Houston Lake

Population: 330
Median household income: $81,250
Median home value: $245,800

Located in Platte County, Missouri, Houston Lake is a community with a population of 330. The median household income of $81,250 is below the Platte County median ($95,748).

Between 2019 and 2023, Houston Lake's population declined 2.1% from 337 to 330, while its median home value rose 78.8% from $137,500 to $245,800.

Owners occupy 71.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 44.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 330
Median age: 44.7 yrs
Median household income: $81,250
Median home value: $245,800
Median gross rent: $1,610
Housing units: 142
Homeownership rate: 71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

337330

Median household income

$68,333$81,250

Median home value

$137,500$245,800

Median gross rent

$900$1,610

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	337	$68,333	$137,500	$900
2020	446	$62,243	$158,900	$1,293
2021	431	$71,750	$184,700	$1,302
2022	356	$84,000	$231,000	$1,667
2023	330	$81,250	$245,800	$1,610

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 345.2%

35 to 4424.5%

45 to 5419.4%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 7414.5%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8	2.4%
5 to 17	53	16.1%
18 to 24	14	4.2%
25 to 34	17	5.2%
35 to 44	81	24.5%
45 to 54	64	19.4%
55 to 64	36	10.9%
65 to 74	48	14.5%
75 and over	9	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	230	69.7%
Black or African American	9	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	58	17.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate27.8%

Some college or associate's47.8%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11	4.3%
High school graduate	71	27.8%
Some college or associate's	122	47.8%
Bachelor's degree	32	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	19	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone60.8%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home25.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	107	60.8%
Carpooled	19	10.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	2.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	45	25.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	31	23.7%
15 to 29 min	79	60.3%
30 to 44 min	19	14.5%
45 to 59 min	2	1.5%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 6.1% (20 of 330)

	Count	Share
Family households	99	69.7%
Nonfamily households	43	30.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	142	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	101	71.1%
Renter-occupied	41	28.9%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	142	100.0%
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	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2933292
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.12 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 39.1901, -94.6202