Houston is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,152 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.38% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 overall crime rate in Houston is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.The population of Houston overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Houston, 21.89% have at least a bachelor's 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.
