Brawley vs Heber

A side-by-side comparison of Brawley and Heber: population, income, housing, and more.

Brawley and Heber are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Brawley has the higher population (26,934 vs 7,308 in Heber). Heber has the higher median household income ($75,664 vs $60,370 in Brawley). Heber has the higher median home value ($284,300 vs $270,100 in Brawley).

Population, income & housing

	Brawley	Heber
Population	26,934	7,308
Median age	30.8 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$60,370	$75,664
Median home value	$270,100	$284,300
Median gross rent	$954	$1,015
Housing units	8,597	1,882
Homeownership rate	53.4%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	23.4%
Unemployment rate	15.4%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brawley	Heber
Population	26,076 → 26,934 (+3.3%)	3,604 → 7,308 (+102.8%)
Median household income	$42,326 → $60,370 (+42.6%)	$44,000 → $75,664 (+72.0%)
Median home value	$188,900 → $270,100 (+43.0%)	$176,300 → $284,300 (+61.3%)
Median gross rent	$828 → $954 (+15.2%)	$910 → $1,015 (+11.5%)

Brawley

Population

26,07626,934

Median household income

$42,326$60,370

Median home value

$188,900$270,100

Median gross rent

$828$954

Heber

Population

3,6047,308

Median household income

$44,000$75,664

Median home value

$176,300$284,300

Median gross rent

$910$1,015

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brawley	Heber
Under 5	9.0%	8.3%
5 to 17	21.2%	19.1%
18 to 24	10.8%	10.3%
25 to 34	14.8%	18.0%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.4%
45 to 54	11.5%	15.0%
55 to 64	9.3%	6.8%
65 to 74	6.2%	5.6%
75 and over	6.3%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brawley	Heber
White (non-Hispanic)	12.0%	0.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	85.0%	97.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brawley	Heber
No high school diploma	25.6%	22.2%
High school graduate	25.9%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brawley	Heber
Drove alone	76.3%	85.7%
Carpooled	7.7%	7.8%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	4.1%
Other means	3.9%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brawley	Heber
1-unit, detached	61.6%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	18.9%	14.2%
20 or more units	2.8%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	15.3%

Poverty & households

	Brawley	Heber
Poverty rate	20.9%	18.0%
Average household size	3.47	4.38
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1982	1996