Harker Heights is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 35,263 people and six associated neighborhoods, Harker Heights is the 103rd largest community in Texas. Harker Heights has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Harker Heights, where the median household income is $81,190.00.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Harker Heights telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.12% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

In terms of college education, Harker Heights is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.16% of adults in Harker Heights have a college degree.

The per capita income in Harker Heights in 2022 was $38,042, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $152,168 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 19.55% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Harker Heights include German, English, Irish, French, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Harker Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.