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Language Spoken At Home in Houghton
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 36,474 | 100% |
English only | 34,091 | 93.5% |
Language other than English | 2,383 | 6.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 840 | 2.3% |
Spanish | 329 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 75 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 986 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 244 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 513 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 314 | 0.9% |
Other languages | 555 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 207 | 0.6% |
Ancestry in Houghton
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 38,687 | 100% |
American | 1,508 | 3.9% |
Arab | 201 | 0.5% |
Czech | 188 | 0.5% |
Danish | 154 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 763 | 2.0% |
English | 4,314 | 11.2% |
French (except Basque) | 3,890 | 10.1% |
French Canadian | 986 | 2.5% |
German | 7,893 | 20.4% |
Greek | 141 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 224 | 0.6% |
Irish | 3,654 | 9.4% |
Italian | 2,105 | 5.4% |
Lithuanian | 93 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 938 | 2.4% |
Polish | 1,464 | 3.8% |
Portuguese | 12 | 0.0% |
Russian | 167 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 171 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 545 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 32 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 32 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 2,084 | 5.4% |
Swiss | 115 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 23 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 142 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 15 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Houghton
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 15,142 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 8,843 | 58.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,470 | 22.9% |
Married-couple family | 7,097 | 46.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,542 | 16.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 592 | 3.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 231 | 1.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,154 | 7.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 697 | 4.6% |
Nonfamily households | 6,299 | 41.6% |
Householder living alone | 4,649 | 30.7% |
65 years and over | 1,951 | 12.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,768 | 24.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,182 | 27.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Houghton
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 35,894 | 100% |
Householder | 15,142 | 42.2% |
Spouse | 7,095 | 19.8% |
Child | 9,238 | 25.7% |
Other relatives | 1,115 | 3.1% |
Nonrelatives | 3,304 | 9.2% |
Unmarried partner | 806 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Houghton
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 17,522 | 100% |
Never married | 8,169 | 46.6% |
Now married, except separated | 7,345 | 41.9% |
Separated | 108 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 486 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 1,414 | 8.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 14,591 | 100% |
Never married | 4,082 | 28.0% |
Now married, except separated | 7,399 | 50.7% |
Separated | 120 | 0.8% |
Widowed | 1,506 | 10.3% |
Divorced | 1,484 | 10.2% |
Fertility in Houghton
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 446 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 79 | 17.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 17 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 97 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 25 | 0% |
Grandparents in Houghton
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 493 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 355 | 72.0% |
Less than 1 year | 71 | 14.4% |
1 or 2 years | 26 | 5.3% |
3 or 4 years | 129 | 26.2% |
5 or more years | 129 | 26.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 355 | 100% |
Who are female | 195 | 54.9% |
Who are married | 304 | 85.6% |
School Enrollment in Houghton
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 13,404 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 394 | 2.9% |
Kindergarten | 453 | 3.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,509 | 26.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,694 | 12.6% |
College or graduate school | 7,354 | 54.9% |
Educational Attainment in Houghton
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 23,173 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 604 | 2.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,546 | 6.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,115 | 35.0% |
Some college, no degree | 4,587 | 19.8% |
Associate's degree | 1,972 | 8.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,997 | 17.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,352 | 10.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 27.4% |
Veteran Status in Houghton
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 30,771 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,387 | 11.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Houghton
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 38,110 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,904 | 12.9% |
Under 18 years | 7,848 | 100% |
With a disability | 254 | 3.2% |
18 to 64 years | 24,590 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,711 | 11.0% |
65 years and over | 5,672 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,939 | 34.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Houghton
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 38,261 | 100% |
Same house | 31,613 | 82.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,242 | 16.3% |
Same county | 3,487 | 9.1% |
Different county | 2,755 | 7.2% |
Same state | 1,943 | 5.1% |
Different state | 812 | 2.1% |
Abroad | 406 | 1.1% |
Place Of Birth in Houghton
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 38,687 | 100% |
Native | 37,005 | 95.7% |
Born in United States | 36,745 | 95.0% |
State of residence | 29,336 | 75.8% |
Different state | 7,409 | 19.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 260 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 1,682 | 4.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Houghton
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,682 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 348 | 20.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,334 | 79.3% |
Year of Entry in Houghton
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,942 | 100% |
Native | 260 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 260 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,682 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 321 | 19.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,361 | 80.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Houghton
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,682 | 100% |
Europe | 295 | 17.5% |
Asia | 1,128 | 67.1% |
Africa | 24 | 1.4% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 109 | 6.5% |
Northern America | 126 | 7.5% |