Houghton, NY Demographic Data
Houghton, NY Summary
Houghton is located in Allegany County in New York
- Population: 1,712
- Area: 2.49 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.48 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 687.82 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,401.57 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Houghton, NY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,025
58%
50.8
Male
735
42%
49.2
Total Population
1,760
323,128,000
Houghton, NY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
77
4.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
37
2.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
53
3.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
573
32.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
483
27.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
69
3.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
94
5.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
62
3.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
46
2.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
57
3.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
40
2.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
98
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
71
4.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,543
87.7%
77.2
Female
888
57.6%
51.3
Male
655
42.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
832
47.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
242
13.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
209
11.9%
15.2
Female
138
66.0%
55.8
Male
71
34.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
21
0.0%
0.0
Houghton, NY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,737
98.7%
96.8
White
1,536
87.3%
72.6
Black or African American
111
6.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
6
0.3%
0.8
Asian
62
3.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
7
0.4%
1.2
Chinese
25
1.4%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
4
0.2%
0.2
Korean
20
1.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
6
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
22
1.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
23
1.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
73
4.1%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
26
1.5%
1.7
Cuban
4
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
43
2.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,687
95.9%
82.2
Houghton, NY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
0
0.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
0
0.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
116
21.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
28
5.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
25
4.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
128
23.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
240
44.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
0
0.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
537
100.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
368
68.5%
31.2
Houghton, NY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,089
68.4%
33.7%
Now Married
401
25.2%
47.5
Divorced
24
1.5%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
79
5.0
5.8%
Houghton, NY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,529
90.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
154
9.2%
21.6%
Spanish
78
4.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
21
1.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
49
2.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
6
0.4%
1.1%
Houghton, NY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
17
6.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
11
4.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
4
1.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
37
13.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
57
20.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
51
18.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
53
19.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
38
13.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
6
2.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
3
1.1%
6.4
Median household income
53,977
57,617
Per capita income
13,188
31,128
Houghton, NY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
21
2.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
137
17.6%
9.8
Construction
21
2.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
437
56.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
4
0.5%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
23
3.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
69
8.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
13
1.7%
11.4
Public administration
14
1.8%
4.6
Retail trade
28
3.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
3
0.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
9
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
31
4.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
337
43.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
40
5.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
149
19.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
222
28.5%
18.1%
Houghton, NY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
766
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
262
34.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
50
6.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
423
55.2%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
31
4.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
10.0
26.6
Houghton, NY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
11
4.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
128
46.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
115
41.5%
37.1
3 or more
23
8.3%
21.0
Houghton, NY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
277
94.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
167
60.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
110
39.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
17
5.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Houghton, NY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
294
1 room
8
2.7%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
30
10.2%
9.1
4 rooms
31
10.5%
16.5
5 rooms
25
8.5%
19.8
6 rooms
35
11.9%
17.8
7 rooms
42
14.3%
12.0
8 rooms
33
11.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
90
30.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Houghton, NY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
294
1-unit, detached
236
80.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
14
4.8%
5.9
2-units
6
2.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
38
12.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Houghton, NY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
81
27.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
28
9.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
38
12.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
33
11.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
46
15.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
18
6.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
40
13.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
10
3.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Houghton, NY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
224
80.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3
1.1%
4.7
Electricity
39
14.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
11
4.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Houghton, NY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
111
47295100.0
Less than $500
3
2.7%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
3
2.7%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
3
2.7%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
3
2.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
20
18.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
30
27.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
49
44.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
64
57.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
20
18.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
10
9.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
14
12.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
3
2.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Houghton, NY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
110
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
11
10.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
32
29.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
67
60.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
670
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
3
2.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
25
22.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
23
20.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
11
10.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
9
8.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
39
35.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Houghton, NY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
167
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
7
4.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
49
29.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
65
38.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
17
10.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
29
17.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
114,300
205,000