Houston

Population: 218
Median household income: $51,250
Median home value: $89,400

Located in Perry County, Arkansas, Houston is a community with a population of 218. At $51,250, its median household income sits below Perry County's $60,078.

Between 2019 and 2023, Houston's population grew 18.5% from 184 to 218, while its median home value rose 23.3% from $72,500 to $89,400.

Owners occupy 58.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 25.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 218
Median age: 25.5 yrs
Median household income: $51,250
Median home value: $89,400
Median gross rent: $844
Housing units: 103
Homeownership rate: 58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

184218

Median household income

$52,679$51,250

Median home value

$72,500$89,400

Median gross rent

$683$844

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	184	$52,679	$72,500	$683
2020	173	$53,125	$70,000	$680
2021	194	—	$76,700	$719
2022	233	$42,813	$93,600	$775
2023	218	$51,250	$89,400	$844

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

Age distribution

Under 514.7%

5 to 1726.1%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 446.4%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over1.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	32	14.7%
5 to 17	57	26.1%
18 to 24	17	7.8%
25 to 34	33	15.1%
35 to 44	14	6.4%
45 to 54	25	11.5%
55 to 64	18	8.3%
65 to 74	19	8.7%
75 and over	3	1.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	190	87.2%
Black or African American	25	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	1.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.0%

High school graduate40.2%

Some college or associate's35.7%

Bachelor's degree1.8%

Graduate or professional degree14.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9	8.0%
High school graduate	45	40.2%
Some college or associate's	40	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	2	1.8%
Graduate or professional degree	16	14.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone82.9%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit2.4%

Walked7.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	68	82.9%
Carpooled	4	4.9%
Public transit	2	2.4%
Walked	6	7.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	2.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14	17.5%
15 to 29 min	19	23.8%
30 to 44 min	30	37.5%
45 to 59 min	4	5.0%
60+ min	13	16.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.25
Poverty rate: 22.9% (50 of 218)

	Count	Share
Family households	59	88.1%
Nonfamily households	8	11.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	67	65.0%
Vacant	36	35.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	39	58.2%
Renter-occupied	28	41.8%

1-unit, detached72.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	75	72.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5	4.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23	22.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0533490
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.01 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.0349, -92.6945