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Harker Heights, TX vs Lockhart, TX

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- Household income in Lockhart, is 12% less than it is in Harker Heights and is 7% below the National Average.
- Harker Heights unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Lockhart unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Harker Heights, TXLockhart, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,360  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$64,633$69,021
 Family Median Income$85,455  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Harker Heights, TXLockhart, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock15.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Harker Heights, TXLockhart, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.1%13.1%
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Reviews for Lockhart    2 Reviews

Lockhart's cost of living is better than Austin in several ways. While Austin is only a short 30 minute drive and the traffic there is unbearable, Lockhart has typical  More

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Over 16 years ago

a nice little town, we moved here from calif and we love it. my husband works in austin its a very easy commute on the toll way. its a pretty historic town with lots of  More

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