Houghton is home to 72 people in Iowa. At a median age of 52.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 87% of the housing stock. That puts it in the top 6% of US cities for household income. There are 58 fewer people here than in 2000. That is roughly 41% ahead of the Iowa median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $106,042, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 52.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
37% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 98%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Houghton
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate30.0% → 1.4%(−28.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median age35.0 → 52.3(+17.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree5.4% → 36.8%(+31.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era100%(8)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 8 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Houghton, decade by decade
Houghton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
130
$61,502
$113,043
5.4%
0.0
2000
130
$86,529
$127,516
10.5%
0.0
2010
146
$110,590
$161,839
42.5%
0.0
2020
141
$110,599
$162,898
23.5%
18.7
2024
72
$106,042
$252,800
36.8%
25.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
