Harker Heights, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

Homes for Sale in Harker Heights. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! Back to: Harker Heights, Texas main profile, Texas, Texas smaller cities, Texas small towns, Texas forum, All US cities. Total population: 25,417 (Urban population: 23,656, Rural population: 1,761 (9 farm, 1,752 nonfarm)) Houses: 6,845 (6,224 occupied: 3,695 owner occupied, 2,529 renter occupied) % of renters here:   41% State:   36% Housing density: 536 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Harker Heights, Texas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Fort Hood/Killeen/Harker Heights/Copperas Cove  (11 replies) Relocating; Conroe, Bryan or Harker Heights??  (6 replies) Killeen  (55 replies) Places to Avoid in Killeen, Fort Hood Area?  (60 replies) Need help finding nice residents near Ft. Hood !!!  (4 replies) Moving to Fort Hood, Help Please  (41 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $160,760. Median contract rent in 2007: $559 (lower quartile is $436, upper quartile is $867) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $449 Median gross rent in Harker Heights, TX in 2007: $786 Housing units in Harker Heights with a mortgage: 2,323 (42 second mortgage, 99 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 506 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $140,021 (it was $96,800 in 2000) Harker Heights:   $140,021 Texas:   $120,900 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $115,258 - $221,258 Mean price in 2007: Detached houses: $175,361 Here:   $175,361 State:   $170,389 Townhouses or other attached units: $144,609 Here:   $144,609 State:   $159,697 In 2-unit structures: $115,789 Here:   $115,789 State:   $140,401 Mobile homes: $26,992 Here:   $26,992 State:   $42,156 Household type by relationship Households: 17,202 In family households: 15,287 (3,792 male householders, 959 female householders) 3,891 spouses, 5,698 children (5,080 natural, 124 adopted, 494 stepchildren), 247 grandchildren, 88 brothers or sisters, 56 parents, 156 other relatives, 400 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 1,915 (869 male householders (651 living alone)), 607 female householders (493 living alone)), 439 nonrelatives In group quarters: 107 (90 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 1,749 2-persons, 1,226 3-persons, 1,068 4-persons, 480 5-persons, 202 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,144 1-person, 256 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 9 6-persons. 3,750 married couples with children. 1,075 single-parent households (254 men, 821 women). 85.3% of residents of Harker Heights speak English at home. 8.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all). 2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well). 3.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 0.6% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 9% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 1,384 (8.0%) (59.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Harker Heights, TX: Less than $10,000: 136 $10,000 to $14,999: 71 $15,000 to $19,999: 96 $20,000 to $24,999: 121 $25,000 to $29,999: 110 $30,000 to $34,999: 27 $35,000 to $39,999: 55 $40,000 to $49,999: 169 $50,000 to $59,999: 336 $60,000 to $69,999: 156 $70,000 to $79,999: 163 $80,000 to $89,999: 165 $90,000 to $99,999: 162 $100,000 to $124,999: 487 $125,000 to $149,999: 780 $150,000 to $174,999: 708 $175,000 to $199,999: 560 $200,000 to $249,999: 813 $250,000 to $299,999: 186 $300,000 to $399,999: 83 $400,000 to $499,999: 7 $500,000 to $749,999: 21 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 13

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Harker Heights: Less than $100: 32 people $100 to $149: 8 $150 to $199: 13 $200 to $249: 46 $250 to $299: 72 $300 to $349: 228 $350 to $399: 294 $400 to $449: 310 $450 to $499: 311 $500 to $549: 431 $550 to $599: 308 $600 to $649: 267 $650 to $699: 205 $700 to $749: 109 $750 to $799: 83 $800 to $899: 79 $900 to $999: 113 $1,000 to $1,249: 427 $1,250 to $1,499: 207 $1,500 to $1,999: 90 $2,000 or more: 18 No cash rent: 31

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.9%
Number of people working at home: 112 (1.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 201 5 to 9 minutes: 616 10 to 14 minutes: 1106 15 to 19 minutes: 2059 20 to 24 minutes: 1987 25 to 29 minutes: 570 30 to 34 minutes: 878 35 to 39 minutes: 56 40 to 44 minutes: 65 45 to 59 minutes: 163 60 to 89 minutes: 350 90 or more minutes: 219

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,092 (85%) Carpooled: 956 (11%) Taxi: 11 (0%) Motorcycle: 53 (1%) Bicycle: 15 (0%) Walked: 111 (1%) Other means: 32 (0%) Worked at home: 112 (1%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 319 $10,000 to $14,999: 339 $15,000 to $19,999: 374 $20,000 to $24,999: 413 $25,000 to $29,999: 553 $30,000 to $34,999: 494 $35,000 to $39,999: 392 $40,000 to $44,999: 342 $45,000 to $49,999: 312 $50,000 to $59,999: 538 $60,000 to $74,999: 668 $75,000 to $99,999: 804 $100,000 to $124,999: 333 $125,000 to $149,999: 132 $150,000 to $199,999: 131 $200,000 or more: 83

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 5549

German: 1924

United States or American: 1631

Irish: 1142

English: 980

Italian: 378

Scotch-Irish: 253

Norwegian: 240

French (except Basque): 198

Dutch: 196

Scottish: 188

European: 184

Polish: 179

Swedish: 177

Czech: 138

Arab:: 80

French Canadian: 78

Subsaharan African:: 69

African: 69

Greek: 53

Portuguese: 50

Czechoslovakian: 50

Syrian: 38

Hungarian: 36

Danish: 32

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 29

Jamaican: 29

Canadian: 29

Other Arab: 27

Welsh: 26

Serbian: 23

Scandinavian: 22

British: 22

Acadian/Cajun: 16

Lebanese: 15

Yugoslavian: 14

Turkish: 10

Afghan: 10

Lithuanian: 8

Romanian: 6

Russian: 6

Slovak: 6

Northern European: 6

New Zealander: 5

Ukrainian: 5

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 6642
• Northeast: 1284
• Midwest: 2064
• South: 3294
• West: 1635

39% of Harker Heights residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 22
• Nursery to 4th grade: 16
• 5th and 6th grade: 60
• 7th and 8th grade: 40
• 9th grade: 24
• 10th grade: 73
• 11th grade: 62
• 12th grade, no diploma: 72
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,117
• Less than 1 year of college: 415
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 995
• Associate degree: 507
• Bachelor's degree: 739
• Master's degree: 565
• Professional school degree: 207
• Doctorate degree: 42

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 38
• Nursery to 4th grade: 39
• 5th and 6th grade: 72
• 7th and 8th grade: 97
• 9th grade: 78
• 10th grade: 126
• 11th grade: 153
• 12th grade, no diploma: 171
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,142
• Less than 1 year of college: 465
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 929
• Associate degree: 483
• Bachelor's degree: 1,090
• Master's degree: 347
• Professional school degree: 37
• Doctorate degree: 30

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 1.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 14.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 14.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 13.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 30.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 14.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $62,715
• Black householders: $46,311
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $80,909
• Asian householders: $56,062
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $85,624
• Some other race householders: $48,922
• Two or more races householders: $37,827
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $37,607

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $162,875
• Black or African American householders: $162,441
• Asian householders: $140,165
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $85,488
• Some other race householders: $110,223
• Two or more races householders: $155,498
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $135,536

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,883
• One, attached: 93
• Two: 244
• 3 or 4: 252
• 5 to 9: 125
• 10 to 19: 206
• 20 to 49: 39
• 50 or more: 57
• Mobile homes: 1,946

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,205

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