Houston is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,151 people and two associated neighborhoods, Houston is the 797th largest community in Pennsylvania. Houston has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Houston is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Houston is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Houston who work in office and administrative support (11.74%), food service (11.74%), and sales jobs (9.70%). Also of interest is that Houston has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.38% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The citizens of Houston are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.89% of adults in Houston having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Houston in 2022 was $36,839, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $147,356 for a family of four. However, Houston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Houston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Houston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Houston include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Houston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
