PlainZIP

Houghton, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Houghton, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,630. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet HOUGHTON-MI · Houghton, MI 1 ZIPs · 9,630 pop · #21648/25278 · Houghton County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $50,408
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21648/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Hubbell
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 44% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,630
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $232,800

Nearest income peer: Hubbell, MI ( $3,022 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Houghton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Houghton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Houghton, MI sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

14th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,630
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,408
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($50,408 average) · poverty 31.1%. The primary code (49931) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (44.1%) for this income tier, rent $972 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Michigan, Escanaba is the closest lower-income city and Muir the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Houghton.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 49931, is all of Houghton

There is no split to weigh here: 49931 holds every one of Houghton's 9,630 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Houghton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 287 establishments, 3,727 employees , annual payroll $149,144k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49931 (287 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (58) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Houghton, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Houghton County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Houghton. See the Houghton County roll-up →

Houghton sits in the lower half of Houghton County on income: Calumet, Hancock and Chassell report more, Pelkie and Hubbell report less. Toivola marks the far end of that range at $78,295, 55% above Houghton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49931 9,630 $50,408 287 132
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Houghton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Houghton, .