Harker Heights is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 35,263 people and six associated neighborhoods, Harker Heights is the 103rd largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Harker Heights was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Harker Heights economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Harker Heights, where the median household income is $82,685.00.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Harker Heights. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

Also of interest is that Harker Heights has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Harker Heights telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.99% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The education level of Harker Heights citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.08% of adults in Harker Heights have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Harker Heights in 2022 was $37,135, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $148,540 for a family of four. However, Harker Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Harker Heights is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Harker Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Harker Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Harker Heights also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.01% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Harker Heights include German, English, Irish, Dutch, and British.

The most common language spoken in Harker Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.