Its population was 2,469,079 inhabitants at the 2020 census; 1,567,108 of whom lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of 4 urban districts plus the city of Daye, now being part of the agglomeration.

Huangshi is located in southeastern Hubei province, primarily along the southwestern bank of one of the major bends in the Yangtze River.

Its proximity to Wuhan and location along major rail lines and the Yangtze River make Huangshi an important logistics, distribution, and transportation hub.

Metals include iron, manganese, gold, copper, tungsten, molybdenum, zinc, lead, cobalt, silver, gallium, and thallium.

Other mineral resources include germanium, indium, selenium, tellurium, sulfur, calcite, limestone, celestine, plaster, and many others.

Other industries include metallurgy, textiles, construction materials, energy, light manufacturing, electronics, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and food processing.

2 of the biggest companies in the city are the Daye Steel Co. Ltd Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine (大冶特钢) and Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd (华新水泥股份有限公司).

Although Huangshi's main urban area is some distance away from the Wuhan–Jiujiang Railway mainline, it is connected to it by a dead-end branch, of considerable importance for the local industries.

[citation needed] The Old Site of Huaxin Cement Plant (华新水泥旧址), which selected as the first batch of China's 20th century Architectural Heritage List.

Led by the government and invested and operated by the City Development Group, it was built into Huaxin 1907 Cultural Park.