Moving to Harper, Texas

Population: 1,006
Males: 486 (48.3%), Females: 520 (51.7%)

Gillespie County

Zip code: 78631

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.3 years
Median household income: $31,776
Median house value: $64,100

Population by Race

Races in Harper:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.6%)
  • Hispanic (5.0%)
  • Other race (2.4%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (39.9%), Irish (11.0%), English (10.2%), United States (6.8%), Scottish (6.3%), Polish (4.5%).

Elevation: 2056 feet

Land area: 56.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Harper

  • High school or higher: 81.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 5.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Harper CDP

  • Never married: 16.5%
  • Now married: 64.6%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

1.8% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Harper:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Harper:

  • SAN ANTONIO INTL (about 76 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Abbreviation: SAT)
  • LACKLAND AFB (KELLY FLD ANNEX) (about 79 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Abbreviation: SKF)
  • AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTL (about 110 miles; AUSTIN, TX; Abbreviation: AUS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Harper:

  • GILLESPIE COUNTY (about 25 miles; FREDERICKSBURG, TX; Abbreviation: T82)
  • KERRVILLE MUNI/LOUIS SCHREINER FIELD (about 26 miles; KERRVILLE, TX; Abbreviation: ERV)
  • MASON COUNTY (about 29 miles; MASON, TX; Abbreviation: T92)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Harper:

  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO (about 67 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 14,495)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE-SAN ANTONIO (about 73 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,303)
  • ST MARYS UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,588)
  • SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE (about 78 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 11,226)
  • TRINITY UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,474)
  • UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD (about 79 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,734)
  • OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY-SAN ANTONIO (about 79 miles; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,312)

Schools

Public high school in Harper:

  • HARPER H S (Students: 168; Location: 23122 W HWY 290; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Harper:

  • HARPER EL (Students: 198; Location: 23122 W HWY 290; Grades: PK – 05)
  • HARPER MIDDLE (Students: 134; Location: 23122 W HWY 290; Grades: 06 – 08)