tract 9614 and Census Tract 9615, with respective values of $50,554 and $46,417.

The following map shows all of the places in Huntington, IN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$42,744

Median Household Income

± $4,209

6.99k

Number of Households

± 525

In 2020, the median household income of the 6.99k households in Huntington, IN declined from $42,744 from the previous year's value of $43,955.

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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Huntington, IN is from Indiana.

0.451

2020 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.455

2019 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2020, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.725% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (83.5%)
Carpooled (5.94%)
Walked (4.95%)

In 2020, 83.5% of workers in Huntington, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.94%) and those who walked to work (4.95%).

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.

Commute Time

19 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Huntington, IN have a shorter commute time (19 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 1.58% 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.

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.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Huntington, IN (2.61k out of 15.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91.4% of the population of Huntington, IN has health coverage, with 49.3% on employee plans, 16.8% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 11.3% on non-group plans, and 0.759% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Indiana was $8,300 in 2014. This is a 4.76% increase from the previous year ($7,923).

Primary care physicians in Huntington County, IN see 1812 patients per year on average, which represents a 4.74% increase from the previous year (1730 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2609 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1217 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for Indiana. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Indiana, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Huntington County, IN.

1,812 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Huntington County, IN

Primary care physicians in Huntington County, IN see an average of 1,812 patients per year. This represents a 4.74% increase from the previous year (1,730 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Huntington County, IN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Indiana across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.4% under 18 years, 23.3% between 18 and 34 years, 37.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.3% were men and 53.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.59%

Uninsured

49.3%

Employer Coverage

16.8%

Medicaid

13.2%

Medicare

11.3%

Non-Group

0.759%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Huntington, IN declined by 8.93% from 9.43% to 8.59%.

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.