Harker Heights, TX Housing Market & City Data

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32,421
Population Estimate
$194,151
Median Home Value
92.4%
Employment Rate
34.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$139
Median Listing Price$314,225
Median Days on Market70
Active Listings143
New Listings26
Total Listings (Active + Pending)170
Avg Listing Price$330,878
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-5%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.42
Family Dual Income46.3
Median Household Income$74,839
Median Individual Income$35,165
Home Ownership61.0%
Home Value$194,151
Median Rent$936
Rent Burden22.6%
Poverty12.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED9.3%
  • Highschool Education20.9%
  • Some College34.8%
  • Bachelors Degree22.9%
  • Graduate Degree12.0%
  • Total College or Above34.9%
  • Stem Degree34.0%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male50.3%
  • Female49.7%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married54.7%
  • Divorced13.1%
  • Never Married28.2%
  • Widowed4.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityHarker Heights
State IDTX
Population32,421

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1830.3%
19–2912.5%
30–3915.1%
40–4915.7%
Age Group% of Population
50–5911.7%
60–699.2%
70–793.7%
80+1.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation61.1%
Unemployment Rate7.6%
Disabled12.6%

ETHNICITY

White62.7%
Black21.6%
Asian5.2%
Native American0.5%
Pacific Islander0.6%
Other2.9%
Multiple6.5%

OTHER

Hispanic22.4%
Limited English3.8%
Health Uninsured9.9%
Veteran27.2%

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