2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Harker Heights, TX vs Columbus, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Columbus, is 31% less than it is in Harker Heights and is 37% below the National Average.
- Harker Heights unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Columbus unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Harker Heights, TXColumbus, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.5%5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.9%2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.7%31.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,360$28,523$37,638
 Household Income$73,775$50,542$69,021
 Family Median Income$85,455$66,095$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Harker Heights, TXColumbus, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.0%14.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%4.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.9%12.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.8%9.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.0%8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.1%7.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.9%10.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.2%12.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K24.2%11.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.8%4.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.6%4.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Harker Heights, TXColumbus, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.3%13.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.3%3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%2.3%1.8%
 Legal1.4%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library8.8%7.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.8%1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%6.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.8%3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.7%7.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%3.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.2%2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.0%24.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.2%7.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.8%14.4%13.1%
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Reviews for Columbus    9 Reviews

I have lived here for 6.5 years. In-town is cute with nice restaurants and sometimes music. It hasn’t realized it’s full potential though. Houses are still reasonably  More

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no,nonono NEVER MOVE HERE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. as someone who is almost out of highschool and i can finally go to my homecountry after 10 years of begging to move, never  More

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This once beautiful and safe town is now crime ridden and trashy courtesy of Theresa Tomlinson’s 2 terms as mayor. Even if you live in the north end you are no longer  More

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