Houghton, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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50%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

26%

Household income NAT. AVG.

24%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Houghton	New York	National
Income per capita	$22,536	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$102,782	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$121,410	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$8,848	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	14.6%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Houghton is 50% lower than the national average
The median household income in Houghton is 26% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Houghton is 24% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Houghton is 4% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$68,514 $102,782 $205,564

City

$59,984 $89,985 $179,970

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Houghton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.8%	0.8%
Manufacturing sector	3.9%	3.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	5.8%	5.8%
Public administration	1.4%	1.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.5%	2.5%
Education, health & social services	47.6%	47.6%
Other	36.8%	36.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dalton, NY	459	$91,628	12.7%
Castile, NY	986	$90,379	11.1%
Angelica, NY	738	$89,568	10.1%
Belfast, NY	775	$89,495	10.0%
Gainesville, NY	232	$87,930	8.1%
Houghton, NY	1,741	$102,782	26.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Princeville, IL	1,741	$87,975	8.2%
Bernice, LA	1,741	$32,794	59.7%
Watertown, TN	1,741	$68,965	15.2%
Unionville, GA	1,742	$49,530	39.1%
Sesser, IL	1,742	$82,390	1.3%
Houghton, NY	1,741	$102,782	26.4%

Source: The Houghton, NY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.