Houston is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 3,713 people and two associated neighborhoods, Houston is the 82nd largest community in Mississippi.Houston is a blue-collar town, with 37.45% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Houston is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Houston who work in sales jobs (16.37%), teaching (15.12%), and office and administrative support (6.38%). 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. Houston is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Houston citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.20% of adults in Houston have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Houston in 2022 was $19,978, 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 $79,912 for a family of four. However, Houston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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, African, and Belgian. The most common language spoken in Houston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Japanese.
