Drinking water stations with addresses in Houghton and their reported violations in the past:
WINDY HILLS CAMPGROUND (Population served: 120, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This place: |  25.0% | | Whole state: |  14.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This place: | 15.7% | | Whole state: | 7.4% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Houghton, NY
825 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
98 people in nursing homes
Houghton compared to New York state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.
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Banks with branches in Houghton (2009 data):
- Community Bank, National Association: Houghton College Branch at Houghton College/Reinhold Campus Center, branch established on 1998-02-23. Info updated 2007-06-12: Bank assets: $5,146.8 mil, Deposits: $3,751.4 mil, headquarters in Canton, NY, positive income, 138 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bank System, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Allegany County New York:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (80%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Wood (2%)
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Religion statistics for Houghton
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | The Wesleyan Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Assemblies of God |
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| Adherents | 36.2% | 18.9% | 15.7% | 4.4% | 3.8% |
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| Congregations | 13.7% | 23.5% | 6.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% |
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| Name | Episcopal Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Christian and Missionary Alliance | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 12.2% |
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| Congregations | 6.9% | 1.0% | 5.9% | 3.9% | 26.5% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
5.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,872 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.24% | | New York average: | 5.41% |
0.17% of residents moved from foreign countries ($482 average AGI)| Allegany County: | 0.17% | | New York average: | 0.24% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,081 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.22% | | New York average: | 6.26% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Houghton:
- WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WHHO (1320 AM; 5 kW; HORNELL, NY; Owner: BILBAT RADIO, INC.)
- WCJW (1140 AM; daytime; 3 kW; WARSAW, NY; Owner: LLOYD LANE, INCORPORATED)
- WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WABH (1380 AM; 10 kW; BATH, NY)
- WGGO (1590 AM; 5 kW; SALAMANCA, NY; Owner: CATT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNED (970 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY)
- WXRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, NY; Owner: DOME BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTOR (770 AM; daytime; 9 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, NY; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLEA (1480 AM; 3 kW; HORNELL, NY; Owner: PMJ COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHLD (1270 AM; 5 kW; NIAGARA FALLS, NY; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Houghton:
- WJSL (90.3 FM; HOUGHTON, NY; Owner: WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL)
- WNSA (107.7 FM; WETHERSFIELD TWNSHP, NY; Owner: ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
- WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WZKZ (101.9 FM; ALFRED, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
- WDNY-FM (93.9 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: MILLER MEDIA INC.)
- WCID (89.1 FM; FRIENDSHIP, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WJQZ (103.5 FM; WELLSVILLE, NY; Owner: DBM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W201CY (88.1 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: MARS HILL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WPIG (95.7 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: ARROW COMMUNICATIONS OF N.Y., INC.)
- W246AP (97.1 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF THE FINGER LAKES)
- W282AC (104.3 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WCIY (88.9 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WOLN (91.3 FM; OLEAN, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
- WKPQ (105.3 FM; HORNELL, NY; Owner: BILBAT RADIO, INC.)
- WFXF (107.3 FM; SOUTH BRISTOL TOWNSH, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WNVE (95.1 FM; HONEOYE FALLS, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WNED-FM (94.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/C ASSOC.)
- WCOU (88.3 FM; WARSAW, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WBUF (92.9 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WCKR (92.1 FM; HORNELL, NY; Owner: PMJ COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Houghton:
- WKBW-TV (Channel 7; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WKBW-TV LICENSE, INC.)
- WGRZ-TV (Channel 2; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
- WNGS (Channel 67; SPRINGVILLE, NY; Owner: CAROLINE K. POWLEY D/B/A UNICORN/SPRINGVILLE)
- WIVB-TV (Channel 4; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WNYO-TV (Channel 49; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: NEW YORK TELEVISION, INC.)
- WPXJ-TV (Channel 51; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: PAXSON BUFFALO LICENSE, INC.)
- W56AV (Channel 56; RUSHFORD & HOUGHTON, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/CING.ASSN.)
- W62AQ (Channel 62; FILLMORE, NY; Owner: WESTERN NEW YORK PUBLIC B/CING.ASSN.)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3- North River Rd, Call Sign: KTL710, Licensee ID: L00005269
Assigned Frequencies : 46.3600 MHz
Grant Date: 04/09/2003, Expiration Date: 06/28/2013
Registrant: County Of Allegany, 7 Court St Cty Ofc Bldg, Belmont, NY 14813 - 1300 Ft N Of Int Of School Farm And Tucker Hill Rd, Call Sign: WNSG909, Licensee ID: L00106032
Assigned Frequencies : 154.471 MHz
Grant Date: 03/14/2000, Expiration Date: 05/21/2005, Cancelation Date: 07/23/2005
Registrant: Caneadea, Town Of, Rt 19, Caneadea, NY 14717, Phone: (716) 365-2962 - Rt 19, Call Sign: KTL600, Licensee ID: L00005269
Assigned Frequencies : 45.9200 MHz
Grant Date: 07/24/2001, Expiration Date: 09/15/2011
Registrant: County Of Allegany, County Office Bldg, Belmont, NY 14813, Phone: (716) 268-7658
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Houghton)
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