Heber is a

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(CDP) in

Imperial County Imperial County is a county located on the southeast border of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 179,702, ranking as the least populous county in Southern California. The county seat and largest city is ...

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

. Heber is located north-northwest of

Calexico Calexico () is a city in southern Imperial County, California. Situated on the Mexican border, it is linked economically with the much larger city of Mexicali, the capital of the Mexican state of Baja California. It is about east of San Dieg ...

. The population was 6,896 at the 2020 census, up from 4,275 in 2010.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

History

Heber was founded in 1903 by the

Imperial Land Company The Imperial Land Company was a land colonization company incorporated in California in March, 1900 for the purpose of encouraging settlement of the Imperial Valley thus providing customers for the California Development Company. Imperial Land was ...

. 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

Heber first appeared as a

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in the

1980 U.S. Census The 1980 United States census, conducted by the United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4% over the 203,184,772 persons Enumeration, enumerated dur ...

as part of the El Centro census county division.

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Heber had a population of 6,896. The population density was . The racial makeup of Heber was 21.6%

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, 0.4%

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, 1.9% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1%

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, 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

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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. There were 1,563

families Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...

(88.3% of all households). 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 , 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

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. 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

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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 . The racial makeup of Heber was 2,174 (50.9%)

, 5 (0.1%)

, 33 (0.8%) Native American, 15 (0.4%) Asian, 0 (0.0%)

, 1,758 (41.1%) from other races, and 290 (6.8%) from two or more races.

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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

(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 , 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

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, Heber is in , and . Federally, Heber is in .

Climate

Heber, California, has a semiarid or a

hot desert climate The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' and ''BWk'') is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in desert ...

Government

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

References

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