Permits through August 2026Yearly permits since 1995Bell County index 1975–2025
Bell County (100 = first year)United States, rebased to the same startNBER recessionPeak before the latest year value
House prices are indexed by county, not by city: this is Bell County's FHFA index, with the national index rebased to the same start.
Census Bureau notes: building permit figures cover new privately owned housing units authorised by permit-issuing places; permits do not mean the units were started or completed, and places that report less often than monthly are imputed in monthly totals. FHFA notes: The FHFA HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The FHFA HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties.
Harker Heights, Texas (Bell County), authorised 42 housing units through building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, −71.4% on the previous 12 months.
18 of those units were single-family houses (43%), 24 were in two- to four-unit buildings and 0 in buildings of five or more units. That is 1.2 units per 1,000 residents, well below the county's 6.6 and well below the state's 6.1.
Since 1995 the place has authorised 7,200 units, with the busiest year 2005 (713 units). Bell County's FHFA house price index rose +91.9% over the ten years to 2025.
42units permitted, 12 months to August 2026−71.4% on the previous 12 months
18single-family units43% of the total
0units in 5+ unit buildings0% of the total
1.2units per 1,000 residentsBell County 6.6 · Texas 6.1
Permits by month and structure type
Housing units authorised in Harker Heights by month, latest 24 monthssingle-family2+ unit buildings
Units, 12 months to August 2026
Harker Heights
Bell County
Texas
United States
All housing units
42
2,645
194,150
1,418,086
Single-family (1 unit)
18 (43%)
2,220 (84%)
135,575 (70%)
888,241 (63%)
2 units
24
268
5,568
34,814
3–4 units
0
3
1,703
17,298
5 or more units
0 (0%)
154 (6%)
51,304 (26%)
477,733 (34%)
Units per 1,000 residents
1.2
6.6
6.1
4.1
Change on previous 12 months
−71.4%
−12.0%
−10.8%
−0.1%
Permits by year since 1995
Housing units authorised in Harker Heights by year, 1995–2025single-family2+ unit buildings
7,200 units since 1995; the busiest year was 2005. Annual figures include units imputed for months a place did not report.
Home prices in Bell County
FHFA's index for Bell County rose +91.9% over the ten years to 2025 (+6.7% a year) and −2.1% in the latest year, against +88.2% and +0.8% for Texas. Full county page: decade table, peak-to-low declines, every ZIP code and every permit-issuing place in the county.
Questions and answers
How many homes are being built in Harker Heights, TX?
42 housing units were authorised by building permits in the 12 months to August 2026, against 147 in the previous 12 months.
What kind of housing is being permitted in Harker Heights?
18 single-family units, 24 in two-unit buildings, 0 in three- and four-unit buildings and 0 in buildings of five or more units.
How does Harker Heights compare with its county and state?
1.2 units per 1,000 residents in Harker Heights, 6.6 in Bell County and 6.1 in Texas.
How have home prices moved in Bell County?
FHFA's index for Bell County rose +91.9% over the ten years to 2025 and −2.1% in the latest year; the county page has the full series.
What does a permit count?
A housing unit authorised by a building permit for new privately owned residential construction, as reported to the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey by the permit-issuing office. Permits are not completions; some permitted units are never built, and places that report only annually are imputed in monthly figures.
Provenance
Permits: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place-level monthly and annual files through August 2026 (permit office 297000); county and state comparisons from the county and state files. Population: Census Bureau vintage 2025 estimates for incorporated places, matched on FIPS place code where the permit office is one. House price index: Federal Housing Finance Agency. Public domain. Corrections · Building Permits Survey.