Houghton vs Hubbell

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

Houghton and Hubbell 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 970 in Hubbell). Hubbell has the higher median household income ($49,545 vs $35,417 in Houghton). Houghton has the higher median home value ($233,700 vs $77,100 in Hubbell).

Population, income & housing

	Houghton	Hubbell
Population	8,341	970
Median age	21.9 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$35,417	$49,545
Median home value	$233,700	$77,100
Median gross rent	$861	$784
Housing units	2,502	546
Homeownership rate	37.7%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.7%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Houghton	Hubbell
Population	7,870 → 8,341 (+6.0%)	925 → 970 (+4.9%)
Median household income	$23,135 → $35,417 (+53.1%)	$48,333 → $49,545 (+2.5%)
Median home value	$155,600 → $233,700 (+50.2%)	$71,900 → $77,100 (+7.2%)
Median gross rent	$665 → $861 (+29.5%)	$716 → $784 (+9.5%)

Houghton

Population

7,8708,341

Median household income

$23,135$35,417

Median home value

$155,600$233,700

Median gross rent

$665$861

Hubbell

Population

925970

Median household income

$48,333$49,545

Median home value

$71,900$77,100

Median gross rent

$716$784

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Houghton	Hubbell
Under 5	2.1%	6.9%
5 to 17	8.9%	12.5%
18 to 24	52.7%	7.4%
25 to 34	11.5%	20.7%
35 to 44	5.7%	7.1%
45 to 54	5.8%	7.4%
55 to 64	5.0%	14.1%
65 to 74	3.6%	13.8%
75 and over	4.8%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Houghton	Hubbell
White (non-Hispanic)	78.5%	96.9%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.9%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Houghton	Hubbell
No high school diploma	5.2%	5.2%
High school graduate	13.9%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	15.3%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	44.2%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Houghton	Hubbell
Drove alone	45.8%	84.6%
Carpooled	6.4%	12.3%
Public transit	8.8%	0.0%
Walked	29.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	0.9%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Houghton	Hubbell
1-unit, detached	47.2%	92.1%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	14.5%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	12.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	21.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Houghton	Hubbell
Poverty rate	34.9%	5.2%
Average household size	2.17	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	12	18
Median year structure built	1977	1938