Houghton vs St. Paul

A side-by-side comparison of Houghton and St. Paul: population, income, housing, and more.

Houghton and St. Paul are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Houghton has the higher population (87 vs 68 in St. Paul). Houghton has the higher median household income ($104,375 vs $81,250 in St. Paul). Houghton has the higher median home value ($212,500 vs $158,300 in St. Paul).

Population, income & housing

	Houghton	St. Paul
Population	87	68
Median age	43.3 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$104,375	$81,250
Median home value	$212,500	$158,300
Median gross rent	$700	—
Housing units	40	46
Homeownership rate	83.8%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.5%	37.3%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Houghton	St. Paul
Population	123 → 87 (-29.3%)	85 → 68 (-20.0%)
Median household income	$65,000 → $104,375 (+60.6%)	$59,821 → $81,250 (+35.8%)
Median home value	$137,500 → $212,500 (+54.5%)	$143,800 → $158,300 (+10.1%)
Median gross rent	$550 → $700 (+27.3%)	$688 → $975 (+41.7%)

Houghton

Population

12387

Median household income

$65,000$104,375

Median home value

$137,500$212,500

Median gross rent

$550$700

St. Paul

Population

8568

Median household income

$59,821$81,250

Median home value

$143,800$158,300

Median gross rent

$688$975

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Houghton	St. Paul
Under 5	10.3%	7.4%
5 to 17	16.1%	17.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.0%	25.0%
35 to 44	17.2%	16.2%
45 to 54	4.6%	11.8%
55 to 64	16.1%	8.8%
65 to 74	19.5%	8.8%
75 and over	8.0%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Houghton	St. Paul
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Houghton	St. Paul
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	32.8%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	28.1%	33.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Houghton	St. Paul
Drove alone	81.0%	95.2%
Carpooled	9.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Houghton	St. Paul
1-unit, detached	97.5%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	30.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Houghton	St. Paul
Poverty rate	1.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.35	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	18	35
Median year structure built	1975	1972