Houstonia, MO

Census Place

2024 Population

273

US Senator

Josh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

Eric Schmitt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

54.1

1.46% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

14.3%

65.6% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$39,337

5.19% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

Economy

The economy of Houstonia, MO employs 161 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Houstonia, MO were Educational Services (64 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (31 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (26 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($37,500), Health Care & Social Assistance ($24,211), and Retail Trade ($21,250).

Employment

Occupations

161

2024 Value

± 116

−3.59%

1 Year decline

± 103%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Houstonia, MO declined at a rate of −3.59%, from 167 employees to 161 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Houstonia, MO, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (62 people), Management Occupations (29 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (20 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Houstonia, MO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Missouri (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

161

2024 Value

± 116

−3.59%

1 Year decline

± 103%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Houstonia, MO declined at a rate of −3.59%, from 167 employees to 161 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Houstonia, MO, are Educational Services (64 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (31 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (26 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Houstonia, MO, though some of these residents may live in Houstonia, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,964

Median earning men ± $35,044

$11,976

Median earning women ± $18,101

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($43,750) and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($17,279).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($20,625) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($11,792).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Houstonia, MO was $48,900 in 2023, which is 0.147 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $49,800 to $48,900, a 1.81% decrease. The homeownership rate in Houstonia, MO is 98.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Houstonia, MO have an average commute time of 33.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Houstonia, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$48,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$45,672

$147

Median Property Taxes

±$94

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 Houstonia, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

98.7%

Homeownership

2024

65.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 98.7% of the housing units in Houstonia, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 95.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Houstonia, MO 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.

$39,337

Median Household Income

± $19,761

149

Number of Households

± 94

In 2024, the median household income of the 149 households in Houstonia, MO grew to $39,337 from the previous year's value of $37,396.

The following chart displays the households in Houstonia, MO 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 $35k - $40k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Houstonia, MO is from Missouri.

0.45

2024 Wage GINI in Missouri

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2024, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.34% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (83.5%)
Worked At Home (14.1%)
Carpooled (2.35%)

In 2024, 83.5% of workers in Houstonia, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.1%) and those who carpooled to work (2.35%).

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

33.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Houstonia, MO have a longer commute time (33.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Houstonia, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Houstonia, MO (39 out of 273 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 Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 5 and then Males 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Houstonia, MO 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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