Hancock vs Houghton

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

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

Houghton has the higher population (8,341 vs 4,510 in Hancock). Hancock has the higher median household income ($55,278 vs $35,417 in Houghton). Houghton has the higher median home value ($233,700 vs $185,700 in Hancock).

Population, income & housing

	Hancock	Houghton
Population	4,510	8,341
Median age	31.4 yrs	21.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,278	$35,417
Median home value	$185,700	$233,700
Median gross rent	$740	$861
Housing units	2,114	2,502
Homeownership rate	53.5%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.8%	65.7%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	10.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hancock	Houghton
Population	4,554 → 4,510 (-1.0%)	7,870 → 8,341 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$35,161 → $55,278 (+57.2%)	$23,135 → $35,417 (+53.1%)
Median home value	$110,200 → $185,700 (+68.5%)	$155,600 → $233,700 (+50.2%)
Median gross rent	$580 → $740 (+27.6%)	$665 → $861 (+29.5%)

Hancock

Population

4,5544,510

Median household income

$35,161$55,278

Median home value

$110,200$185,700

Median gross rent

$580$740

Houghton

Population

7,8708,341

Median household income

$23,135$35,417

Median home value

$155,600$233,700

Median gross rent

$665$861

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hancock	Houghton
Under 5	2.2%	2.1%
5 to 17	10.8%	8.9%
18 to 24	26.7%	52.7%
25 to 34	12.6%	11.5%
35 to 44	7.2%	5.7%
45 to 54	10.4%	5.8%
55 to 64	10.9%	5.0%
65 to 74	8.7%	3.6%
75 and over	10.6%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hancock	Houghton
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	78.5%
Black or African American	0.9%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.0%
Asian	1.6%	8.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	2.8%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hancock	Houghton
No high school diploma	4.4%	5.2%
High school graduate	24.4%	13.9%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	15.3%
Bachelor's degree	27.1%	21.5%
Graduate or professional degree	18.6%	44.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hancock	Houghton
Drove alone	63.0%	45.8%
Carpooled	9.9%	6.4%
Public transit	0.9%	8.8%
Walked	8.0%	29.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	1.3%
Worked from home	18.0%	7.4%
Other means	0.2%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hancock	Houghton
1-unit, detached	62.7%	47.2%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	20.4%	14.5%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	12.4%
20 or more units	4.6%	21.7%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Hancock	Houghton
Poverty rate	17.8%	34.9%
Average household size	2.23	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	12	12
Median year structure built	1952	1977