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Houston, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Houston is a Census city of 982 people across 1.23 square miles of land, in Houston County. Median household income is $55,759, 76.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $545,700 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Houston
What Houston is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.23 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land797
- County holding the largest share of its areaHouston County, 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
- Population982
- Median age32.8
- Population under 18304
- Share under 1831.0 percent
- Population 65 and over197 plus or minus 53
- Share 65 and over20.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Households369
- Family households202
- Share of households that are families54.7 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$55,759
- Per capita income$28,295
- Civilian labor force470
- Employed444
- Unemployed26 plus or minus 20
- Unemployment rate5.5 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over570
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.3 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.0 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Houston
Housing in Houston
- Housing units407
- Occupied units369
- Vacant units38 plus or minus 24
- Vacancy rate9.3 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Owner occupied282
- Renter occupied87 plus or minus 28
- Ownership rate76.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$180,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$928
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.0 percent
- Single family units344
- Share single family84.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more63 plus or minus 26
- Share in buildings of two or more15.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1951
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 commute388
- Commuting under 15 minutes117 plus or minus 44
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.2 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more167 plus or minus 41
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.0 percent
- Drove alone69.8 percent
- Carpooled10.4 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Public transport0.9 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked8.4 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Worked from home10.0 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Houston
SBA loans in Houston (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$545,700
- Average approval$136,425
- Median approval$127,600
- Largest approval$270,500
- Jobs supported14
- Jobs per approval3.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Houston, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Houston
- NFIP communityCity of Houston
- NFIP community number270193
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/07/18
The City of Houston participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270193 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Houston County, not Houston
Houston County context, not Houston figures
- Establishments in Houston County394
- Covered employment, Houston County5,031
- Average annual pay, Houston County$47,489
- Housing units permitted, Houston County44
Every figure in this section is published for Houston County as a whole and is not a measurement of Houston.
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, Minnesota?
982, in 369 households. Houston city covers 1.23 square miles of land, which is 797 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?
Houston County, 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?
$55,759. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $180,100. Median gross rent is $928 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Houston businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $545,700 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $127,600. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Houston, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Houston borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Houston. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Houston in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Houston appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Houston, city of, community 270193, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
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 Houston County 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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