COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kempner vs Harker Heights
PLACE A
Kempner, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Harker Heights, Texas
Kempner is 96% smaller than Harker Heights. Harker Heights earns more, with a median household income $5,833 higher. Harker Heights has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs 5%).
KEMPNERHARKER HEIGHTSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,29735,195−96% vs Harker Heights
Population density6312,253−1,621
Population growth5.2%24.0%−18.7 pts
Median age47.633.0+14.6
Male49.8%49.4%+0.4 pts
Female50.2%50.6%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born5.6%9.6%−4.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.6%39.4%+22.3 pts
Black7.4%27.1%−19.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.9%19.5%+3.3 pts
Asian0.3%3.4%−3.1 pts
Other7.7%10.6%−2.9 pts
Median household income$75,357$81,190−$5,833
Per capita income$38,061$38,042+$19
Poverty rate2.5%10.2%−7.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3900.428−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%30.2%−17.0 pts
Graduate degree4.7%10.4%−5.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%3.9%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation68.7%69.5%−0.8 pts
Median home value$249,200$287,800−$38,600
Median gross rent$1,044$1,146−$102
Owner-occupied74.0%61.7%+12.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.0%5.3%+4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households35.7%47.5%−11.9 pts
Average commute31.124.1+7.0
Worked from home18.7%8.1%+10.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured11.5%11.3%+0.2 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025