Calexico vs Heber

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

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

Calexico has the higher population (38,476 vs 7,308 in Heber). Heber has the higher median household income ($75,664 vs $50,021 in Calexico). Heber has the higher median home value ($284,300 vs $281,700 in Calexico).

Population, income & housing

	Calexico	Heber
Population	38,476	7,308
Median age	33.5 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$50,021	$75,664
Median home value	$281,700	$284,300
Median gross rent	$1,049	$1,015
Housing units	11,784	1,882
Homeownership rate	51.4%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	23.4%
Unemployment rate	18.3%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calexico	Heber
Population	39,946 → 38,476 (-3.7%)	3,604 → 7,308 (+102.8%)
Median household income	$43,592 → $50,021 (+14.7%)	$44,000 → $75,664 (+72.0%)
Median home value	$207,600 → $281,700 (+35.7%)	$176,300 → $284,300 (+61.3%)
Median gross rent	$904 → $1,049 (+16.0%)	$910 → $1,015 (+11.5%)

Calexico

Population

39,94638,476

Median household income

$43,592$50,021

Median home value

$207,600$281,700

Median gross rent

$904$1,049

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)

	Calexico	Heber
Under 5	7.6%	8.3%
5 to 17	20.7%	19.1%
18 to 24	9.4%	10.3%
25 to 34	14.6%	18.0%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.4%
45 to 54	10.3%	15.0%
55 to 64	9.6%	6.8%
65 to 74	10.1%	5.6%
75 and over	6.0%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calexico	Heber
White (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.5%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	97.6%	97.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calexico	Heber
No high school diploma	35.0%	22.2%
High school graduate	19.6%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calexico	Heber
Drove alone	79.5%	85.7%
Carpooled	6.2%	7.8%
Public transit	1.4%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	4.1%
Other means	1.4%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calexico	Heber
1-unit, detached	63.8%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	14.2%
20 or more units	3.7%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	15.3%

Poverty & households

	Calexico	Heber
Poverty rate	21.0%	18.0%
Average household size	3.87	4.38
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1990	1996