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Houghton, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Houghton, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,094. 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-NY · Houghton, NY 1 ZIPs · 2,094 pop · #10095/25278 · Allegany County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $77,750
  • RANK-UPPER #10095/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Andover
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 60% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,094
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $159,600

Nearest income peer: Andover, NY ( $3,062 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

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

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Houghton, NY sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 40%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,094
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$77,750
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 14744 (2,094 residents). Household income $77,750 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (60.0%) for this income tier, rent $958 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within New York, Ellenburg Center is the closest lower-income city and Worcester 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, 14744, is all of Houghton

There is no split to weigh here: 14744 holds every one of Houghton's 2,094 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Houghton

Citywide ZBP: 17 establishments, 755 employees , annual payroll $20,583k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 14744 (17 units) ; leading NAICS Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (3) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Houghton, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Allegany County, which covers 25 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Houghton. See the Allegany County roll-up →

Houghton sits in the upper half of Allegany County on income: Wellsville, Cuba and Alfred report less, while Almond reports more. Alfred marks the far end of that range at $40,489, 48% below Houghton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
14744 2,094 $77,750 17 46
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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, .