Houston Acres

Population: 736
Median household income: $104,583
Median home value: $243,800

Houston Acres is a community in Jefferson County, Kentucky, home to 736 residents. At $104,583, its median household income sits above Jefferson County's $67,849.

Between 2019 and 2023, Houston Acres's population grew 36.5% from 539 to 736, while its median home value rose 33.3% from $182,900 to $243,800.

99.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1957.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 736
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $104,583
Median home value: $243,800
Median gross rent: $1,857
Housing units: 265
Homeownership rate: 83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

539736

Median household income

$75,536$104,583

Median home value

$182,900$243,800

Median gross rent

$1,302$1,857

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	539	$75,536	$182,900	$1,302
2020	561	$85,625	$186,200	$1,400
2021	841	$90,500	$192,600	$1,478
2022	751	$100,000	$229,200	$1,804
2023	736	$104,583	$243,800	$1,857

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1726.4%

18 to 243.5%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5415.4%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	60	8.2%
5 to 17	194	26.4%
18 to 24	26	3.5%
25 to 34	63	8.6%
35 to 44	90	12.2%
45 to 54	113	15.4%
55 to 64	107	14.5%
65 to 74	45	6.1%
75 and over	38	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	601	81.7%
Black or African American	117	15.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate14.9%

Some college or associate's20.2%

Bachelor's degree47.4%

Graduate or professional degree13.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19	4.2%
High school graduate	68	14.9%
Some college or associate's	92	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	216	47.4%
Graduate or professional degree	61	13.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone75.1%

Carpooled0.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home24.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	265	75.1%
Carpooled	3	0.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	85	24.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	130	48.5%
15 to 29 min	119	44.4%
30 to 44 min	14	5.2%
45 to 59 min	2	0.7%
60+ min	3	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 13.2% (97 of 736)

	Count	Share
Family households	196	74.0%
Nonfamily households	69	26.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	265	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	221	83.4%
Renter-occupied	44	16.6%

1-unit, detached99.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	264	99.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2138170
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.2148, -85.6145