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Houghton, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Houghton is a Census city of 72 people across 0.30 square miles of land, in Lee County. Median household income is $106,042, 87.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Houghton
What Houghton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.3 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land240 plus or minus 107
- County holding the largest share of its areaLee County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Houghton
How many people live in Houghton
- Population72 plus or minus 32
- Median age52.3 plus or minus 28.9
- Population under 1815 plus or minus 16
- Share under 1820.8 percent plus or minus 20.7
- Population 65 and over25 plus or minus 14
- Share 65 and over34.7 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Households31 plus or minus 11
- Family households26 plus or minus 11
- Share of households that are families83.9 percent plus or minus 19.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Houghton
Income and work in Houghton
- Median household income$106,042
- Per capita income$55,511 plus or minus $17,562
- Civilian labor force36 plus or minus 20
- Employed35 plus or minus 21
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate2.8 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Adults 25 and over57 plus or minus 22
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher100.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher36.8 percent plus or minus 23.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.5 percent plus or minus 19.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Houghton
Housing in Houghton
- Housing units33 plus or minus 11
- Occupied units31 plus or minus 11
- Vacant units2 plus or minus 3
- Vacancy rate6.1 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Owner occupied27 plus or minus 11
- Renter occupied4 plus or minus 6
- Ownership rate87.1 percent plus or minus 17.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$252,800 plus or minus $71,373
- Median gross rent, monthly$900 plus or minus $457
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.2 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Single family units31 plus or minus 16
- Share single family93.9 percent plus or minus 35.5
- Units in buildings of two or more2 plus or minus 11
- Share in buildings of two or more6.1 percent plus or minus 33.8
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Houghton
How Houghton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute31 plus or minus 20
- Commuting under 15 minutes11 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.5 percent plus or minus 62.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more9 plus or minus 12
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.0 percent plus or minus 34.8
- Drove alone82.9 percent plus or minus 28.2
- Carpooled5.7 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home11.4 percent plus or minus 9.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Houghton
Flood risk in Houghton
- NFIP communityCity of Houghton
- NFIP community number190814
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/22/20
The City of Houghton does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190814 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lee County, not Houghton
Lee County context, not Houghton figures
- Establishments in Lee County786
- Covered employment, Lee County13,719
- Average annual pay, Lee County$57,333
- Housing units permitted, Lee County54
Every figure in this section is published for Lee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Houghton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Houghton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Houghton, Iowa?
72, in 31 households. Houghton city covers 0.30 square miles of land, which is 240 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Houghton in?
Lee County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Houghton?
$106,042. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $252,800. Median gross rent is $900 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Houghton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Houghton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Houghton, city of, community 190814, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Houghton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lee County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Houghton.
Is zoning published for Houghton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.