Houston, Alaska
Houston is a city in
Matanuska-Susitna Borough,
Alaska,
United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,202. According to the
2004 census, the city had a population of 1,422.
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Location of Houston, Alaska |
Houston is located at (61.608309, -149.773719).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 61.0
km² (23.5
mi²). 58.0 km² (22.4 mi²) of it is land and 3.0 km² (1.1 mi²) of it (4.89%) is water.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,202 people, 445 households, and 292 families residing in the city. The
population density was 20.7/km² (53.7/mi²). There were 581 housing units at an average density of 10.0/km² (25.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.03%
White, 0.33%
Black or
African American, 8.24%
Native American, 0.67%
Asian, 0.33%
Pacific Islander, 0.92% from
other races, and 5.49% from two or more races. 2.33% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 445 households out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were
married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 113.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $39,615, and the median income for a family was $46,818. Males had a median income of $45,000 versus $30,625 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $17,213. About 13.1% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.
"Houston Siding" was first listed on a blueprint map of the
Alaska Railroad in
1917. Houston was incorporated as a city in
1966. A June
1996 wildfire destroyed more than 37,500 acres in the Houston and
Big Lake area, including 433 buildings and homes valued at $8.9 million.
