Houston

Population: 1,693
Median household income: $60,865
Median home value: $235,900

Houston is a community in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, home to 1,693 residents. Its median household income of $60,865 runs below the Matanuska-Susitna Borough figure of $90,625.

Between 2019 and 2023, Houston's population declined 14.4% from 1,977 to 1,693, while its median home value rose 43.9% from $163,900 to $235,900.

18.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.33 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,693
Median age: 42.4 yrs
Median household income: $60,865
Median home value: $235,900
Median gross rent: $831
Housing units: 1,004
Homeownership rate: 70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
Unemployment rate: 11.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9771,693

Median household income

$52,955$60,865

Median home value

$163,900$235,900

Median gross rent

$971$831

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,977	$52,955	$163,900	$971
2020	1,952	$53,594	$178,000	$708
2021	1,739	$53,409	$185,500	$735
2022	1,613	$53,750	$215,500	$771
2023	1,693	$60,865	$235,900	$831

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	75	4.4%
5 to 17	238	14.1%
18 to 24	135	8.0%
25 to 34	246	14.5%
35 to 44	174	10.3%
45 to 54	245	14.5%
55 to 64	300	17.7%
65 to 74	211	12.5%
75 and over	69	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,375	81.2%
Black or African American	14	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	36	2.1%
Asian	11	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	187	11.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	70	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate46.8%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	115	9.2%
High school graduate	583	46.8%
Some college or associate's	371	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	127	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	49	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 54 min

Drove alone69.7%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.4%

Other means9.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	518	69.7%
Carpooled	55	7.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	85	11.4%
Other means	69	9.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	109	16.6%
15 to 29 min	193	29.3%
30 to 44 min	74	11.2%
45 to 59 min	67	10.2%
60+ min	215	32.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 18.6% (314 of 1,686)

	Count	Share
Family households	409	56.6%
Nonfamily households	314	43.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	723	72.0%
Vacant	281	28.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	511	70.7%
Renter-occupied	212	29.3%

1-unit, detached82.6%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	829	82.6%
1-unit, attached	7	0.7%
2 to 4 units	41	4.1%
5 to 19 units	93	9.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34	3.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0233800
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 1.31 sq mi
Center point: 61.6153, -149.8006