Editing Houston, Alaska (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1970= 69
|1980= 370
|1990= 697
|2000= 1202
|2010= 1912
|2020= 1975
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the census of 2020 and the 2022 [[American Community Survey]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |date=2020 |title=U.S. Census website - Houston city, 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Houston_city,_Alaska?g=160XX00US0233800#populations-and-people |access-date=January 5, 2024 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> there were 1,975 people and  726 households. The population density was {{convert|82.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 581 housing units at an average density of {{convert|25.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 80.4% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.4% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 4.0% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Natives|Alaska Native]], 1.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], and 0.2% [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]]. Another 9.1% were from two or more races, and 4% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

In the 726 households, 39.9% were married couples, 30.6% were a male householder with no spouse, and 20.9% were a female householder with no spouse. The average household size was 2.21. The average family size, however, was 2.85: 411 of the 726 households were categorized as families. About 20%, or 145, family households included children under 18 years old.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 20.3% under the age of 18, and 15% over the age of 65, some of whom live alone (14.2% of all householders living alone were over age 65). The median age was 43.3 years old. For women, the median age was higher than the overall median age at 47.7 years old. There are also far more men than women as for every 100 females, there were 128.8 males.

The [[median income]] for a [[Household income in the United States|household]] in the city was $53,750, and the median income for a family was $75,096. Males had a median income of $40,417 versus $28,207 for females.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Individual median earnings by sex |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2022.B20002?t=Earnings%20(Individuals):Income%20and%20Poverty&g=160XX00US0233800 |access-date=January 5, 2024 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The [[per capita income]] for the city was $35,792. About 20% of the population fell below the [[poverty line]], including 33.3% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Poverty and income data |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S1701?g=160XX00US0233800 |access-date=January 5, 2024 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

A number of Houston residents are also [[veteran]]s: 14% of residents are veterans,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veterans in Houston city, Alaska |url=https://data.census.gov/vizwidget?g=160XX00US0233800&infoSection=Veterans |access-date=January 5, 2024 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> compared to 10.1% of Alaska's population as a whole and 6.2% of Americans more generally.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Veterans in US |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2022.S2101?t=Veterans |access-date=January 5, 2024 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>