With 34,128 people, Harker Heights is a city in Texas. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 16,820 people. This skews young, with a median age of 33.0. Density works out to 2,184 people per square mile. About 30% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $287,800, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,190, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 63%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Harker Heights
What changed most since 1990
Population12,841 → 34,128(+166%)US over the same years: +35%
White share77.0% → 39.4%(−37.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share10.0% → 27.1%(+17.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Harker Heights's population equals 8.8% of Bell County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 6.2% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 13% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)55.3%(3,334)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)56.7%(3,422)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era16.6%(1,001)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.8%(48)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6,034 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Harker Heights, decade by decade
Harker Heights population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
12,841
$63,530
$201,606
27.1%
48.4
2000
17,308
$78,235
$176,336
29.8%
66.4
2010
26,700
$85,582
$238,371
27.5%
80.2
2020
33,097
$89,309
$243,256
35.2%
90.6
2024
34,128
$81,190
$287,800
30.2%
90.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
