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:
- KERRVILLE STATE HOSP (about 19 miles; KERRVILLE, TX)
- SID PETERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; KERRVILLE, TX)
- HILL COUNTRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 25 miles; FREDERICKSBURG, TX)
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)