Michigan · Census place 39360
Houghton city, MI
Quick answer
Houghton city has 8,341 residents, ranking #121 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $35,417, the median home is worth $233,700 and median gross rent runs $861 a month.
- Population
- 8,341Houghton city residents
- Median household income
- $35,417Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $233,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $861Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 21.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 37.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Houghton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Houghton city median would spend about 29.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 34.9% of residents and 37.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Temperance CDP 8,495
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- Hillsdale city 8,013
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