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Houston, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Houston is a Census city of 3,741 people across 7.38 square miles of land, in Chickasaw County. Median household income is $44,023, 54.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $160,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Houston
What Houston is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.38 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land507
- County holding the largest share of its areaChickasaw 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
- Population3,741
- Median age32.5 plus or minus 6.5
- Population under 181,070
- Share under 1828.6 percent
- Population 65 and over769 plus or minus 198
- Share 65 and over20.6 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Households1,472
- Family households966
- Share of households that are families65.6 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$44,023 plus or minus $9,853
- Per capita income$19,153
- Civilian labor force1,408
- Employed1,345
- Unemployed63 plus or minus 35
- Unemployment rate4.5 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over2,246
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.6 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.3 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Houston
Housing in Houston
- Housing units1,672
- Occupied units1,472
- Vacant units200 plus or minus 122
- Vacancy rate12.0 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Owner occupied807
- Renter occupied665 plus or minus 161
- Ownership rate54.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$122,800 plus or minus $35,623
- Median gross rent, monthly$727
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.8 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Single family units1,289
- Share single family77.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more325 plus or minus 149
- Share in buildings of two or more19.4 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Mobile homes58 plus or minus 36
- Median year structure built1975
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 commute1,236
- Commuting under 15 minutes587 plus or minus 185
- Share commuting under 15 minutes47.5 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more277 plus or minus 138
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.4 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Drove alone81.0 percent
- Carpooled12.1 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.3 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Houston
SBA loans in Houston (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$160,000
- Average approval$53,333
- Median approval$55,000
- Largest approval$55,000
- Jobs supported45
- Jobs per approval15.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
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.
Houston
Flood risk in Houston
- NFIP communityCity of Houston
- NFIP community number280030
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/06/10(M)
The City of Houston participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280030 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.
Chickasaw County, not Houston
Chickasaw County context, not Houston figures
- Establishments in Chickasaw County318
- Covered employment, Chickasaw County4,497
- Average annual pay, Chickasaw County$38,490
- Housing units permitted, Chickasaw County3
Every figure in this section is published for Chickasaw County as a whole and is not a measurement of Houston.
All Chickasaw County 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, Mississippi?
3,741, in 1,472 households. Houston city covers 7.38 square miles of land, which is 507 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?
Chickasaw 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?
$44,023. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $122,800. Median gross rent is $727 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?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $160,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $55,000. 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 280030, 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 Chickasaw 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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