Heber, California
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Heber is a census-designated place (CDP) in Imperial County, California. Heber is located Template:Convert north-northwest of Calexico.<ref name=CGN>Template:California's Geographic Names</ref> The population was 6,896 at the 2020 census, up from 4,275 in 2010.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/>
History
Heber was founded in 1903 by the Imperial Land Company.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The first post office at Heber opened in 1904, having been established first as Bradtmoore a half mile north.<ref name=CGN /> The name honors A.H. Heber, president of the California Development Company.<ref name=CGN />
Demographics
Heber first appeared as a census-designated place in the 1980 United States census as part of the El Centro census county division.<ref name=1980CensusCA/>
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2000 | % 2010 | Template:Partial |
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| White alone (NH) | 55 | 62 | 123 | 1.84% | 1.45% | 1.78% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0.20% | 0.02% | 0.17% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.00% | 0.02% | 0.09% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 2 | 9 | 22 | 0.07% | 0.21% | 0.32% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.00% | 0.02% | 0.09% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 11 | 4 | 13 | 0.37% | 0.09% | 0.19% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2,914 | 4,197 | 6,713 | 97.52% | 98.18% | 97.35% |
| Total | 2,988 | 4,275 | 6,896 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2020
The 2020 United States census reported that Heber had a population of 6,896. The population density was Template:Convert. 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.<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref name=DP1/> There were 1,563 families (88.3% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 33.1Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males.<ref name=DP1/>
There were 1,816 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 1,770 (97.5%) were occupied. Of these, 69.3% were owner-occupied, and 30.7% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>
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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2010
The 2010 United States census<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> reported that Heber had a population of 4,275. The population density was Template:Convert. 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 Template:Convert, 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 Template:Representative,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Federally, Heber is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>