ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Texas

ZIP Code 76548: Harker Heights, TX

ZIP Code 76548 (Harker Heights, Bell County, Texas) has an estimated 33,729 residents in 12,337 households. The median household income is $80,520, the median home value is $287,800 and the median gross rent is $1,145/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated Oct 26, 2026

Total population

33,729

Margin of error ±249

Median household income

$80,520

Margin of error ±$10,961

Median home value

$287,800

Margin of error ±$16,850

Median gross rent

$1,145/mo

Margin of error ±$50

Median age

32.8 yrs

Margin of error ±1.7 yrs

Mean travel time to work

24.1 min

Margin of error ±2.7 min

How ZIP 76548 compares with Texas and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 7654832.8 yrsTexas35.6 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 76548$80,520Texas$78,476United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 76548$37,844Texas$40,752United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 7654810.3%Texas13.8%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 765483.9%Texas5.3%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 7654830.2%Texas33.8%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 76548$287,800Texas$283,800United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 76548$1,145/moTexas$1,403/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 7654861.4%Texas62.6%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 7654824.1 minTexas26.7 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 765488.0%Texas14.4%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 76548

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 76548 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 76548	Margin of error	Texas	United States
Total population	33,729	±249	30,188,424	334,922,499
Median age	32.8 yrs	±1.7 yrs	35.6 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	12,337	±578	10,992,816	129,227,496
Median household income	$80,520	±$10,961	$78,476	$80,734
Per capita income	$37,844	±$3,015	$40,752	$44,673
Poverty rate	10.3%	±2.4 pts	13.8%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	±1.4 pts	5.3%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.2%	±3.7 pts	33.8%	35.7%
Median home value	$287,800	±$16,850	$283,800	$332,700
Median gross rent	$1,145/mo	±$50	$1,403/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	61.4%	±4.6 pts	62.6%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	24.1 min	±2.7 min	26.7 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	8.0%	±2.2 pts	14.4%	15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 76548
Group	ZIP 76548	Texas	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	39.1%	39.1%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	27.3%	11.9%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	5.5%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	3.1%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	19.4%	39.7%	19.3%

Where ZIP 76548 is

State: Texas
Main county: Bell County
Largest overlapping place: Harker Heights (82% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 16.10 sq mi· about 2,095 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Bell County

76501 Bell County, TX 76502 Temple, TX 76504 Temple, TX 76511 Bell County, TX 76513 Bell County, TX 76534 Bell County, TX 76541 Killeen, TX 76542 Killeen, TX 76543 Killeen, TX 76549 Bell County, TX 76554 Little River-Academy, TX 76557 Bell County, TX 76559 Nolanville, TX 76569 Bell County, TX 76571 Bell County, TX 76579 Bell County, TX

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.