Alfred vs Houghton

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

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

Alfred has the higher population (4,632 vs 1,685 in Houghton). Houghton has the higher median household income ($87,188 vs $45,357 in Alfred). Alfred has the higher median home value ($169,100 vs $153,300 in Houghton).

Population, income & housing

	Alfred	Houghton
Population	4,632	1,685
Median age	20.0 yrs	21.2 yrs
Median household income	$45,357	$87,188
Median home value	$169,100	$153,300
Median gross rent	$807	$975
Housing units	680	323
Homeownership rate	52.6%	57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.1%	74.4%
Unemployment rate	15.2%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alfred	Houghton
Population	4,293 → 4,632 (+7.9%)	1,639 → 1,685 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$33,750 → $45,357 (+34.4%)	$62,188 → $87,188 (+40.2%)
Median home value	$111,700 → $169,100 (+51.4%)	$119,200 → $153,300 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$748 → $807 (+7.9%)	$642 → $975 (+51.9%)

Alfred

Population

4,2934,632

Median household income

$33,750$45,357

Median home value

$111,700$169,100

Median gross rent

$748$807

Houghton

Population

1,6391,685

Median household income

$62,188$87,188

Median home value

$119,200$153,300

Median gross rent

$642$975

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alfred	Houghton
Under 5	1.0%	2.4%
5 to 17	3.5%	12.5%
18 to 24	78.5%	51.5%
25 to 34	4.6%	6.0%
35 to 44	2.8%	5.3%
45 to 54	2.2%	7.9%
55 to 64	2.9%	4.4%
65 to 74	2.8%	4.0%
75 and over	1.5%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alfred	Houghton
White (non-Hispanic)	69.7%	90.9%
Black or African American	10.2%	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.2%
Asian	5.1%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alfred	Houghton
No high school diploma	4.6%	6.7%
High school graduate	5.5%	10.1%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	8.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	33.2%
Graduate or professional degree	50.6%	41.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alfred	Houghton
Drove alone	35.9%	40.8%
Carpooled	2.7%	5.9%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	44.6%	37.9%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.3%
Worked from home	14.0%	15.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alfred	Houghton
1-unit, detached	46.9%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	28.4%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	14.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	9.4%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alfred	Houghton
Poverty rate	32.7%	16.2%
Average household size	2.19	3.24
Mean commute (minutes)	12	14
Median year structure built	1962	1967