place

Harker Heights, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Harker Heights, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

33,595

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$81,190

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

33.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+11.1% since 2018

Harker Heights added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone14,795 (43.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone9,671 (28.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,995 (8.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,682 (7.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,391 (4.1%)
  • Asian Alone1,154 (3.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,986
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)618
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic298
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island272
  5. 5.Vietnamese216

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

30.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

10.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

9.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

5,890

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$37,135

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care3,440
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation1,605
  3. 3.Public Administration1,544
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management1,532
  5. 5.Retail Trade1,239

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,743
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,793
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,624
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,603
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,435

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.29×)1,544
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.46×)978
  3. 3.Information (LQ 1.30×)348
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.28×)1,605
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.03×)3,440

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$269,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,114/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

62.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,865 (25.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,219 (16.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,052 (14.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999604 (8.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999508 (6.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999495 (6.7%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

32.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,491

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.8 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,512 (77.6%)
  • Carpooled1,686 (10.5%)
  • Worked at Home1,450 (9.0%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other397 (2.5%)
  • Walked58 (0.4%)
  • Bicycle16 (0.1%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.