Harker Heights is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 34,447 people and six associated neighborhoods, Harker Heights is the 103rd largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Harker Heights, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Harker Heights, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Harker Heights’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Harker Heights does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $82,685.00.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Harker Heights, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.99% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.