Harker Heights vs Troy

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

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

Harker Heights has the higher population (33,595 vs 2,628 in Troy). Harker Heights has the higher median household income ($82,685 vs $81,193 in Troy). Harker Heights has the higher median home value ($269,000 vs $188,200 in Troy).

Population, income & housing

	Harker Heights	Troy
Population	33,595	2,628
Median age	35.0 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$82,685	$81,193
Median home value	$269,000	$188,200
Median gross rent	$1,114	$1,141
Housing units	12,803	951
Homeownership rate	62.2%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.1%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harker Heights	Troy
Population	30,861 → 33,595 (+8.9%)	2,820 → 2,628 (-6.8%)
Median household income	$74,839 → $82,685 (+10.5%)	$63,281 → $81,193 (+28.3%)
Median home value	$201,400 → $269,000 (+33.6%)	$124,000 → $188,200 (+51.8%)
Median gross rent	$936 → $1,114 (+19.0%)	$949 → $1,141 (+20.2%)

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

Troy

Population

2,8202,628

Median household income

$63,281$81,193

Median home value

$124,000$188,200

Median gross rent

$949$1,141

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harker Heights	Troy
Under 5	7.4%	10.5%
5 to 17	23.3%	19.6%
18 to 24	7.0%	4.7%
25 to 34	12.2%	19.6%
35 to 44	16.9%	14.1%
45 to 54	12.8%	11.1%
55 to 64	10.4%	6.3%
65 to 74	7.1%	10.5%
75 and over	2.9%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harker Heights	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	40.2%	66.0%
Black or African American	26.6%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	22.0%	28.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harker Heights	Troy
No high school diploma	6.8%	7.4%
High school graduate	22.8%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harker Heights	Troy
Drove alone	77.6%	85.6%
Carpooled	10.5%	9.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	2.6%
Other means	2.5%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harker Heights	Troy
1-unit, detached	68.0%	80.8%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	15.2%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	8.0%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Harker Heights	Troy
Poverty rate	10.4%	6.2%
Average household size	2.79	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	2000	1994