 About 8.8% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.Houston's was one of the main filming locations for the 1988 film "The Prince of Pennsylvania".The filming took place at a residence on S McNary Street as well as inside and outside of Chartiers Houston High School, the only high school in Houston borough.