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Houghton, New York: commercial real estate data.
Houghton is a Census CDP of 1,728 people across 2.72 square miles of land, in Allegany County. Median household income is $83,571, 52.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Houghton
What Houghton is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.72 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land635
- County holding the largest share of its areaAllegany 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
- Population1,728
- Median age21.4
- Population under 18271 plus or minus 75
- Share under 1815.7 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Population 65 and over172 plus or minus 58
- Share 65 and over10.0 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Households300 plus or minus 63
- Family households214 plus or minus 53
- Share of households that are families71.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Houghton
Income and work in Houghton
- Median household income$83,571
- Per capita income$18,239
- Civilian labor force820 plus or minus 174
- Employed770 plus or minus 174
- Unemployed50 plus or minus 48
- Unemployment rate6.1 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over575
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher71.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree41.0 percent plus or minus 8.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Houghton
Housing in Houghton
- Housing units328 plus or minus 67
- Occupied units300 plus or minus 63
- Vacant units28 plus or minus 23
- Vacancy rate8.5 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Owner occupied158 plus or minus 34
- Renter occupied142 plus or minus 59
- Ownership rate52.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$163,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,010
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Single family units282 plus or minus 65
- Share single family86.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more46 plus or minus 32
- Share in buildings of two or more14.0 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1967
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 commute593 plus or minus 134
- Commuting under 15 minutes439 plus or minus 104
- Share commuting under 15 minutes74.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more91 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.3 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Drove alone43.6 percent
- Carpooled6.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked30.7 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Worked from home17.9 percent plus or minus 9.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Allegany County, not Houghton
Allegany County context, not Houghton figures
- Establishments in Allegany County731
- Covered employment, Allegany County13,565
- Average annual pay, Allegany County$53,004
- Housing units permitted, Allegany County75
Every figure in this section is published for Allegany 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.
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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, New York?
1,728, in 300 households. Houghton CDP covers 2.72 square miles of land, which is 635 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?
Allegany 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?
$83,571. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $163,200. Median gross rent is $1,010 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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 Allegany 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.
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