Harker Heights vs Killeen

A side-by-side comparison of Harker Heights and Killeen: population, income, housing, and more.

Harker Heights and Killeen are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Killeen has the higher population (156,144 vs 33,595 in Harker Heights). Harker Heights has the higher median household income ($82,685 vs $58,339 in Killeen). Harker Heights has the higher median home value ($269,000 vs $196,000 in Killeen).

Population, income & housing

	Harker Heights	Killeen
Population	33,595	156,144
Median age	35.0 yrs	30.0 yrs
Median household income	$82,685	$58,339
Median home value	$269,000	$196,000
Median gross rent	$1,114	$1,147
Housing units	12,803	65,809
Homeownership rate	62.2%	48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.1%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	10.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harker Heights	Killeen
Population	30,861 → 33,595 (+8.9%)	145,686 → 156,144 (+7.2%)
Median household income	$74,839 → $82,685 (+10.5%)	$49,630 → $58,339 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$201,400 → $269,000 (+33.6%)	$126,200 → $196,000 (+55.3%)
Median gross rent	$936 → $1,114 (+19.0%)	$923 → $1,147 (+24.3%)

Harker Heights

Population

30,86133,595

Median household income

$74,839$82,685

Median home value

$201,400$269,000

Median gross rent

$936$1,114

Killeen

Population

145,686156,144

Median household income

$49,630$58,339

Median home value

$126,200$196,000

Median gross rent

$923$1,147

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harker Heights	Killeen
Under 5	7.4%	9.4%
5 to 17	23.3%	19.8%
18 to 24	7.0%	11.1%
25 to 34	12.2%	18.4%
35 to 44	16.9%	14.2%
45 to 54	12.8%	10.4%
55 to 64	10.4%	8.8%
65 to 74	7.1%	5.5%
75 and over	2.9%	2.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harker Heights	Killeen
White (non-Hispanic)	40.2%	26.0%
Black or African American	26.6%	34.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	2.8%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.2%	0.7%
Two or more races	5.9%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	22.0%	27.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harker Heights	Killeen
No high school diploma	6.8%	7.6%
High school graduate	22.8%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	42.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harker Heights	Killeen
Drove alone	77.6%	78.8%
Carpooled	10.5%	10.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.5%
Walked	0.4%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	7.6%
Other means	2.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harker Heights	Killeen
1-unit, detached	68.0%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	15.2%	15.9%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	11.5%
20 or more units	1.4%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Harker Heights	Killeen
Poverty rate	10.4%	17.2%
Average household size	2.79	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	2000	1995