Huntington, Virginia
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Huntington is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) in Fairfax County
Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County is a county in Virginia, in the United States. Per the 2010 Census, the population of the county is 1,081,726, making it the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with 13.5% of Virginia's population...

, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

, United States
United States
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. The population was 11,267 at the 2010 census. To the east is Belle Haven, Fairfax County, Virginia
Belle Haven, Fairfax County, Virginia
Belle Haven is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Nearby CDPs are Huntington, Virginia , Groveton, Virginia and Fort Hunt, Virginia . The population was 6,518 at the 2010 census....

 and to the south Groveton, Virginia
Groveton, Virginia
Groveton is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Nearby CDPs are Mount Vernon, Virginia , Belle Haven, Fairfax County, Virginia and Hybla Valley, Virginia . The population was 14,598 at the 2010 census, down from 21,296 in 2000 due to a reduction in area...

. Its main component is the namesake Huntington subdivision, a late-1940s neighborhood of mainly duplex
Duplex (building)
The term duplex can be used to describe several different dwelling unit configurations:A duplex house is defined as a dwelling having apartments with separate entrances for two families. This includes two-story houses having a complete apartment on each floor and also side-by-side apartments on a...

 homes. In June 2006, the lower-lying northern section was ravaged by floods due to a torrential rainstorm that sent adjoining Cameron Run
Cameron Run
Cameron Run is a tributary stream of the Potomac River, located in the U.S. state of Virginia. A third-order stream, it is formed by the confluence of Backlick Run and Holmes Run. It flows eastward from Alexandria and forms the border between Fairfax County and Alexandria before opening into...

 over its banks. Nevertheless, it remains popular with first-time home buyers due largely to its proximity to the Huntington Metro
Huntington (Washington Metro)
Huntington is an island platformed Washington Metro station in the unincorporated area of Huntington, Virginia, United States. The station was opened on December 17, 1983, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority...

 station, the southern terminus of Metrorail
Washington Metro
The Washington Metro, commonly called Metro, and unofficially Metrorail, is the rapid transit system in Washington, D.C., United States, and its surrounding suburbs. It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority , which also operates Metrobus service under the Metro name...

's Yellow Line
Yellow Line (Washington Metro)
The Yellow Line of the Washington Metro consists of 17 rapid transit stations from Huntington to Fort Totten. The line terminates at the Mount Vernon Square station during peak hours.Peak hours are 5 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Service is extended to the Green Line stations during...

. There is another post-war duplex neighborhood, Jefferson Manor, near the Metro, and also several high-rise apartment and condominium complexes on and near Route 1 where much of the CDP's remaining population resides. The area is included in ZIP code
ZIP Code
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 22303, to which “Alexandria” is assigned as the place name.

Geography

Huntington is located at 38°47′33"N 77°4′20"W (38.792563, -77.072120).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 8,325 people, 4,615 households, and 1,675 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 10,665.6 people per square mile (4,120.9/km²). There were 4,860 housing units at an average density of 6,226.4/sq mi (2,405.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 64.95% White, 16.74% African American, 0.40% Native American, 7.02% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 6.91% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 3.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.01% of the population.
There were 4,615 households out of which 11.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.8% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 63.7% were non-families. 52.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.80 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 13.0% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 43.2% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $52,364, and the median income for a family was $62,228. Males had a median income of $43,429 versus $36,563 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

 for the CDP was $36,945. About 6.8% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 0.6% of those age 65 or over.

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