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Houghton, NY

1,728 Population
2.7 square miles 635.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

21.4 ±0.5 Median age
  • about half the figure in Allegany County: 38.7 ±0.4
  • about half the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about half the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$18,239 ±$2,553 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Allegany County: $29,954 ±$844
  • about one-third of the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$83,571 ±$13,127 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Allegany County: $62,869 ±$2,132
  • a little less than the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

20.4% ±9.8% (199  ±105) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Allegany County: 16.2% † 6,834 (±1.7% / ±699)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

14.8 minutes ±6.1 (8,795  ±2,463) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Allegany County: 22.8 394,090 (±0.5 / ±13,148)
  • about half the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

300 ±63 Number of households
  • Allegany County: 17,710 ±319
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.2 ±0.3 (944  ±213) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Allegany County: 2.4 42,325 (±0 / ±95)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

0.7% ±0.8% (5  ±6) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Allegany County: 5.3% † 560 (±1.2% / ±126)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

328 ±67 Number of housing units
  • Allegany County: 23,540 ±73
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$163,200 ±$5,426 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Allegany County: $101,700 ±$3,420
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

30.2% ±7.3% (521  ±141) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Allegany County: 12.3% 5,732 (±1.2% / ±551.2)
  • more than double the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92% ±24.8% (529  ±97.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Allegany County: 91.7% 27,244 (±2.3% / ±701.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
71% ±5.2% (408  ±85.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than double the rate in Allegany County: 24.9% 7,388 (±1.3% / ±393.5)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)
  • about double the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.9% ±2.6% (84  ±46) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Allegany County: 1.8% 858
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

1.4% ±0.8% (20  ±12) Population with veteran status
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Allegany County: 7.9% 2,979 (±0.6% / ±225)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
20 Total veterans ±12 18 Male ±11 2 Female ±3

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