Demographics
The Town’s population has experienced two major growth periods over the last 100 years (the last one during the 1960s) and reached a peak cresting at a peak of over 203,000 residents in 2010 U.S. Census as reflected in the following table with other pertinent Census data.*
| Total Population |
203,264 |
|
| Males /Females |
100,042 |
103, 222 |
| Median Age (Years) |
43.7 |
|
| Median Earnings |
$53,057 |
|
| Year |
Population |
% Increase/(Decrease) |
| 2010 |
203,264 |
4.0% |
| 2000 |
195,289 |
1.9% |
| 1990 |
191,474 |
(4.9%) |
| 1980 |
201,530 |
1.0% |
| 1970 |
199,486 |
36.7% |
| 1960 |
126,221 |
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| Race (%) |
|
|
| White |
78.1% |
|
| Hispanic |
11.0% |
|
| Black/African American |
4.4% |
|
| Asian |
4.9% |
|
| Other |
1.6% |
|
| Households (%) |
|
|
| Family |
76.9% |
|
| Non-Family |
23.1% |
|
| Housing (%) |
|
|
| Owner Occupied |
83.9% |
|
| Renters |
16.1% |
|
| Education (%) |
(Adults 25 and up) |
|
| High School Diploma |
22.8% |
|
| Some College |
15.1% |
|
| Associates Degree |
8.0% |
|
| Bachelors Degree |
26.0% |
|
| Graduate Degree |
21.0% |
|
Employment: The Town is within commuting distance of New York City, which is still a major source of employment for Huntington residents. In addition, Huntington has a strong employment base within its borders, including ten major private, non-profit and public sectors employers with payrolls of six hundred or more.
Principal Employers within Huntington
- 1. Huntington Hospital: 2,068 employees
- 2. Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center: 2,000 employees
- 3. Newsday: 1,800 employees
- 4. Estee Lauder: 1,629 employees
- 5. Western Suffolk BOCES: 1,276 employees
- 6. Marchon Eyewear: 994 employees
- 7. Town of Huntington: 916 employees
- 8. BAE: 750 employees
- 9. Henry Shein: 700 employees
- 10. Marcum LLP: 600 employees
*Source: U.S. Census Bureau Census (2010)