Houghton, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

Back to: Houghton, Michigan main profile, Michigan, Michigan smaller cities, Michigan small towns, Michigan forum, All US cities. Total population: 6,989 (Urban population: 6,856 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 133 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 2,192 (2,086 occupied: 747 owner occupied, 1,339 renter occupied) % of renters here: 64% State: 69% Housing density: 508 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $124,628. Median contract rent in 2009: $495 (lower quartile is $396, upper quartile is $726) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $773 Median gross rent in Houghton, MI in 2009: $547 Housing units in Houghton with a mortgage: 408 (24 second mortgage, 75 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 308 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $92,422 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $39,550 Median monthly housing costs: $612 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - Asian Median house or condo value ($) - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Latest news about housing in Houghton, MI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Recent posts about housing in Houghton, Michigan on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: Homesteading NW or UP  (31 replies) Need Rental in Houghton MI  (5 replies) Homesteading in the UP  (16 replies) Please Tell Me About Houghton Lake  (55 replies) Maintaining a remote home in the UP  (4 replies) Apartments  (2 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $104,953 (it was $91,900 in 2000) Houghton: $104,953 Michigan: $132,200 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $72,439 - $195,736 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $118,599 Here: $118,599 State: $168,888 Household type by relationship: Households: 4,941 In family households: 2,716 (672 male householders, 249 female householders) 715 spouses, 930 children (847 natural, 37 adopted, 46 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 71 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 14 other relatives, 57 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 2,225 (644 male householders (343 living alone)), 557 female householders (398 living alone)), 1,024 nonrelatives In group quarters: 2,084 (4 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 439 2-persons, 188 3-persons, 153 4-persons, 76 5-persons, 65 6-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 741 1-person, 227 2-persons, 104 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons. 566 married couples with children. 239 single-parent households (36 men, 203 women). 88.8% of residents of Houghton speak English at home. 1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 20% speak English not well). 3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well). 3.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% speak English very well, 56% speak English well, 14% speak English not well). 2.3% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 4% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 590 (8.4%) (24.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Houghton, MI: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 1 $25,000 to $29,999: 7 $30,000 to $34,999: 7 $35,000 to $39,999: 18 $40,000 to $49,999: 22 $50,000 to $59,999: 28 $60,000 to $69,999: 49 $70,000 to $79,999: 81 $80,000 to $89,999: 49 $90,000 to $99,999: 41 $100,000 to $124,999: 161 $125,000 to $149,999: 75 $150,000 to $174,999: 43 $175,000 to $199,999: 41 $200,000 to $249,999: 79 $250,000 to $299,999: 26 $300,000 to $399,999: 14 $400,000 to $499,999: 3 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Houghton: Less than $100: 8 people $100 to $149: 28 $150 to $199: 25 $200 to $249: 71 $250 to $299: 44 $300 to $349: 74 $350 to $399: 77 $400 to $449: 134 $450 to $499: 140 $500 to $549: 241 $550 to $599: 50 $600 to $649: 85 $650 to $699: 86 $700 to $749: 22 $750 to $799: 14 $800 to $899: 208 $900 to $999: 44 $1,000 to $1,249: 217 $1,250 to $1,499: 49 $1,500 to $1,999: 21 $2,000 or more: 16 No cash rent: 17

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.2%
Number of people working at home: 130 (4.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 550 5 to 9 minutes: 1084 10 to 14 minutes: 660 15 to 19 minutes: 295 20 to 24 minutes: 111 25 to 29 minutes: 8 30 to 34 minutes: 44 35 to 39 minutes: 11 40 to 44 minutes: 14 45 to 59 minutes: 11 60 to 89 minutes: 5 90 or more minutes: 19

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,370 (47%) Carpooled: 255 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 43 (1%) Taxi: 17 (1%) Bicycle: 23 (1%) Walked: 1,088 (37%) Other means: 16 (1%) Worked at home: 130 (4%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 571 $10,000 to $14,999: 226 $15,000 to $19,999: 227 $20,000 to $24,999: 100 $25,000 to $29,999: 172 $30,000 to $34,999: 83 $35,000 to $39,999: 102 $40,000 to $44,999: 86 $45,000 to $49,999: 34 $50,000 to $59,999: 106 $60,000 to $74,999: 189 $75,000 to $99,999: 116 $100,000 to $124,999: 82 $125,000 to $149,999: 12 $150,000 to $199,999: 8 $200,000 or more: 8

First ancestries reported:

German: 992

Finnish: 773

Other groups: 602

Irish: 498

English: 488

Polish: 361

Italian: 312

French (except Basque): 251

United States or American: 243

Swedish: 198

Dutch: 180

Norwegian: 168

Subsaharan African:: 153

European: 111

Scottish: 109

Other Subsaharan African: 87

French Canadian: 61

Hungarian: 56

Scotch-Irish: 52

Arab:: 48

Danish: 44

Ukrainian: 41

Russian: 37

African: 35

Scandinavian: 32

Welsh: 31

Yugoslavian: 28

British: 24

Belgian: 23

Canadian: 22

Austrian: 18

Turkish: 17

Other Arab: 17

Croatian: 16

Celtic: 15

Lithuanian: 14

Arab/Arabic: 14

Lebanese: 12

Ghanian: 11

Czech: 11

Maltese: 9

Czechoslovakian: 9

Portuguese: 8

Kenyan: 7

Liberian: 7

Sudanese: 6

Syrian: 5

Greek: 5

Slovak: 3

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 4540
• Northeast: 224
• Midwest: 1152
• South: 240
• West: 202

28% of Houghton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Michigan.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 15
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 8
• 7th and 8th grade: 6
• 9th grade: 5
• 10th grade: 0
• 11th grade: 0
• 12th grade, no diploma: 7
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 137
• Less than 1 year of college: 35
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 204
• Associate degree: 36
• Bachelor's degree: 214
• Master's degree: 151
• Professional school degree: 36
• Doctorate degree: 206

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 0
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 0
• 7th and 8th grade: 29
• 9th grade: 14
• 10th grade: 18
• 11th grade: 28
• 12th grade, no diploma: 44
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 292
• Less than 1 year of college: 69
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 114
• Associate degree: 156
• Bachelor's degree: 234
• Master's degree: 128
• Professional school degree: 15
• Doctorate degree: 33

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 11.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 34.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 12.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 10.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $22,841
• Black householders: $11,324
• Asian householders: $28,744
• Some other race householders: $52,585
• Two or more races householders: $21,718
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $5,914

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $105,752
• Asian householders: $122,769
• Two or more races householders: $202,711

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,050
• One, attached: 50
• Two: 94
• 3 or 4: 174
• 5 to 9: 466
• 10 to 19: 125
• 20 to 49: 128
• 50 or more: 91
• Mobile homes: 14

House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

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