What is the population of Houston borough?

Houston borough has 1,219 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #896 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.

What is the median household income in Houston borough?

Median household income in Houston borough is $70,550 a year, 10.2% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $890 a month and the median home value is $186,100, so rent absorbs about 15.1% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Houston borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Pennsylvania · Census place 35896

Houston, PA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Houston, Pennsylvania (Houston, PA — Census place “Houston borough”) is 1,219 residents, ranking #896 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $70,550, the median home is worth $186,100 and median gross rent runs $890 a month. Looking for the Houston Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Houston, PA: 15342.

Population: 1,219Houston borough residents
Median household income: $70,550Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $186,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $890Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 43.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 63.2%Owner-occupied households

Houston ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Houston.

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

15342

What the numbers mean in Houston borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Houston borough median would spend about 15.1% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.9% of residents and 63.2% 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 borough, PA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Houston borough is a small town in Pennsylvania, with 1,219 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #896 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 55% of them. The median age here is 43.5 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 borough earn a median of $70,550 a year, 10.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 17.9% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Houston borough is valued at $186,100, 38.7% below the national figure and 4% below the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $890 a month, 36.7% below the national figure, or roughly $10,680 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.1% 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 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 63.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

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 borough?: Houston borough has 1,219 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #896 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
What is the median household income in Houston borough?: Median household income in Houston borough is $70,550 a year, 10.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Houston borough?: Median gross rent is $890 a month and the median home value is $186,100, so rent absorbs about 15.1% of median household income.
Is Houston borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Houston borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Houston borough 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.