Houston, Delaware Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 430. Estimated population in July 2024: 461 (+7.2% change)
Males: 219 (50.9%), Females: 211 (49.1%)

Zip code: 19954

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.0 years
Median household income: $39,545
Median house value: $88,600

Population by Race

Races in Houston:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.1%)
  • Black (8.4%)
  • Hispanic (4.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

Ancestries: Irish (12.6%), German (10.9%), English (9.3%), French (6.3%), Italian (6.0%), United States (4.7%).

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Map of Houston, DE

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Houston

  • High school or higher: 74.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Houston town

  • Never married: 25.3%
  • Now married: 61.4%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 5.4%

3.5% Foreign born (2.3% Latin America, 0.7% Asia, 0.5% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -49 (-10.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Houston:

  • BAYHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; DOVER, DE)
  • NANTICOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 21 miles; SEAFORD, DE)
  • BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; LEWES, DE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Houston:

  • DOVER AFB (about 15 miles; DOVER, DE; Abbreviation: DOV)
  • SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 41 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Abbreviation: SBY)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 52 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; Abbreviation: ILG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Houston:

  • HENDERSON AVIATION (about 6 miles; FELTON, DE; Abbreviation: 0N6)
  • CHORMAN (about 9 miles; FARMINGTON, DE; Abbreviation: D74)
  • JENKINS (about 15 miles; WYOMING, DE; Abbreviation: 15N)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Houston:

  • DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,641)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 19 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,053)
  • SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Full-time enrollment: 5,645)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 45 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 17,786)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (about 51 miles; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,940)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 51 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,817)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 52 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,087)