Houston Acres, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

745

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.8

1.61% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

13.3%

0.829% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$94,000

10.1% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$253,700

4.06% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Houston Acres, KY is home to a population of 745 people, from which 99.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9.8% of Houston Acres, KY residents were born outside of the country (73 people).

In 2024, there were 33.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (712 people) in Houston Acres, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 21 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 12 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Houston Acres, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Houston Acres, KY was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Houston Acres, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Houston Acres, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
712 ± 323
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
21 ± 16
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
12 ± 16

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Houston Acres, KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Foreign-Born Population

9.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

73 people

8.97%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

66 people

As of 2024, 9.8% of Houston Acres, KY residents (73 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Houston Acres, KY was 8.97%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Houston Acres, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
33 ± 38
Vietnam
7 ± 21
Korea
7 ± 15

Houston Acres, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 4.71 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Houston Acres, KY.

Economy

The economy of Houston Acres, KY employs 355 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Houston Acres, KY were Retail Trade (53 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (51 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (45 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($95,417), Public Administration ($83,333), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($81,250).

Employment

Occupations

355

2024 Value

± 124

0.567%

1 Year growth

± 49.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Houston Acres, KY grew at a rate of 0.567%, from 353 employees to 355 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Houston Acres, KY, are Transportation Occupations (49 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (48 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (41 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Houston Acres, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

355

2024 Value

± 124

0.567%

1 Year growth

± 49.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Houston Acres, KY grew at a rate of 0.567%, from 353 employees to 355 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Houston Acres, KY, are Retail Trade (53 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (51 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (45 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Houston Acres, KY, though some of these residents may live in Houston Acres, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$65,435

Median earning men ± $35,460

$45,393

Median earning women ± $9,392

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($97,083), Manufacturing ($86,250), and Public Administration ($83,958).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,938), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($46,563), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,278).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Houston Acres, KY was $253,700 in 2024, which is 0.763 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $243,800 to $253,700, a 4.06% increase. The homeownership rate in Houston Acres, KY is 90.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Houston Acres, KY have an average commute time of 14.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Houston Acres, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$253,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$24,599

$256

Median Property Taxes

±$78

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Houston Acres, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Houston Acres, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

90.1%

Homeownership

2024

67.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 90.1% of the housing units in Houston Acres, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Houston Acres, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$94,000

Median Household Income

± $29,072

284

Number of Households

± 85

In 2024, the median household income of the 284 households in Houston Acres, KY declined from $94,000 from the previous year's value of $104,583.

The following chart displays the households in Houston Acres, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Houston Acres, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.8%)
Worked At Home (24.2%)

In 2024, 75.8% of workers in Houston Acres, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.2%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

14.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Houston Acres, KY have a shorter commute time (14.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Houston Acres, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Houston Acres, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Houston Acres, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Houston Acres, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Houston Acres, KY (99 out of 745 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Houston Acres, KY is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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