What percentage of people rent in Harker Heights, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Harker Heights, TX, 2020–2024
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38.3% (±4.8 points) of the occupied homes in Harker Heights, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 4,770 renting households against 7,699 that own their home.

In Harker Heights, the share of households that rent went from 39.0% in 2015–2019 to 38.3% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 38.3% (±4.8 points)
Renting households: 4,770 (±657)
Median renter income: $50,293 (±$8,589)

Who rents and who owns in Harker Heights

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Harker Heights	Bell County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	38.3% (±4.8 points)	43.5% (±1.0 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	4,770 (±657)	61,887 (±1,525)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	7,699 (±672)	80,418 (±1,596)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.9 (±0.2)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$50,293 (±$8,589)	$47,555 (±$2,419)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$97,756 (±$11,819)	$90,215 (±$2,558)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Harker Heights, the renter share is lower than in Bell County (43.5%).

It is not measurably different from Texas (37.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Bell County, Harker Heights ranks 5 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 315 of 1,421.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Harker Heights has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	39.0% (±4.1 points)	38.3% (±4.8 points)	−0.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$936 (±$54)	$1,146 (±$50)	+22.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$74,839 (±$5,858)	$81,190 (±$10,865)	+8.5%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Harker Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Harker Heights
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Harker Heights	—	38.3% (±4.8 points)	—
Nolanville	2.6 mi	35.7% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Killeen	5.4 mi	50.5% (±1.5 points)	Higher
Belton	9.8 mi	44.0% (±4.4 points)	Not measurably different
Fort Hood	10.0 mi	99.8% (±0.3 points)	Higher
Salado	10 mi	12.6% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Morgan's Point Resort	13 mi	5.5% (±4.7 points)	Lower
Temple	15 mi	47.7% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Copperas Cove	17 mi	40.3% (±3.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Salado, TX (12.6%), Morgan's Point Resort, TX (5.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Killeen, TX (50.5%), Fort Hood, TX (99.8%), Temple, TX (47.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Bell County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Fort Hood	99.8% (±0.3 points)
2	Killeen	50.5% (±1.5 points)
3	Temple	47.7% (±2.1 points)
4	Belton	44.0% (±4.4 points)
5	Harker Heights	38.3% (±4.8 points)
6	Nolanville	35.7% (±10.6 points)
7	Troy	34.6% (±9.3 points)
8	Holland	31.1% (±11.4 points)
9	Rogers	30.0% (±9.7 points)
10	Little River-Academy	21.0% (±6.2 points)
11	Salado	12.6% (±6.0 points)

Showing 11 of 12 places in Bell County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Harker Heights

How many renters are there in Harker Heights?

Harker Heights has an estimated 4,770 (±657) renting households, 38.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Harker Heights?

In Harker Heights, the share of households that rent went from 39.0% in 2015–2019 to 38.3% in 2020–2024 (−0.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Harker Heights?

A renting household in Harker Heights has 2.4 people on average, against 2.9 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Harker Heights?

The median renting household in Harker Heights, TX has an income of $50,293 (±$8,589) a year, against $97,756 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Harker Heights city, Texas (place:32312, in state:48).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.