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Houston, Alaska: commercial real estate data.
Houston is a Census city of 1,834 people across 23.95 square miles of land, in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Median household income is $73,015, 70.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Houston
What Houston is
- Census place typecity
- Land area23.95 sq mi
- Water area1.31 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land77
- County holding the largest share of its areaMatanuska-Susitna Borough, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Houston
How many people live in Houston
- Population1,834
- Median age40.2
- Population under 18297 plus or minus 68
- Share under 1816.2 percent
- Population 65 and over310 plus or minus 67
- Share 65 and over16.9 percent
- Households735
- Family households428
- Share of households that are families58.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Houston
Income and work in Houston
- Median household income$73,015 plus or minus $18,540
- Per capita income$39,790
- Civilian labor force949
- Employed835
- Unemployed114 plus or minus 41
- Unemployment rate12.0 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over1,334
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.3 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Houston
Housing in Houston
- Housing units1,000
- Occupied units735
- Vacant units265
- Vacancy rate26.5 percent
- Owner occupied519
- Renter occupied216 plus or minus 63
- Ownership rate70.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$295,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$887
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Single family units826
- Share single family82.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more143 plus or minus 55
- Share in buildings of two or more14.3 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Mobile homes31 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1994
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Houston
How Houston gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute740
- Commuting under 15 minutes145 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.6 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more380 plus or minus 85
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.4 percent
- Drove alone65.6 percent
- Carpooled10.1 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.9 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Worked from home11.7 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, not Houston
Matanuska-Susitna Borough context, not Houston figures
- Establishments in Matanuska-Susitna Borough2,822
- Covered employment, Matanuska-Susitna Borough29,515
- Average annual pay, Matanuska-Susitna Borough$58,329
- Housing units permitted, Matanuska-Susitna Borough85
Every figure in this section is published for Matanuska-Susitna Borough as a whole and is not a measurement of Houston.
All Matanuska-Susitna Borough figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Houston questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Houston, Alaska?
1,834, in 735 households. Houston city covers 23.95 square miles of land, which is 77 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Houston in?
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Houston?
$73,015. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $295,000. Median gross rent is $887 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Houston figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Matanuska-Susitna Borough as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Houston.
Is zoning published for Houston?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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