COMPARING TWO PLACES
Amasa vs Houghton
PLACE A
Amasa, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Houghton, Michigan
Amasa is 97% smaller than Houghton. Houghton earns more, with a median household income $2,692 higher. Houghton has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -31%).
AMASAHOUGHTONDIFFERENCE
Total population2538,560−97% vs Houghton
Population density631,953−1,890
Population growth-31.1%8.8%−39.9 pts
Median age64.121.7+42.4
Male55.3%62.0%−6.6 pts
Female44.7%38.0%+6.6 pts
Foreign-born2.0%15.9%−14.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.0%79.0%+17.1 pts
Black0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%2.9%−0.9 pts
Asian0.0%9.1%−9.1 pts
Other2.0%6.4%−4.4 pts
Median household income$40,764$43,456−$2,692
Per capita income$26,981$26,716+$265
Poverty rate17.4%40.1%−22.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3550.576−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher5.0%68.6%−63.6 pts
Graduate degree2.3%47.3%−45.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%10.3%−6.2 pts
Labor force participation53.8%53.7%+0.1 pts
Median home value$85,400$254,500−$169,100
Median gross rent$713$978−$265
Owner-occupied88.5%36.9%+51.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.8%7.8%+11.0 pts
Rent-burdened households50.0%67.1%−17.1 pts
Average commute20.110.7+9.3
Worked from home27.8%10.2%+17.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%9.4%−9.4 pts
Uninsured4.7%3.1%+1.6 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024