Houston is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 3,709 people and two associated neighborhoods, Houston is the 82nd largest community in Mississippi.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 city of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Houston who work in office and administrative support (26.54%), sales jobs (13.40%), and healthcare (10.86%). 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 city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Houston has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Houston a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small city, Houston doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Houston are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.35% of adults in Houston have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Houston in 2022 was $20,649, which is lower middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $82,596 for a family of four. Houston is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 English, Irish, German, Belgian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Houston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Japanese.
