Harrold vs Vernon

A side-by-side comparison of Harrold and Vernon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Vernon has the higher population (9,947 vs 90 in Harrold). Harrold has the higher median household income ($70,833 vs $48,855 in Vernon). Since 2019, Vernon's population has grown faster (-5.3% vs -19.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Harrold	Vernon
Population	90	9,947
Median age	50.5 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$70,833	$48,855
Median home value	—	$89,700
Median gross rent	—	$870
Housing units	45	4,729
Homeownership rate	78.6%	57.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.8%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	12.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harrold	Vernon
Population	112 → 90 (-19.6%)	10,509 → 9,947 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$57,500 → $70,833 (+23.2%)	$42,533 → $48,855 (+14.9%)
Median home value	$37,500 → $51,000 (+36.0%)	$64,600 → $89,700 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,556 → $2,094 (+34.6%)	$605 → $870 (+43.8%)

Harrold

Population

11290

Median household income

$57,500$70,833

Median home value

$37,500$51,000

Median gross rent

$1,556$2,094

Vernon

Population

10,5099,947

Median household income

$42,533$48,855

Median home value

$64,600$89,700

Median gross rent

$605$870

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harrold	Vernon
Under 5	1.1%	7.8%
5 to 17	21.1%	15.6%
18 to 24	2.2%	9.7%
25 to 34	4.4%	12.3%
35 to 44	13.3%	12.8%
45 to 54	15.6%	11.4%
55 to 64	11.1%	11.5%
65 to 74	26.7%	11.6%
75 and over	4.4%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harrold	Vernon
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	50.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	33.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harrold	Vernon
No high school diploma	8.8%	18.5%
High school graduate	25.0%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	20.6%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harrold	Vernon
Drove alone	70.3%	81.1%
Carpooled	2.7%	13.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	18.9%	1.2%
Bicycle	8.1%	1.1%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harrold	Vernon
1-unit, detached	60.0%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	40.0%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Harrold	Vernon
Poverty rate	10.0%	18.9%
Average household size	2.14	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	11	14
Median year structure built	1981	1962