Harker Heights.
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Texas·Bell County
8 tracts·31K people·$288K median·1,990/mi²
White 39 · Black 27 · Hispanic 20 · Multiracial 8 · Asian 3 · Other 3
Married couple 47 · Other 28 · Living alone 26
Retail 26 · Health 24 · Leisure 22 · Professional 10 · Public admin 7 · Manufacturing 6 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 38 · Sales · office 25 · Service 17 · Construction · maintenance 11 · Production · transport 9
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 24 · Work from home 7 · Walk 0 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Harker Heights is $287,800 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Harker Heights has 34,128 residents across 6 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.0; the population is 39.4% White, 27.1% Black, 19.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% Multiracial, 3.4% Asian and 3.1% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 30.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 10.2% (Census ACS).
SKIPCHA EL (55%), MOUNTAIN VIEW EL (53%) and HARKER HEIGHTS EL (37%) lead the elementary schools; NOLAN MIDDLE (46%), UNION GROVE MIDDLE (44%) and EASTERN HILLS MIDDLE (27%) lead the middle schools; HARKER HEIGHTS H S is the high school with reported scores (39%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,146/month, 27% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Harker Heights is $81,190 a year, 6% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Harker Heights, median rent is $1,146/month and the median home value is $287,800 (Census ACS).
Harker Heights reported 2.1 violent crimes and 11.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 95°F; winter lows average 39°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 34 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Harker Heights are hail (94), tornado (90) and lightning (82), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Harker Heights, 0.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).