Where has Houghton looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | Houghton | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 37,693 | 40,029 | 27 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 0.2% | — | |
| Median household income | $58,899 | $62,310 | 27 | ||
| Poverty rate | 16.5% | 17.0% | 27 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 37.2% | 32.1% | 73 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 3.2% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $159,900 | $211,400 | 9 | ||
| Median gross rent | $840 | $900 | 27 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 24.2% | 13.6% | 91 | ||
| Worked from home | 11.0% | 7.1% | 91 |
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HoughtonPeer median
| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +1.3% |
| Housing units | — | — | +0.0% |
| Median household income | — | — | +28.9% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +50.6% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +15.6% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +7.6% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +144.1% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -18.4% |
| Restaurants & bars | 23.6 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 3.4 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 3.7 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 18.8 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 15.7 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 3.7 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 5.8 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 30.5 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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