Harker Heights city, TX

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 33,036 ( 6,336 from 2010 )
Land area: 15.6 square miles
Population density: 2116.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	13,452	40.72%	4.9%
Black:	8,786	26.60%	72.8%
Indian:	96	0.29%	29.4%
Asian:	1,659	5.02%	35.1%
2+ races:	1,811	5.48%	58.6%
Hispanic:	7,155	21.66%	45.4%

Total non-White:	19,584	59.28%	56.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-693	-3.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	7,029	31.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
26,700
14,145	52.98%
5,084	19.04%
136	0.51%
1,228	4.60%
1,142	4.28%
4,920	18.43%
12,555	47.02%

2000
17,309
11,296	65.26%
2,450	14.15%
66	0.38%
677	3.91%
589	3.40%
2,190	12.65%
6,013	34.74%

1990
12,841
9,892	77.03%
1,283	9.99%
56	0.44%
454	3.54%
n/a
1,156	9.00%
2,949	22.97%

1980
7,345
6,089	82.90%
554	7.54%
0	0.00%
153	2.08%
n/a
556	7.57%
1,256	17.10%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

2,849	16.5
6,542	37.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,404	10.9
3,064	23.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

3,803	51.8
1,693	23.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Harker Heights city, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
34.5
9,834	29.8%
23,202	70.2%
3,280	9.9%

11,779
2.79

8,563	72.7%
5,464	63.8%
1,853	21.6%
3,216	27.3%

2010
Number	Percent
31.6
8,155	30.5%
18,545	69.5%
1,922	7.2%

9,488
2.80

7,139	75.2%
5,299	74.2%
1,004	14.1%
2,349	24.8%

2000
Number	Percent
30.7
5,243	30.3%
12,066	69.7%
1,080	6.2%

6,227
2.76

4,751	76.3%
3,911	82.3%
407	8.6%
1,476	23.7%

1990
Number	Percent
27.6
3,883	30.2%
8,958	69.8%
561	4.4%

4,644
2.76

3,740	80.5%
3,181	85.1%
365	9.8%
904	19.5%

1980
Number	Percent
24.0
2,428	33.1%
4,917	66.9%
186	2.5%

2,505
2.93

2,130	85.0%
1,902	89.3%
116	5.4%
375	15.0%

2022 Housing Data for Harker Heights city, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	307	2.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	423	3.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	289	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	386	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	740	6.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	572	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	436	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	361	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	392	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	778	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,248	10.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,760	14.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,265	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	974	8.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,056	9.0%
$200,000 or more	792	6.7%

Median Household Income	72,258
Per Capita Income	34,203

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	495	4.2%
Public Assistance	243	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,981	16.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	10,590	63.0%
Unemployed	432	2.6%
In Armed Forces	1,607	9.6%

Total Labor Force	12,629	75.1%
Not in Labor Force	4,193	24.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,393	4,592	48.9%
Non-Profit	190	563	25.2%
Self-Employed	354	651	35.2%

Local Government	314	679	31.6%
State Government	417	317	56.8%
Federal Government	825	812	50.4%

Total Private + Self	4,747	5,243	47.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,746	2,371	42.4%
Total	6,493	7,614	46.0%

Pct. Govt.	23.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,847	13.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,216	22.8%
Professional, Technical	3,451	24.5%
Service Occupations	2,544	18.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	27	0.2%
All others	3,049	21.6%

White Collar		60.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,771	12.6%
Public administration	1,647	11.7%
Accommodation and food services	1,416	10.0%
Educational services	1,258	8.9%
Retail trade	1,096	7.8%
Other services	1,041	7.4%
Construction	884	6.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	840	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	776	5.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	761	5.4%
Manufacturing	723	5.1%
Finance and insurance	690	4.9%
Information	303	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	241	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	229	1.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	148	1.0%
Utilities	140	1.0%
Wholesale trade	137	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,750	14.38%
Puerto Rican	1,026	3.11%
Cuban	97	0.29%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	695	2.10%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	489	1.48%
Honduran	28	0.08%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	178	0.54%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	256	0.77%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	54	0.16%
Ecuadorian	6	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	196	0.59%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	331	1.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	371	1.12%
Vietnamese	203	0.61%
Filipino	175	0.53%
Taiwanese	85	0.26%
Thai	71	0.21%
Chinese	59	0.18%
Indian	43	0.13%
Japanese	25	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	25,196	80.9%
Spanish	3,167	10.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	639	2.1%
German, other Germanic	512	1.6%
Other Asian	367	1.2%
Korean	232	0.7%
Other Indo-European	224	0.7%
Vietnamese	203	0.7%
Other	169	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	4,158	12.6%
German	2,790	8.4%
English	1,467	4.4%
Dutch	1,094	3.3%
Irish	929	2.8%
British	755	2.3%
French	740	2.2%
Norwegian	528	1.6%
European	427	1.3%
Polish	415	1.3%
Italian	408	1.2%
Jamaican	328	1.0%
Scottish	304	0.9%
Nigerian	294	0.9%
Greek	284	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	31,217	94.5%
Not a citizen	1,819	5.5%

Native	29,672	89.8%
Foreign-born	3,364	10.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
793	3.9%	1,119	5.5%	4,607	22.5%	7,538	36.8%	4,420	21.6%	1,983	9.7%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	793	3.9%
9-12 Years	1,119	5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,607	22.5%
Some College	7,538	36.8%
Bach. Degree	4,420	21.6%
Grad Degree	1,983	9.7%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,162	D +1,184	D + 12.7%
D +2,346
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	53%	Joe Biden (D)	6,264	49.6%	Donald Trump* (R)	6,029	47.8%	330	2.6%	12,623	-4	1	0.11%
2016	44%	Donald Trump (R)	4,867	51.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,918	41.2%	722	7.6%	9,507	-1	5	0.11%

2020 President, Harker Heights city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

6,264

49.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

6,029

47.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

234

1.9%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

12,623

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 1

2016 President, Harker Heights city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,918

41.2%

Donald Trump (R)

4,867

51.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

449

4.7%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.9%

Other

192

2.0%

TOTAL

9,507

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Harker Heights city, TX

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	53%	John Cornyn* (R)	6,180	49.3%	Mary Hegar (D)	5,985	47.7%	380 [+]	3.0%	12,545	-4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kerry McKennon (Libertarian) 307 (2.4%); David Collins (Green) 73 (0.6%);
2018	S1	37%	Ted Cruz* (R)	4,241	50.8%	Beto O'Rourke (D)	4,023	48.2%	86 [+]	1.0%	8,350	0	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Dikeman (Libertarian) 86 (1.0%);
2018	G	37%	Greg Abbott* (R)	4,644	55.7%	Lupe Valdez (D)	3,547	42.6%	145 [+]	1.7%	8,336	0	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mark Tippetts (Libertarian) 145 (1.7%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	12,770
Median Value	$240,700

Occupied	11,779	92.2%
Vacant	991	7.8%

Owned	6,603	56.1%
Rented	5,176	43.9%
Median Rent	$1,063

Single-Family Units	8,491	66.5%
Detached	8,261	64.7%
Attached	230	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	892	7.0%
Mobile Homes	1,448	11.3%

Harker Heights city, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Harker Heights city, TX

2022 Housing Data for Harker Heights city, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Harker Heights city, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Harker Heights city, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Harker Heights city, TX

Historical Presidential Election Results for Harker Heights city, TX

Historical Statewide Election Results for Harker Heights city, TX