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Harker Heights, TX

34,128 Population
15.6 square miles 2,184.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33 ±2.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area: 32.8 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$38,042 ±$2,990 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area: $33,746 ±$580
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$81,190 ±$10,865 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area: $69,923 ±$1,525
  • a little higher than the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.2% ±2.4% (3,443  ±811) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area: 13.8% 64,217 (±0.8% / ±3,828)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.1 minutes ±1.8 (376,355  ±36,151) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area: 24.3 4,841,690 (±0.6 / ±125,875)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

12,469 ±582 Number of households
  • the Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area: 177,681 ±1,264
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.1 (33,954  ±37) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area: 2.6 468,164 (±0 / ±784)
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.5% ±1.6% (441  ±156) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area: 6.7% 8,388 (±0.7% / ±810)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

13,168 ±535 Number of housing units
  • the Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area: 194,401 ±315
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$287,800 ±$15,899 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area: $234,500 ±$3,775
  • about the same as the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.5% ±3.2% (4,881  ±1,065.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area: 20.5% 99,771 (±1% / ±4,783.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93% ±5.3% (19,842  ±1,327.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area: 90.9% 281,737 (±1.4% / ±4,443.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
30.2% ±3.2% (6,435  ±710) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area: 25.6% 79,477 (±0.8% / ±2,507.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

9.6% ±2% (3,264  ±693) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area: 8% 39,509
  • about half the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

27.3% ±2.7% (6,034  ±630) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area: 18.6% 61,791 (±0.6% / ±1,908)
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
6,034 Total veterans ±630 4,470 Male ±575 1,564 Female ±372

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