Houghton, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,730 (all nonfarm))

Houghton, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 331 (310 occupied: 151 owner occupied, 159 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	51%
State:	47%

Housing density: 135 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $405 (lower quartile is $312, upper quartile is $500)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $364

Median gross rent in Houghton, NY in 2007: $457

Housing units in Houghton with a mortgage: 83 (10 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 50

Houghton,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $141,059 (it was $90,200 in 2000)

Houghton:	$141,059
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $81,810 - $189,400

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $153,943
Here: $153,943
State: $352,556

In 2-unit structures: $154,592
Here: $154,592
State: $482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $200,772
Here: $200,772
State: $552,553

Household type by relationship

Households: 797

In family households: 588 (165 male householders, 18 female householders)
163 spouses, 209 children (204 natural, 5 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 2 other relatives, 29 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 209 (52 male householders (35 living alone)), 78 female householders (55 living alone)), 79 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 933 (100 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 90 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 90 1-person, 21 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

165 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (1 men, 18 women).

92.0% of residents of Houghton speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (98% speak English very well, 2% speak English well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).
2.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 109 (6.3%)
(28.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.9
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.4
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Houghton, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 0 5 rooms: 12 6 rooms: 17 7 rooms: 31 8 rooms: 36 9 or more rooms: 55

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Houghton, New York:
	1 room: 19 2 rooms: 16 3 rooms: 47 4 rooms: 11 5 rooms: 28 6 rooms: 15 7 rooms: 6 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 13

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 3
1995 to 1998: 20
1990 to 1994: 8
1980 to 1989: 11
1970 to 1979: 48
1960 to 1969: 95
1950 to 1959: 67
1940 to 1949: 8
1939 or earlier: 71

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Houghton:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 2 3 bedrooms: 69 4 bedrooms: 44 5 or more bedrooms: 36

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Houghton:
	no bedroom: 19 1 bedroom: 57 2 bedrooms: 30 3 bedrooms: 25 4 bedrooms: 19 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Houghton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 2 1 vehicle: 59 2 vehicles: 75 3 vehicles: 15 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Houghton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 18 1 vehicle: 97 2 vehicles: 27 3 vehicles: 5 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 10

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Houghton, NY:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 3
$70,000 to $79,999: 3
$80,000 to $89,999: 2
$90,000 to $99,999: 2
$100,000 to $124,999: 11
$125,000 to $149,999: 26
$150,000 to $174,999: 19
$175,000 to $199,999: 23
$200,000 to $249,999: 33
$250,000 to $299,999: 19
$300,000 to $399,999: 9
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Houghton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Houghton:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 19
$300 to $349: 26
$350 to $399: 24
$400 to $449: 30
$450 to $499: 16
$500 to $549: 9
$550 to $599: 6
$600 to $649: 3
$650 to $699: 2
$700 to $749: 3
$750 to $799: 3
$800 to $899: 2
$900 to $999: 1
$1,000 to $1,249: 1
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 14

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 56 1990 to 1994: 9 1985 to 1989: 13 1980 to 1984: 16 1975 to 1979: 2 1970 to 1974: 2 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 11

Houghton, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.7%
Number of people working at home: 22 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 397
5 to 9 minutes: 351
10 to 14 minutes: 76
15 to 19 minutes: 32
20 to 24 minutes: 2
25 to 29 minutes: 0
30 to 34 minutes: 6
35 to 39 minutes: 8
40 to 44 minutes: 3
45 to 59 minutes: 12
60 to 89 minutes: 9
90 or more minutes: 12

Houghton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 193 (21%)
Carpooled: 86 (9%)
Motorcycle: 6 (1%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 616 (66%)
Other means: 3 (0%)
Worked at home: 22 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 60
$10,000 to $14,999: 25
$15,000 to $19,999: 16
$20,000 to $24,999: 24
$25,000 to $29,999: 13
$30,000 to $34,999: 15
$35,000 to $39,999: 12
$40,000 to $44,999: 24
$45,000 to $49,999: 32
$50,000 to $59,999: 17
$60,000 to $74,999: 34
$75,000 to $99,999: 30
$100,000 to $124,999: 9
$125,000 to $149,999: 2
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

German: 332

English: 227

Irish: 133

Other groups: 128

United States or American: 84

Italian: 80

Scottish: 55

Dutch: 54

European: 49

French (except Basque): 45

British: 41

Swedish: 39

Norwegian: 29

Welsh: 17

Ukrainian: 15

Polish: 13

Scotch-Irish: 13

Swiss: 12

Canadian: 10

Czechoslovakian: 9

Portuguese: 9

Czech: 8

French Canadian: 7

Greek: 7

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 7

Romanian: 6

Armenian: 6

U.S. Virgin Islander: 5

Arab:: 4

Jordanian: 4

Pennsylvania German: 3

Latvian: 2

Danish: 2

Northern European: 2

Subsaharan African:: 2

Ghanian: 2

Hungarian: 2

West Indian: 2

Yugoslavian: 2

Russian: 1

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (26%)
Japan (17%)
Korea (14%)
Hong Kong (8%)
Venezuela (8%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
Bolivia (6%)

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

This state: 809
Northeast: 405
Midwest: 211
South: 85
West: 62

32% of Houghton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 8
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 6
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 0
High school graduate (or equivalency): 26
Less than 1 year of college: 6
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 17
Associate degree: 7
Bachelor's degree: 66
Master's degree: 44
Professional school degree: 19
Doctorate degree: 42

Educational Attainment for Males

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: 13
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 3
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 0
High school graduate (or equivalency): 32
Less than 1 year of college: 3
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 32
Associate degree: 9
Bachelor's degree: 68
Master's degree: 63
Professional school degree: 1
Doctorate degree: 8

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.8%

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

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 66.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $46,653
Black householders: $24,609
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $4,352
Asian householders: $61,086
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $14,078

Houghton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Houghton marital status for males

Houghton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $183,945

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 185
One, attached: 4
Two: 38
3 or 4: 50
5 to 9: 20
10 to 19: 17
20 to 49: 2
Mobile homes: 15

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Houghton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (89%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Electricity (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (71%) Electricity (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Other fuel (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26

Here:	27.4%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 42

Here:	61.8%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,010

Here:	98.8%
New York:	38.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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