Huntington is a medium-sized city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 45,746 people and 28 associated neighborhoods, Huntington is the second largest community in West Virginia.

A relatively large number of people in Huntington telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.49% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Huntington is a college town. There are a lot of students in Huntington attending college, and as a result Huntington provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.

In terms of college education, Huntington is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.31% of adults in Huntington have a college degree.

The per capita income in Huntington in 2018 was $27,632, which is middle income relative to West Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,528 for a family of four. However, Huntington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Huntington is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Huntington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Huntington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Huntington include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Huntington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.