14744 Zip Code (Houghton, NY) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,214
Zip code population in 2010: 2,094
Zip code population in 2000: 2,282

Houses and condos: 559
Renter-occupied apartments: 128
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 14744: 93.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 17.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 127 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,032 (2.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,901 (2.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 14744:

• High school or higher: 89.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 33.8%
• Unemployed: 5.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 14.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 14744:

• Never married: 57.4%
• Now married: 33.9%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 4.0%
• Divorced: 3.7%

• 
• • 2,08594.3%White
  • 763.4%Black
  • 331.5%Two or more races
  • 90.4%Asian
  • 80.4%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 14744, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $54,252 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$54,252
State:	$90,930

Salary/wage: $48,662 (reported on 77.1% of returns)

Here:	$48,662
State:	$72,104

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1181.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3533.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5488.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9285.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16397.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $385 (reported on 41.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$385
New York:	$3,075

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.1% for AGIs below $25k, 17.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,192 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,192
State:	$11,095

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 43.3% for AGIs below $25k, 108.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 185.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 185.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,740 (reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,740
State:	+$44,925

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.0% for AGIs below $25k, 250.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 907.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,556 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	+$9,556
State:	+$14,940

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 861.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 427.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,900 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

14744:	$14,900
New York:	$19,609

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1064.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $32,500 (reported on 4.2% of returns)

Here:	$32,500
State:	$39,326

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 928.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $7,200 (reported on 4.2% of returns)

14744:	$7,200
State:	$9,183

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 205.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,733 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,733
State:	$2,138

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.1% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.7%

Here:	92%
State:	95%

(% for various income ranges: 86.7% for AGIs below $25k, 90.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 14744, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $42,187 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,187
State:	$77,088

Salary/wage: $37,516 (reported on 80.4% of returns)

Here:	$37,516
State:	$60,593

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.9% for AGIs below $25k, 74.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $409 (reported on 47.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$409
New York:	$3,125

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,630 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,630
State:	$10,299

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$357 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	+$357
State:	+$42,474

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,760 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	+$5,760
State:	+$16,168

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $25k, 9.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,920 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

14744:	$10,920
New York:	$17,621

Total itemized deductions: $21,571 (28% of AGI, reported on 30.4% of returns)

Here:	$21,571
State:	$34,985

Here:	28.2% of AGI
State:	21.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $7,843 (reported on 30.4% of returns)

Here:	$7,843
State:	$5,572

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,193 (reported on 32.6% of returns)

14744:	$6,193
State:	$18,656

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,967 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,967
State:	$2,230

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 43.5%

Here:	43%
State:	66%

(% for various income ranges: 41.2% for AGIs below $25k, 41.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 44.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 14744, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,071 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,071
State:	$59,519

Salary/wage: $32,563 (reported on 83.1% of returns)

Here:	$32,563
State:	$50,673

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.4% for AGIs below $10k, 73.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $877 (reported on 54.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$877
New York:	$2,377

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,096 (reported on 28.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,096
State:	$5,394

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,307 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	+$2,307
State:	+$23,581

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,079 (reported on 18.6% of returns)

Here:	+$4,079
State:	+$13,809

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.1% for AGIs below $10k, 6.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,900 (reported on 2.1% of returns)

14744:	$1,900
New York:	$3,115

Total itemized deductions: $17,586 (24% of AGI, reported on 30.3% of returns)

Here:	$17,586
State:	$25,864

Here:	24.4% of AGI
State:	21.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $7,219 (10% of AGI, reported on 28.6% of returns)

Here:	$7,219
State:	$4,439

Here:	9.8% of AGI
State:	3.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,706 (reported on 66.0% of returns)

14744:	$4,706
State:	$11,730

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,707 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,707
State:	$1,757

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 36.1%

Here:	36%
State:	67%

(% for various income ranges: 21.9% for AGIs below $10k, 48.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 39.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 41.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 34.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 40.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 14717, 14777, 14060, 14735, 14065, 14711.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 37
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 410

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 22 (12 now married, 10 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 780 (167 now married, 619 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 14744 with a mortgage: 171 (16 second mortgage, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,255
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $615

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 14744 household income distribution in 2022

• 3Less than $10,000
• 13$10,000 to $14,999
• 24$15,000 to $19,999
• 11$20,000 to $24,999
• 8$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 11$35,000 to $39,999
• 13$40,000 to $44,999
• 2$45,000 to $49,999
• 42$50,000 to $59,999
• 43$60,000 to $74,999
• 122$75,000 to $99,999
• 45$100,000 to $124,999
• 25$125,000 to $149,999
• 56$150,000 to $199,999
• 16$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 14744

• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$40,000 to $49,999
• 6$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$60,000 to $69,999
• 20$70,000 to $79,999
• 4$80,000 to $89,999
• 5$90,000 to $99,999
• 53$100,000 to $124,999
• 43$125,000 to $149,999
• 65$150,000 to $174,999
• 27$175,000 to $199,999
• 34$200,000 to $249,999
• 5$250,000 to $299,999
• 16$300,000 to $399,999
• 2$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 14744

• 15$150 to $199
• 10$300 to $349
• 19$400 to $449
• 8$450 to $499
• 4$550 to $599
• 7$600 to $649
• 5$650 to $699
• 37$750 to $799
• 10$800 to $899
• 4$1,000 to $1,249
• 5$1,500 to $1,999
• 3No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $870.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $265,118.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $160,153

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $152,509 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $119,461 - $184,779

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $164,023

Here:	$164,023
State:	$476,719

Mobile homes: $79,288

Here:	$79,288
State:	$88,925

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 421
• One, attached: 8
• Two: 6
• 3 or 4: 35
• Mobile homes: 84

Unemployment: 5.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 14744

• 51.1%457Drove a car alone
• 6.3%56Carpooled
• 27.7%248Walked
• 1.5%13Other means
• 14.4%129Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 14744

• 188Less than 5 minutes
• 2335 to 9 minutes
• 11110 to 14 minutes
• 1515 to 19 minutes
• 2920 to 24 minutes
• 5025 to 29 minutes
• 4230 to 34 minutes
• 1335 to 39 minutes
• 1440 to 44 minutes
• 4645 to 59 minutes
• 1660 to 89 minutes
• 290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 82.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,214

• Male householders: 267 (31 living alone), Female householders: 184 (49 living alone)

• 288 spouses (286 opposite-sex spouses), 30 unmarried partners, (30 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 440 children (428 natural, 13 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 0 foster children, 25 other relatives, 137 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 812 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 129 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 79 4-persons, 55 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 79 1-person, 16 2-persons, 17 4-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons

367 married couples with children.
34 single-parent households (34 men).

94.9% of residents of 14744 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% very well, 17% well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% very well, 27% not well, 15% not at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% very well, 56% not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• HOUGHTON COLLEGE (1 WILLARD AVE in HOUGHTON, NY)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.8%

Population in 1990: 173. Population change in the 1990s: +2,109 (+1219.1%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,396
• Northeast: 389
• Midwest: 92
• South: 138
• West: 96

40% of the 14744 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New York.

88% of the 14744 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 69
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 66 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 562

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (20-49: 1)
• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (20-49: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (5-9: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 14744 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	14	82.2 years
Ruth	13	83.1 years
James	11	76.4 years
Charles	8	82.5 years
Robert	7	82.6 years
William	6	72.7 years
Helen	6	81.5 years
Elizabeth	6	83.3 years
Katherine	6	88.7 years
Margaret	6	69.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 14744 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Clark	9	79.2 years
Smith	6	89.0 years
Fancher	5	89.4 years
Crandall	4	80.2 years
Barker	4	85.0 years
Paine	4	84.5 years
Ries	4	82.0 years
Babbitt	3	60.6 years
Bowen	3	80.7 years
Osgood	3	81.3 years

Businesses in zip code 14744

• Subway: 1