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14744

Houghton, NY · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
2,188
Median household income
$77,750
People below poverty
20.7%
Median home value
$159,600

Income

The median income of households in 14744 was $77,750. An estimated 1.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 14744 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.5
$10,000 to $14,999 0.4
$15,000 to $24,999 17.7
$25,000 to $34,999 3.5
$35,000 to $49,999 6.5
$50,000 to $74,999 17.9
$75,000 to $99,999 24.2
$100,000 to $149,999 16.2
$150,000 to $199,999 7.8
$200,000 or more 4.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 14744 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 57321
Female 43077

An estimated 80.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 29.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $36,128. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 14744 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80.3
Social Security 29.2
Retirement income 27
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.5
Cash public assistance income 3.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 20.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 11.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 1.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 29.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 14744 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 20.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 11.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 1.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 29.9

In 2020-2024, 10.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 44% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 22% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 16% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 14744 in 2020-2024, 95.5% had health insurance coverage and 4.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 74.8% and public coverage was 31.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.2%.


In 2020-2024, 14744 had a total population of 2,188 - 1,144 (52.3%) females and 1,044 (47.7%) males. The median age was 22.3 years. An estimated 15.2% of the population was under 18 years, 35.6% was 19 to 44 years, 15.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 14744 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 50 26
5 to 9 15 34
10 to 14 91 29
15 to 19 264 245
20 to 24 173 336
25 to 29 70 11
30 to 34 45 23
35 to 39 17 43
40 to 44 24 37
45 to 49 42 51
50 to 54 47 43
55 to 59 35 39
60 to 64 27 49
65 to 69 28 36
70 to 74 47 33
75 to 79 30 56
80 to 84 31 5
85 and over 8 48

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 89.9% were White; 3.6% were Black or African American; 18.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.7% were Asian; 2.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.4% of the people in 14744 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 89.2% of the people in 14744 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 463 households in 14744. The average household size was 3.03 people.

Married-couple households made up 62% of the households in 14744 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 20.3% of all households, while 8.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 5.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 8.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 14.3% of all households.

In 14744, 34.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 14744 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 62
Cohabiting Couples 9.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
8.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 36% of males and 27.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 58.9 62.1
Now married, except separated 36 27.4
Separated 1.7 0
Widowed 1.9 6.9
Divorced 1.5 3.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 14744, 7 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96% of the people living in 14744 were U.S. natives. 63.7% of the 14744 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4% of 14744 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 37.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 55.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 14744 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 14744.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 14744 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 11.4
Asia 60.2
Europe 6.8
Africa 3.4
Northern America 18.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 14744 in 2020-2024, 5.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.8% of people at least five years old; 1.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 14744 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.8
Other Indo-European languages 2.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.5
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 75.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 14744 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 14744 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 75.7
Different house, same county 5.9
Different county, same state 12.9
Different state 5.1
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 86.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 55.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 14744 was 1,156 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 5 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 246. College or graduate school enrollment was 905.

Educational Attainment of People in 14744 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.7
High school diploma or equivalency 16.4
Some college, no degree 5.8
Associate's degree 8.5
Bachelor's degree 25.5
Graduate or professional degree 29.9

Disability

In 14744, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 6.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 28.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 14744, 49.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 47.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 740 79.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 134 14.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 52 5.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 14744 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 14744 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.2
Construction 3.7
Manufacturing 2.9
Wholesale trade 0.5
Retail trade 6.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.5
Information 1.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 0.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 56.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 13.7
Other Services, except public administration 2
Public administration 1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 14744 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 488 52.6
Service occupations 205 22.1
Sales and office occupations 120 12.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 42 4.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 73 7.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 49.2% of 14744 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 17 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 14744 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 49.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 26.1
Other means 2.5
Worked from home 17

In 2020-2024, 14744 had a total of 560 housing units. Of these housing units, 77.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 8.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 13.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 14744 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 77.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 8.6
Mobile homes 13.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 12.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 14744 was 6.9 rooms, and of these housing units 66.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 14744 had 463 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 97 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 60% while renters occupied 40%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.99 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.09.

3.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 11.2% and another 8.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 14744:

House Heating Fuel Used in 14744 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 63.7
Electricity 17.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 3.9
All other fuels 14.5
No fuel used 0.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 14744 was $159,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 39.6 % had a mortgage. 60.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,412 and for owners without a mortgage it was $630.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 14744 was $958. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.