Huntington, NY

Census Place

2024 Population

19,948

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

1.69% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.35%

9.87% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$168,095

3.72% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Huntington, NY is home to a population of 19.9k people, from which 98.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.39% of Huntington, NY residents were born outside of the country (1.67k people).

In 2024, there were 26.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17k people) in Huntington, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 648 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 630 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%

2024 Citizenship

98.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Huntington, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Huntington, NY was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Huntington, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
17k ± 1.16k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
648 ± 303
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
630 ± 266

5.8%

Hispanic Population

1.16k people

5.8% of the people in Huntington, NY are hispanic (1.16k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Huntington, NY 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 New York.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
492,198 ± 17,010 people
China
414,597 ± 15,642 people
Jamaica
229,554 ± 11,695 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 492,198 New York residents, followed by China with 414,597 and Jamaica with 229,554.

Foreign-Born Population

8.39%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.67k people

8.59%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.73k people

As of 2024, 8.39% of Huntington, NY residents (1.67k 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, NY was 8.59%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
176 ± 68
Korea
47 ± 41
Gulf War (2001-)
36 ± 40

Huntington, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.74 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Huntington, NY.

Economy

The economy of Huntington, NY employs 11.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Huntington, NY were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,803 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,772 people), and Educational Services (1,167 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($225,821), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($174,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($153,382).

Employment

Occupations

11.2k

2024 Value

± 867

−1.32%

1 Year decline

± 11%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Huntington, NY declined at a rate of −1.32%, from 11.4k employees to 11.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Huntington, NY, are Management Occupations (1,826 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,498 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,273 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Huntington, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

11.2k

2024 Value

± 867

−1.32%

1 Year decline

± 11%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Huntington, NY declined at a rate of −1.32%, from 11.4k employees to 11.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Huntington, NY, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,803 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,772 people), and Educational Services (1,167 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Huntington, NY, though some of these residents may live in Huntington, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$103,226

Median earning men ± $12,925

$69,203

Median earning women ± $8,546

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($176,750), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($126,354), and Public Administration ($120,370).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($140,263), Information ($92,708), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Huntington, NY was $767,000 in 2024, which is 2.31 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $733,000 to $767,000, a 4.64% increase. The homeownership rate in Huntington, NY is 85.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Huntington, NY have an average commute time of 36.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Huntington, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$767,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$38,493

$6,979

Median Property Taxes

±$513

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, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

85.9%

Homeownership

2024

59.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 85.9% of the housing units in Huntington, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83.5%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$168,095

Median Household Income

± $19,143

8.13k

Number of Households

± 622

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.13k households in Huntington, NY grew to $168,095 from the previous year's value of $162,066.

The following chart displays the households in Huntington, NY 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Huntington, NY is from New York.

0.492

2024 Wage GINI in New York

0.493

2023 Wage GINI in New York

In 2024, the income inequality in New York was 0.492 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.301% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (60.1%)
Worked At Home (25%)
Public Transit (9.1%)

In 2024, 60.1% of workers in Huntington, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25%) and those who used public transit to get to work (9.1%).

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

36.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Huntington, NY have a longer commute time (36.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 10.2% of the workforce in Huntington, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.35% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Huntington, NY (862 out of 19.8k 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 65 - 74, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Huntington, NY 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

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

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

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