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Heber, California

Census-designated place in California, USA

Summary

Census-designated place in California, USA

Field	Value
official_name	Heber
settlement_type	census-designated place
image_map	Imperial_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Heber_Highlighted.svg
mapsize	250x200px
map_caption	Location in Imperial County and the state of California
pushpin_map	USA
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the United States
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	California
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Imperial
unit_pref	US
area_footnotes
area_total_sq_mi	1.436
area_land_sq_mi	1.436
area_water_sq_mi	0
area_total_km2	3.718
area_land_km2	3.718
area_water_km2	0
area_water_percent	0
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	-10
elevation_m	-3
population_as_of	2020
population_footnotes
population_total	6896
population_density_km2	auto
population_density_sq_mi	auto
timezone	Pacific (PST)
utc_offset	-8
coordinates_footnotes
coordinates
timezone_DST	PDT
utc_offset_DST	-7
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	92249
area_code_type	Area codes
area_code	442/760
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	06-33084
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	,
footnotes

Heber is a census-designated place (CDP) in Imperial County, California. Heber is located 4.5 mi north-northwest of Calexico. The population was 6,896 at the 2020 census, up from 4,275 in 2010.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.4 sqmi, all land.

History

Heber was founded in 1903 by the Imperial Land Company. The first post office at Heber opened in 1904, having been established first as Bradtmoore a half mile north. The name honors A.H. Heber, president of the California Development Company.

Demographics

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Heber first appeared as a census-designated place in the 1980 United States census as part of the El Centro census county division.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Heber CDP, California	url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0633084&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004	website=United States Census Bureau	access-date= }}
White alone (NH)	55	62	123	1.84%
Black or African American alone (NH)	6	1	12	0.20%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	1	6	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	2	9	22	0.07%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	1	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	1	6	0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	11	4	13	0.37%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,914	4,197	6,713	97.52%
Total	2,988	4,275	6,896	100.00%

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Heber had a population of 6,896. The population density was 4,802.2 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Heber was 21.6% White, 0.4% African American, 1.9% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 42.5% from other races, and 33.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 97.3% of the population.

The whole population lived in households. There were 1,770 households, out of which 54.4% included children under the age of 18, 60.6% were married-couple households, 4.9% were cohabiting couple households, 25.9% had a female householder with no partner present, and 8.6% had a male householder with no partner present. 9.3% of households were one person, and 3.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.9.

The age distribution was 30.1% under the age of 18, 10.7% aged 18 to 24, 26.1% aged 25 to 44, 22.2% aged 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 33.1years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males.

There were 1,816 housing units at an average density of 1,264.6 /mi2, of which 1,770 (97.5%) were occupied. Of these, 69.3% were owner-occupied, and 30.7% were occupied by renters.

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 35.3% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 11.3% spoke only English at home and 88.7% spoke Spanish. Of those aged 25 or older, 77.8% were high school graduates and 23.4% had a bachelor's degree.

The median household income in 2023 was $75,664, and the per capita income was $21,349. About 19.8% of families and 18.0% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010

The 2010 United States census reported that Heber had a population of 4,275. The population density was 2,878.3 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Heber was 2,174 (50.9%) White, 5 (0.1%) African American, 33 (0.8%) Native American, 15 (0.4%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 1,758 (41.1%) from other races, and 290 (6.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4,197 persons (98.2%).

The Census reported that 4,275 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,094 households, out of which 694 (63.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 657 (60.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 279 (25.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 65 (5.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 48 (4.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 7 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 77 households (7.0%) were made up of individuals, and 39 (3.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.91. There were 1,001 families (91.5% of all households); the average family size was 4.09.

The population was spread out, with 1,454 people (34.0%) under the age of 18, 454 people (10.6%) aged 18 to 24, 1,115 people (26.1%) aged 25 to 44, 830 people (19.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 422 people (9.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.

There were 1,192 housing units at an average density of 802.6 /sqmi, of which 1,094 were occupied, of which 678 (62.0%) were owner-occupied, and 416 (38.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.3%. 2,736 people (64.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,539 people (36.0%) lived in rental housing units.

Politics

In the state legislature, Heber is in , and .

Federally, Heber is in .

Climate

Heber, California, has a semiarid or a hot desert climate.

Government

The Heber Public Utility District operates water, wastewater, and parks and recreation services for Heber.

References

Wikipedia Source

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