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HARKER HEIGHTS, TEXAS QUICK STATSCounty: Bell
Elevation: 765 feet
Land Area: 12.8 square miles
Population Density: 1992 people per square mile
Population: 25,417
Population change since 2000: 46.90%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (65.5%), Black (14.9%), Hispanic (12.4%), Other race (5.8%), Two or more races (3.6%), Korean (1.8%), American Indian (1.5%), Filipino (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): German (15.3%), Irish (10.8%), United States (9.4%), English (8.2%), French (2.9%), Italian (2.7%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Killeen, TX (4.9 miles , pop. 86,911)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Austin, TX (53.4 miles , pop. 656,562)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (123.0 miles , pop. 1,144,646)
Nearest cities: Nolanville, TX (1.7 miles ), Killeen, TX (2.2 miles ), Fort Hood, TX (2.9 miles ), Southwest Bell, TX (3.1 miles ), Salado, TX (3.3 miles ), Belton, TX (3.4 miles ), South Bell, TX (3.6 miles ), Morgan's Point Resort, TX (3.7 miles )
Harker Heights Compared to State Average: Black race population percentage above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average. Median age significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average. Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average. House age significantly below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
HARKER HEIGHTS, TEXAS EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 88.90%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 29.80%
Graduate or professional degree: 12.00%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Harker Heights:
CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE about 9 miles, KILLEEN, TX, Full-time enrollment: 6,777 UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR about 11 miles, BELTON, TX, FT enrollment: 2,257 TEMPLE COLLEGE about 14 miles, TEMPLE, TX, FT enrollment: 2,054 BAYLOR UNIVERSITY about 43 miles, WACO, TX, FT enrollment: 13,183 MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 46 miles, WACO, TX, FT enrollment: 3,658 TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-WACO about 51 miles, WACO, TX, FT enrollment: 3,218 AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 51 miles, AUSTIN, TX, FT enrollment: 12,819
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