Houston, DE
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Houston, DE: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,464. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet HOUSTON-DE · Houston, DE 1 ZIPs · 1,464 pop · #17733/25278 · Kent County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $60,345
- RANK-LOWER #17733/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Dover
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 82% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,464
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $316,800
Nearest income peer: Dover, DE (+ $6,303 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Houston
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Houston on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Cheswold · lowest $34,135
Cheswold · lowest
$34,135 median HH income
- Houston · this city
Houston · this city
$60,345 median HH income
- Dover · near
Dover · near
$66,648 median HH income
- Viola · near
Viola · near
$72,361 median HH income
- Felton · near
Felton · near
$73,925 median HH income
- Harrington · near
Harrington · near
$76,791 median HH income
- Magnolia · highest
Magnolia · highest
$104,260 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Houston, DE sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 30th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,464
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $60,345
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $60,345 and poverty 26.3% concentrate in 19954.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Houston as a pure owner town.
Within Delaware, Kenton is the closest lower-income city and Bridgeville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Houston.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 19954, is all of Houston
There is no split to weigh here: 19954 holds every one of Houston's 1,464 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Houston
Citywide ZBP: 16 establishments, 99 employees , annual payroll $4,574k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 19954 (16 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (7) · also Retail trade .
ZIP Codes in Houston, DE
These ZIP codes sit in Kent County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Houston. See the Kent County roll-up →
Houston sits in the lower half of Kent County on income: Dover, Smyrna and Camden Wyoming report more, and only Cheswold reports less. Magnolia marks the far end of that range at $104,260, 73% above Houston.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19954 | 1,464 | $60,345 | 16 | 66 |
Houston roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Houston, .