| Official Name: | Houston Acres, Kentucky |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Kentucky#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Houston Acres |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Kentucky |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jefferson |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | 1956 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.37 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.37 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.14 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.14 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 492 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1318.47 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 3416.67 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 577 |
| Coordinates: | 38.2147°N -85.6142°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 40220 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 21-38170 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2404736 |
Houston Acres is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 507 at the 2010 census.[2]
Houston Acres is located in east-central Jefferson County. It is bordered to the west by Louisville, to the north by Cambridge, and on its remaining sides by consolidated Louisville/Jefferson County. Kentucky Route 155 (Taylorsville Road) runs along the northern border of the city, leading west 2miles to Interstate 264 and east to Forest Hills. Downtown Louisville is 8miles northwest of Houston Acres.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.37km2, all land.[2]
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 491 people, 219 households, and 151 families residing in the city. The population density was 3323.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 226 housing units at an average density of 1529.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 98.78% White, 0.41% African American, 0.61% Asian, 0.20% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.20% of the population.
There were 219 households, out of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.70.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.3% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $46,875, and the median income for a family was $50,417. Males had a median income of $48,750 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,277. About 1.6% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.