Houston is a town in Perry County, Arkansas, United States.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi), all land.

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 159 people, 74 households, and 48 families residing in the town.

31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 5.4% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 18.8% of those 65 or over.