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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Houghton is $12,143, which is much lower than the state average of $32,829 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Houghton median household income is $53,929, which has grown by 43.28% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 35.25% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Houghton residents spend 7.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is much lower than the state average of 32.5 minutes and is much lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1166

Houghton, NY	12,143 USD
New York	32,829 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Houghton, NY	4,080 USD
New York	34,450 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Houghton, NY	6,354 USD
New York	39,569 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Houghton, NY	3,267 USD
New York	30,512 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #656

Houghton, NY	53,929 USD
New York	58,687 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Houghton, NY	63,994 USD
New York	85,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #319

Houghton, NY	43.28%
New York	35.25%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Houghton, NY		New York		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	53.70%	$2,907, see rank	21.49%	$18,752	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.00%	$19,207, see rank	29.15%	$17,900	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.11%	$5,267, see rank	3.41%	$4,110	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.63%	$25,396, see rank	17.56%	$25,809	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Houghton, NY	75,357 USD
New York	71,419 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Houghton, NY	81,308 USD
New York	99,640 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Houghton, NY	New York	U.S.
White	$53,929, see rank	$65,667	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Houghton, NY	New York	U.S.
less than 25	$25,000, see rank	$27,968	$25,788
25 to 44	$62,500, see rank	$65,396	$58,398
45 to 64	$72,083, see rank	$70,383	$65,027
65 or over	$41,806, see rank	$38,136	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Houghton, NY	New York	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,613, see rank	15,832,743	248,775,628
Male¹	693, 42.96%, see rank	47.83%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	333, 48.05%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	333, 48.05%, see rank	68.40%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	330, 99.10%, see rank	90.70%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3, 0.90%, see rank	9.30%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	360, 51.95%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	920, 57.04%, see rank	52.17%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	462, 50.22%, see rank	58.76%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	462, 50.22%, see rank	58.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	441, 95.45%, see rank	91.52%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	21, 4.55%, see rank	8.48%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	458, 49.78%, see rank	41.24%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Houghton, NY	New York	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	757, 100%	8,950,165	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	256, 33.82%, see rank	53.60%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	52, 6.87%, see rank	6.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	4, 0.53%, see rank	27.40%	5.06%
Walked	380, 50.20%, see rank	6.36%	2.78%
Other Means	25, 3.30%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	40, 5.28%, see rank	3.93%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Houghton, NY	7.9 minutes
New York	32.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Houghton, NY	New York	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	771	9,137,540	143,435,233
Male¹	330, 42.80%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	155, 46.97%, see rank	35.01%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	81, 24.55%, see rank	18.15%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	52, 15.76%, see rank	18.51%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	9, 2.73%, see rank	0.39%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	14, 4.24%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	19, 5.76%, see rank	14.63%	17.94%
Female¹	441, 57.20%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	190, 43.08%, see rank	43.00%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	181, 41.04%, see rank	22.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	58, 13.15%, see rank	29.84%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12, 2.72%, see rank	4.12%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Houghton, NY	New York	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	771, 100%	9,137,540	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	20, 2.59%, see rank	0.60%	1.96%
Construction	14, 1.82%, see rank	5.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	24, 3.11%, see rank	6.59%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3, 0.39%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	15, 1.95%, see rank	10.85%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4, 0.52%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	11, 1.43%, see rank	2.90%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.13%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	11, 1.43%, see rank	11.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	520, 67.44%, see rank	27.50%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	86, 11.15%, see rank	9.23%	9.49%
Public Administration	3, 0.39%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	60, 7.78%, see rank	5.06%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Houghton, NY	%	New York	U.S.
Population in Poverty	83	11.40%, see rank	15.61%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	6	3.49%, see rank	11.96%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.