COMPARING TWO PLACES
Harper vs Fredericksburg
PLACE A
Harper, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Fredericksburg, Texas
Harper is 90% smaller than Fredericksburg. Harper earns more, with a median household income $5,119 higher. Harper has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs 3%).
HARPERFREDERICKSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population1,21411,893−90% vs Fredericksburg
Population density211,245−1,223
Population growth11.7%3.3%+8.5 pts
Median age34.648.5−13.9
Male63.6%46.6%+17.0 pts
Female36.4%53.4%−17.0 pts
Foreign-born4.0%4.7%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic59.4%77.4%−18.0 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino29.2%18.6%+10.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other11.4%3.3%+8.2 pts
Median household income$69,653$64,534+$5,119
Per capita income$35,876$48,942−$13,066
Poverty rate13.3%9.2%+4.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4730.523−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%43.3%−17.2 pts
Graduate degree21.8%16.1%+5.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Labor force participation55.7%53.0%+2.7 pts
Median home value$434,600$460,300−$25,700
Median gross rent$1,053$1,386−$333
Owner-occupied73.7%63.1%+10.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.9%21.5%+6.4 pts
Rent-burdened households84.3%52.0%+32.3 pts
Average commute28.514.1+14.4
Worked from home19.6%13.0%+6.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.5%14.7%−2.2 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024