Houston is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,161 people and two associated neighborhoods, Houston is the 797th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Houston was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Houston is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Houston is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Houston who work in sales jobs (13.14%), office and administrative support (11.60%), and management occupations (9.04%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Houston telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.57% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Houston’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.The citizens of Houston are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.30% of adults in Houston having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Houston in 2022 was $33,738, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $134,952 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, Italian, Irish, English, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Houston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
