Heber

Population: 7,308
Median household income: $75,664
Median home value: $284,300

Located in Imperial County, California, Heber is a community with a population of 7,308. At $75,664, its median household income sits above Imperial County's $56,393.

Between 2019 and 2023, Heber's population grew 102.8% from 3,604 to 7,308, while its median home value rose 61.3% from $176,300 to $284,300.

23.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 70.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,308
Median age: 32.1 yrs
Median household income: $75,664
Median home value: $284,300
Median gross rent: $1,015
Housing units: 1,882
Homeownership rate: 70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6047,308

Median household income

$44,000$75,664

Median home value

$176,300$284,300

Median gross rent

$910$1,015

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,604	$44,000	$176,300	$910
2020	8,413	$58,148	$208,900	$856
2021	8,346	$54,668	$220,200	$860
2022	7,910	$56,604	$252,000	$931
2023	7,308	$75,664	$284,300	$1,015

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3418.0%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 646.8%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	608	8.3%
5 to 17	1,398	19.1%
18 to 24	751	10.3%
25 to 34	1,313	18.0%
35 to 44	831	11.4%
45 to 54	1,098	15.0%
55 to 64	494	6.8%
65 to 74	411	5.6%
75 and over	404	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	36	0.5%
Black or African American	76	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	42	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,154	97.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.2%

High school graduate25.8%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,010	22.2%
High school graduate	1,176	25.8%
Some college or associate's	1,299	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	914	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	152	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone85.7%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,396	85.7%
Carpooled	217	7.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	115	4.1%
Other means	50	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	733	27.3%
15 to 29 min	1,706	63.6%
30 to 44 min	141	5.3%
45 to 59 min	41	1.5%
60+ min	61	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 4.38
Poverty rate: 18.0% (1,316 of 7,293)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,405	84.3%
Nonfamily households	262	15.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,667	88.6%
Vacant	215	11.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,173	70.4%
Renter-occupied	494	29.6%

1-unit, detached58.5%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units14.2%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other15.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,101	58.5%
1-unit, attached	26	1.4%
2 to 4 units	118	6.3%
5 to 19 units	268	14.2%
20 or more units	81	4.3%
Mobile home & other	288	15.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0633084
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.44 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.7325, -115.5294