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76548

Harker Heights, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
33,729
Median household income
$80,520
People below poverty
10.3%
Median home value
$287,800

Income

The median income of households in 76548 was $80,520. An estimated 3.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 9.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 76548 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.1
$10,000 to $14,999 3
$15,000 to $24,999 5.9
$25,000 to $34,999 8.5
$35,000 to $49,999 11.5
$50,000 to $74,999 15.6
$75,000 to $99,999 15.1
$100,000 to $149,999 18.1
$150,000 to $199,999 10
$200,000 or more 9.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 76548 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 65889
Female 41830

An estimated 81.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 22% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,967. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 76548 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 81.8
Social Security 22
Retirement income 28.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4
Cash public assistance income 2.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 76548 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 13.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8

In 2020-2024, 14.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 83.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 17.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 60.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 76548 in 2020-2024, 89% had health insurance coverage and 11% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 74% and public coverage was 34.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.6%.


In 2020-2024, 76548 had a total population of 33,729 - 17,047 (50.5%) females and 16,682 (49.5%) males. The median age was 32.8 years. An estimated 29.8% of the population was under 18 years, 35.3% was 19 to 44 years, 22.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 76548 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1191 899
5 to 9 1700 801
10 to 14 1645 1558
15 to 19 1294 2029
20 to 24 913 696
25 to 29 976 1609
30 to 34 999 1328
35 to 39 1060 1045
40 to 44 1677 1586
45 to 49 1111 1204
50 to 54 992 731
55 to 59 956 993
60 to 64 741 706
65 to 69 678 769
70 to 74 367 462
75 to 79 237 233
80 to 84 61 251
85 and over 84 147

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 43.1% were White; 28.6% were Black or African American; 4.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.4% were Asian; 9.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 16.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 19.4% of the people in 76548 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 39.1% of the people in 76548 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 12,337 households in 76548. The average household size was 2.72 people.

Married-couple households made up 46.5% of the households in 76548 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 29.5% of all households, while 18% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 25.8% of all households.

In 76548, 45.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 19.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 76548 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 46.5
Cohabiting Couples 6.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
29.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 52.6% of males and 42.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31.6 35.7
Now married, except separated 52.6 42.9
Separated 2.7 2.2
Widowed 1.4 7.2
Divorced 11.7 12

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 76548, 671 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 58.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 90.4% of the people living in 76548 were U.S. natives. 39.3% of the 76548 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 9.6% of 76548 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 62.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 70.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 76548 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 76548.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 76548 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 39.5
Asia 23.8
Europe 12.5
Africa 10
Northern America 0.9
Oceania 13.3

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 76548 in 2020-2024, 18 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 9.7% of people at least five years old; 4.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 76548 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 9.7
Other Indo-European languages 3.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3.5
Other languages 0.9

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 76548 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 76548 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 85.4
Different house, same county 7.2
Different county, same state 2.3
Different state 4.6
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 30.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 76548 was 10,486 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 378 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,683. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,425.

Educational Attainment of People in 76548 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7
High school diploma or equivalency 22.6
Some college, no degree 28.1
Associate's degree 12.2
Bachelor's degree 19.9
Graduate or professional degree 10.3

Disability

In 76548, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9.2% of people under 18 years old, to 16.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 41% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 76548, 59.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 30% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 69.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 23.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 10,471 69.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,588 23.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 989 6.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 76548 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 76548 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.3
Construction 5.7
Manufacturing 5.4
Wholesale trade 0.7
Retail trade 11.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.8
Information 2.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.5
Other Services, except public administration 5.3
Public administration 10.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 76548 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,705 37.9
Service occupations 2,617 17.4
Sales and office occupations 3,771 25
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,565 10.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,408 9.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75.9% of 76548 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 12.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 76548 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 12.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.2
Walked 0.4
Other means 3.3
Worked from home 8

In 2020-2024, 76548 had a total of 13,036 housing units. Of these housing units, 69.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 22.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 8.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 76548 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 69.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 22.1
Mobile homes 8.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

26.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 76548 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 76% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 76548 had 12,337 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 699 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 61.4% while renters occupied 38.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.91 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.42.

4.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 2.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.3% and another 23.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 76548:

House Heating Fuel Used in 76548 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 8.6
Electricity 89.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.7
No fuel used 1.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 76548 was $287,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 69.7 % had a mortgage. 30.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,932 and for owners without a mortgage it was $715.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 76548 was $1,145. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.