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Houston, MO population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Houston, Missouri (Houston, MO — Census place “Houston city”) is 2,407 residents, ranking #246 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $41,250, the median home is worth $115,200 and median gross rent runs $728 a month. Looking for the Houston Missouri ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Houston, MO: 65483.
- Population
- 2,407Houston city residents
- Median household income
- $41,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $115,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $728Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.5%Owner-occupied households
Houston ZIP codes (Missouri)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Houston.
The Houston MO ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Houston city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Houston city median would spend about 21.2% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 30.9% of residents and 57.5% 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, MO in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Houston city is a small town in Missouri, with 2,407 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #246 of 1,082 ranked by population — larger than 77% of them. The median age here is 35.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger 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 $41,250 a year, 47.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 26% below the $55,543 median for the 374 Missouri 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 30.9% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Houston city is valued at $115,200, 62% below the national figure and 24% below the $152,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $728 a month, 48.2% below the national figure, or roughly $8,736 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 57.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Missouri.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Houston city?
- Houston city has 2,407 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #246 of 1,082 in Missouri.
- What is the median household income in Houston city?
- Median household income in Houston city is $41,250 a year, 47.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Houston city?
- Median gross rent is $728 a month and the median home value is $115,200, so rent absorbs about 21.2% of median household income.
- Is Houston city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.8× 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 21.2% 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.