Houston, MS


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Houston is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 3,544 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Houston is the 81st largest community in Mississippi.

Houston is a blue-collar town, with 45.59% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Houston is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Houston who work in sales jobs (10.40%), office and administrative support (8.62%), and teaching (7.19%).


In terms of college education, the citizens of Houston rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.85% of adults 25 and older in Houston have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Houston in 2010 was $15,415, 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 $61,660 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Houston also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.11% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Houston include Irish, Scots-Irish, French , and African.

The most common language spoken in Houston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Gujarathi.

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