Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety63#346/924
Economy61#359/925
Housing96#34/925
Health45#506/925
Healthcare44#514/923
Environment14#787/917
Education49#470/925
Infrastructure39#561/925
Community88#115/925
Leisure & amenities69#285/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Huntington, IN micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Social associations · high20.4 /10k
99/100Indiana 11.8 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Property crime rate · low296 /100k
98/100Indiana 1,052 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties
Income inequality (Gini index) · low0.403
97/100Indiana 0.452United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Severe housing problems · low9.1%
96/100Indiana 12.2%United States 16.8%2017-2021University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Violent crime rate · low68 /100k
96/100Indiana 254 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties
Distance to an emergency room · low3.6 mi
96/100Indiana 5.2 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Public EV charging ports · low0.5 /10k
4/100Indiana 3.2 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyAggregated from counties
Firearm deaths · high27.2 /100k
7/100Indiana 14.6 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Grocery stores · low0.8 /10k
7/100Indiana 1.3 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Pharmacies · low0.8 /10k
9/100Indiana 1.5 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
New business applications · low8.6 /1k
15/100Indiana 12.9 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Mental health providers · low122 /100k
15/100Indiana 226 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Distance to an airportWorsening
17 mi (2020) → 72 mi (2025)
+314%5 yearsUS 33 mi → 33 mi
Drought exposureWorsening
0% (2021) → 50% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+50 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Access to exercise opportunitiesImproving
59.8% (2010 & 2021) → 84.7% (2022 & 2024)
+25 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%
Firearm deathsWorsening
14.2 /100k (2021) → 27.2 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
+92%5 yearsUS 14.7 /100k → 12.1 /100k
Drug overdose deathsImproving
54.4 /100k (2021) → 13.1 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−76%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Gyms and fitness centersImproving
0.8 /10k (2020) → 1.3 /10k (2025)
+64%5 yearsUS 1.2 /10k → 1.3 /10k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Huntington, IN micropolitan area improved on 11 of 28 measures with a comparison and declined on 8. 9 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved11

Grocery stores+48%0.5 /10k → 0.8 /10k
Arts & recreation+55%3.8 /10k → 5.9 /10k
Gyms+64%0.8 /10k → 1.3 /10k
Uninsured−2.6 points9.4% → 6.7%
Overdose deaths−56%30.0 /100k → 13.1 /100k

Declined8

Firearm deaths+159%10.5 /100k → 27.2 /100k
Airport+55 mi17 mi → 72 mi
Libraries−18%1.6 /10k → 1.4 /10k
Pharmacies−26%1.1 /10k → 0.8 /10k
Restaurants−8.8%11.2 /10k → 10.2 /10k

All 28 measures

Change of every measure of Huntington, IN micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	3.8 /10k2020	5.9 /10k2025	+55%	Improved	97%
Average commute time	21.5 min2015-2019	22.0 min2020-2024	+0.5 min	Within the margin of error	47%
Average weekly wage	$7882020	$9942025	+26%	Improved	74%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%2015-2019	21.3%2020-2024	+1.2 points	Within the margin of error	19%
Broadband subscriptions	78.8%2015-2019	87.4%2020-2024	+8.6 points	Improved	47%
Child poverty rate	14.4%2015-2019	12.1%2020-2024	−2.3 points	Within the margin of error	50%
Distance to an airport	17 mi2020	72 mi2025	+55 mi	Declined	0%
Drug overdose deaths	30.0 /100k2020	13.1 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−56%	Improved	88%
Effective property tax rate	0.74%2015-2019	0.68%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	27%
Firearm deaths	10.5 /100k2020	27.2 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+159%	Declined	1%
Grocery stores	0.5 /10k2020	0.8 /10k2025	+48%	Improved	97%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.8 /10k2020	1.3 /10k2025	+64%	Improved	92%
High school diploma or higher	91.8%2015-2019	92.7%2020-2024	+0.9 points	Within the margin of error	24%
Home price to income ratio	2.0×2015-2019	2.4×2020-2024	+0.4×	Declined	52%
Income adjusted for local prices	$46,8072019	$62,1702024	+33%	Improved	58%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.3882015-2019	0.4032020-2024	+0.016	Within the margin of error	19%
Median household income	$53,6322015-2019	$66,3012020-2024	+24%	Improved	31%
New business applications	5.9 /1k2020	8.6 /1k2025	+47%	Improved	51%
Pharmacies	1.1 /10k2020	0.8 /10k2025	−26%	Declined	11%
Poverty rate	10.9%2015-2019	9.9%2020-2024	−1 points	Within the margin of error	52%
Public libraries	1.6 /10k2019	1.4 /10k2024	−18%	Declined	5%
Rent as share of income	27.7%2015-2019	26.0%2020-2024	−1.7 points	Within the margin of error	84%
Rent-burdened households	42.5%2015-2019	39.5%2020-2024	−3.1 points	Within the margin of error	80%
Restaurants and bars	11.2 /10k2020	10.2 /10k2025	−8.8%	Declined	15%
Suicide rate	12.9 /100k2020	15.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+22%	Declined	22%
Traffic deaths	17.6 /100k2015-2019	20.7 /100k2020-2024	+17%	Declined	31%
Unemployment rate	6.5%2020	3.3%2025	−3.2 points	Improved	56%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	9.4%2015-2019	6.7%2020-2024	−2.6 points	Improved	91%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 879 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Huntington, IN micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Huntington, IN micropolitan area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Huntington, IN micropolitan area itself moved −3.5 points in standing on average over the same 28 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

36,798 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 women (−1.0 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

36,798 residents

Huntington, IN micropolitan area
United States share

White93%34,168
Black0.7%257
Hispanic or Latino3.2%1,164

Education

25,406 residents (±147)

Huntington, IN micropolitan area
United States share

No high school diploma7.3%1,853
High school or GED44%11,241
Some college17%4,287

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

15,403 households (±237)

Huntington, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k12%1,875
$25k–50k23%3,510
$50k–75k21%3,176
$75k–100k16%2,402
$100k–150k18%2,845
$150k–200k5.7%877
$200k or more4.7%718

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−7.1 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

15,403 households (±237)

Huntington, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Own77%11,920
Rent23%3,483

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

3,231 households (±318)

Huntington, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Under $75030%979
$750–1,00038%1,215
$1,000–1,50026%833

Home values

11,920 homes (±315)

Huntington, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Under $150k45%5,329
$150k–250k29%3,421
$250k–400k15%1,768

Age of homes

16,340 homes (±63)

Huntington, IN micropolitan area
United States share

2010 or later6.9%1,124
2000–20098.9%1,448
1980–199919%3,140

Size of homes

16,340 homes (±63)

Huntington, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Studio0.9%†147
1 bedroom6.9%1,132
2 bedrooms24%3,900

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

17,710 workers (±543)

Huntington, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone78%13,855
Carpool11%1,887
Public transit0.1%†16
Walk2.7%†470
Bike0.4%†69
Work from home7.1%1,262
Other0.9%†151

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (−9.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

16,448 workers (±572)

Huntington, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Under 15 min37%6,098
15–29 min32%5,337
30–44 min22%3,569

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Huntington, IN micropolitan area.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Huntington, IN has 912 employer establishments, 248 for every 10,000 residents (1.00× the US rate of 248), with 12,827 paid employees at an average annual pay of $41,255. The Census Bureau also counts 2,260 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 912; 2,260 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 248; US 248
Paid employees: 12,827
Average annual pay: $41,255; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Huntington, IN by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	65	17.7	1.14×About typical	318	$60,204	188
Religious organizations	55	14.9	2.69×More than typical	253	$17,980	—
Restaurants and other eating places	55	14.9	0.81×About typical	1,015	$15,609	—
Ambulatory health care services	44	12	0.57×Fewer than typical	489	$63,812	49
Truck transportation	33	9	1.77×More than typical	292	$62,877	40
Lessors of real estate	31	8.4	0.68×Fewer than typical	68	$30,324	229
Other specialty trade contractors	26	7.1	2.81×More than typical	111	$65,703	70
Automotive repair and maintenance	25	6.8	1.35×More than typical	103	$58,233	32
Full-service restaurants	25	6.8	0.88×About typical	384	$16,435	—
Limited-service restaurants	25	6.8	0.85×About typical	590	$15,025	—
Construction of buildings	24	6.5	0.86×About typical	70	$62,257	72
Gasoline stations	23	6.3	1.93×More than typical	238	$21,744	—

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 36,798 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $1M on contracts performed in Huntington, IN micropolitan area: $28.15 per resident (US $1,995).

Obligations: $1M; −16% vs FY2025
Per resident: $28.15; US $1,995
Sole-source: 3.3%; US 30%
Single offer: 3.7%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Defense Logistics Agency$872.8K83%
Department of the Army$174.8K17%

Top recipients

MIDWEST INDUSTRIAL METAL FABRICATION, INC.$680.9K65%
G & T SERVICES, INC.$174.8K17%
MEMCOR INC$90.4K8.6%
AIRBORNE SUPPLY INC.$54.3K5.2%
JANELS INDUSTRIES INC$47.2K4.5%

Spending by fiscal year

2.9MFY2017
2.4MFY2018
1.6MFY2019
3MFY2020
872.9KFY2021
1MFY2022
2MFY2023
1.8M

Top industries (NAICS)

Hardware manufacturing · 3325$248.1K24%
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing · 3363$240.1K23%
Services to buildings and dwellings · 5617$174.8K17%
Forging and stamping · 3321$72.1K6.9%
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing · 3364$56.8K5.4%
Other fabricated metal product manufacturing · 3329$35.9K

Largest awards

8512061715!SHIELD,EXPANSION$142.4K
MIDWEST INDUSTRIAL METAL FABRICATION, INC.· Huntington County, IN· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 27, 2026 – Apr 27, 2026· SPE8E626P0846
LANDSCAPING SERVICES SALAMONIE LAKE$90.4K
G & T SERVICES, INC.· Huntington County, IN· Facilities & utilities· Feb 27, 2026 – Feb 27, 2026· W912P626FA008
EXERCISE OY2 MOW AND MAINT CONTRACT ROUSH LAKE$84.4K
G & T SERVICES, INC.· Huntington County, IN· Facilities & utilities· Feb 27, 2026 – Feb 27, 2026· W912P626FA009
J. EDWARD ROUSH LAKE DAM GARAGE DOORS REPLACEMENT

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $258.3M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Huntington, IN micropolitan area: $6,939 per resident (US $12,957).

Assistance · FY2026: $258.3M; −6.6% vs FY2025
Per resident: $6,939; US $12,957
Loan face value: $13M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 3.0%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$167.7M65%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$23.4M9.1%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$20.9M8.1%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$15.5M6.0%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$4.7M1.8%
10.990 · Farmer Bridge Assistance Program$4.2M1.6%
57.001 · Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$2.9M1.1%
10.988 · Supplemental Disaster Relief Program$2.9M1.1%

Top recipients (organizations)

INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$5.9M2.3%
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY INC$2.5M1.0%
HUNTINGTON, IN
PATHFINDER SERVICES INC$1.3M0.5%
HUNTINGTON, IN
LA FONTAINE CENTER INC$595K0.2%
HUNTINGTON, IN
PARKVIEW APARTMENTS, PHASE II, AN INDIANA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$211.3M82%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$24M9.3%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Farm Service Agency$7M2.7%
Department of Agriculture
Federal Highway Administration$5.9M2.3%
Department of Transportation
Railroad Retirement Board$2.9M

Assistance by fiscal year

214.1MFY2021
211.9MFY2022
234.4MFY2023
247.6MFY2024
276.4MFY2025
258.3MFY2026

County aggregates

92%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Huntington, IN

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Huntington CountyCentral county6837,224

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

HuntingtonPrincipal city17,030

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Indiana

Areas based in Indiana, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved11

Declined8

Metro and micro areas like Huntington, IN micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Huntington, IN

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Indiana

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved11

Declined8

Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought