Harker Heights is the bright star of Central Texas. Families love living in Harker Heights because of our strong sense of community. We take pride that our vision is shaped by a partnership of City leaders and Community participants. This partnership enabled Harker Heights to develop Harker Heights Community Park which contains a nationally recognized soft ball complex as well as to identify the demand for Purser Family Park which contains the first dog park in the Central Texas region and a regional YMCA complex complete with an Olympic sized natatorium. Our community drives our quality of life focus.
Businesses are drawn to Harker Heights because of our business-friendly orientation that begins with positive, interactive plan review and permitting processes. But, it is the economic vitality of Harker Heights that drives our business grand openings to commonly be record setting for sales.
Harker Heights partners with The Retail Coach to ensure a strategic and qualitative economic development effort. Demographic research by our partner speaks to a dynamic business climate:
- Average household income: $61,192
- Median household income: $49,091
- Average age: 31.5
- Median age: 29.2
- Harker Heights population: 31,500 est.
- Primary trade area: 281,203
The dynamic business potential of Harker Heights is clearly expressed by primary trade area leakage: there is an estimated $3,541,776,780 leakage in retail sales (dollars being spent outside the trade area by those living in the trade area). Forward looking businesses are positioning themselves to capitalize on this underserved yet growing potential. Harker Heights’ sales tax collection grew from approximately $1.5 million in 2004/2005 to $6.5 million today. Property value growth over that same period rose from $600 million to almost $1.6 billion! Add to this vibrant sales potential a primary trade area population projection of 301,000 by 2020!
All that Harker Heights offers located centrally in one of the fastest growing states in the nation! Why not let your business prosper from the great economy found in Harker Heights? Let Harker Heights be a part of your businesses’ Texas success story!
Written By: David Mitchell, City Manager, City of Harker Heights
Published in the Greater Killeen Business Quarterly 2016 Annual Report & Economic Outlook