What is the population of Houston city?

Houston city has 883 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #378 of 914 in Minnesota.

What is the median household income in Houston city?

Median household income in Houston city is $50,667 a year, 35.5% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Houston city?

Median gross rent is $815 a month and the median home value is $152,100, so rent absorbs about 19.3% of median household income.

Is Houston city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Houston city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Houston, MN population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Houston, Minnesota (Houston, MN — Census place “Houston city”) is 883 residents, ranking #378 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $50,667, the median home is worth $152,100 and median gross rent runs $815 a month. Looking for the Houston Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Houston, MN: 55943.

Population: 883Houston city residents
Median household income: $50,667Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $152,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $815Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 40.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 71.4%Owner-occupied households

Houston ZIP codes (Minnesota)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Houston.

The Houston MN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

55943

What the numbers mean in Houston city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Houston city median would spend about 19.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.2% of residents and 71.4% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Houston city, MN in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Houston city is a very small community in Minnesota, with 883 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #378 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 58% of them. The median age here is 40.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Houston city earn a median of $50,667 a year, 35.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 33% below the $75,469 median for the 361 Minnesota cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 13.2% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Houston city is valued at $152,100, 49.9% below the national figure and 37% below the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $815 a month, 42% below the national figure, or roughly $9,780 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 71.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

With 883 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Houston city against its county rather than against national figures.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Houston city?: Houston city has 883 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #378 of 914 in Minnesota.
What is the median household income in Houston city?: Median household income in Houston city is $50,667 a year, 35.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Houston city?: Median gross rent is $815 a month and the median home value is $152,100, so rent absorbs about 19.3% of median household income.
Is Houston city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Houston city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Houston city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.