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Houston, Delaware

Houston, Delaware, in Kent county, is 47 miles SW of Vineland, New Jersey (center to center) and 65 miles SE of Baltimore, Maryland. The town is part of the Dover metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 430 people people live in Houston.

The People and Families of Houston

In Houston, about 65% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Houston had a median family income of $46,563.

Houston Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Houston, about 83% are lived in by their owners, not renters.

Commuting

In Houston, 96% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	47 miles SW of Vineland, New Jersey (center to center)
Nearest Large City	65 miles SE of Baltimore, Maryland
County	Kent
Metro Area	Dover
Standard Zip Codes	19954
Phone Area Codes	302
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	38.918
Longitude	-75.505

Station	MILFORD 2 SE
Distance	4.1 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 43 F
Apr Temp	42 to 64 F
Jul Temp	67 to 87 F
Oct Temp	46 to 68 F
Annual Precip	45.3 inches

Station	DENTON 2 E
Distance	16 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 44 F
Apr Temp	42 to 67 F
Jul Temp	65 to 89 F
Oct Temp	45 to 70 F
Annual Precip	43.2 inches

Station	CAPE MAY 2 NW
Distance	30.9 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 42 F
Apr Temp	43 to 60 F
Jul Temp	67 to 84 F
Oct Temp	49 to 66 F
Annual Precip	41.3 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	430	100%
Male	219	50.9%
Female	211	49.1%
Under 18	131	30.5%
18+	299	69.5%
65+	54	12.6%
Median Age	33
Average Family Size	3.24
White	384	89.3%
African-American	36	8.4%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	3	0.7%
Other	2	0.5%
Mixed Race	5	1.2%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	20	4.7%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	461
Growth	31
Growth %	7.2%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	24.3%
Irish	16.2%
English	9.7%
US/American	8.1%
German	8.1%
French (except Basque)	6.5%
Polish	5.7%
Italian	5.3%
British	3.6%
Hungarian	3.2%
Scotch-Irish	2.8%
Swedish	2%
Jamaican	1.6%
Welsh	1.6%
Eastern European	0.8%
Scottish	0.4%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Houston	430	$46,563
Ellendale	327	$42,841
Felton	784	$44,875
Frederica	648	$41,389
Greenwood	837	$40,000
Harrington	3,174	$36,815
Milford	6,732	$40,333

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