Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety77#3,526/15,637
Economy98#313/15,631
Housing76#3,604/14,977
Health86#2,156/15,609
Healthcare44#8,833/15,650
Environment69#4,727/15,453
Education88#1,867/15,649
Infrastructure93#1,169/15,650
Community71#4,529/15,651
Leisure & amenities53#7,382/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Heber, Utah ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Wasatch County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Hot days · low0 days
100/100Utah 39 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationWasatch County value
Child care cost burden · low16.5%
99/100Utah 27.1%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteWasatch County value
New homes permitted · high33.1 /1k
98/100Utah 7.3 /1kUnited States 4.2 /1kSep 2025–Aug 2026U.S. Census BureauProvisional data
Job growth · high4.6%
97/100Utah 0.9%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional dataWasatch County value
New business applications · high28.5 /1k
97/100Utah 20.6 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauWasatch County value
Premature death · low4,346 /100k
97/100Utah 6,291 /100kUnited States 8,123 /100k2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteWasatch County value

Weaknesses

Drought exposure · high100%
1/100Utah 98%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAAWasatch County value
Social associations · low3.0 /10k
1/100Utah 3.6 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteWasatch County value
Students per teacher · high22.1×
3/100Utah 21.6×United States 15.2×2024National Center for Education StatisticsWasatch County value
Pharmacies · low0.5 /10k
4/100Utah 1.1 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsWasatch County value
Restaurants and bars · low4.4 /10k
6/100Utah 5.8 /10kUnited States 9.0 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsWasatch County value
Home price to income ratio · high5.9×
11/100Utah 5.1×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
15,699 (2015-2019) → 18,015 (2020-2024)
+15%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
33.6% (2015-2019) → 45.5% (2020-2024)
+12 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%
Median household incomeImproving
$74,665 (2015-2019) → $110,339 (2020-2024)
+48%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Home price to income ratioWorsening
4.7× (2015-2019) → 5.9× (2020-2024)
+27%5 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×
Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
44.3% (2015-2019) → 48.9% (2020-2024)
+4.6 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
90.0% (2015-2019) → 94.2% (2020-2024)
+4.2 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Heber, Utah improved on 3 of 14 measures with a comparison and declined on 1. 9 moved within the margin of error and 1 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved3

Bachelor's++12 points33.6% → 45.5%
Household income+48%$74,665 → $110,339
Broadband+4.2 points90.0% → 94.2%

Declined1

Price / income+1.3×4.7× → 5.9×

All 14 measures

Change of every measure of Heber, Utah between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	21.8 min2015-2019	19.2 min2020-2024	−2.6 min	Within the margin of error	76%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.6%2015-2019	45.5%2020-2024	+12 points	Improved	94%
Broadband subscriptions	90.0%2015-2019	94.2%2020-2024	+4.2 points	Improved	27%
Child poverty rate	8.6%2015-2019	6.7%2020-2024	−1.9 points	Within the margin of error	56%
Effective property tax rate	0.57%2015-2019	0.45%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Little change	40%
High school diploma or higher	92.3%2015-2019	93.6%2020-2024	+1.4 points	Within the margin of error	51%
Home price to income ratio	4.7×2015-2019	5.9×2020-2024	+1.3×	Declined	14%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.3992015-2019	0.3812020-2024	−0.018	Within the margin of error	66%
Median household income	$74,6652015-2019	$110,3392020-2024	+48%	Improved	83%
Poverty rate	7.7%2015-2019	5.3%2020-2024	−2.4 points	Within the margin of error	65%
Rent as share of income	25.0%2015-2019	29.0%2020-2024	+4 points	Within the margin of error	27%
Rent-burdened households	44.3%2015-2019	48.9%2020-2024	+4.6 points	Within the margin of error	39%
Unemployment rate	2.4%2015-2019	2.3%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	52%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	10.6%2015-2019	11.5%2020-2024	+0.9 points	Within the margin of error	35%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Heber, Utah five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Heber, Utah in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Heber, Utah itself moved −0.1 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

18,015 residents (±31)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 30–39 men (−2.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

18,015 residents (±31)

Heber, Utah
Utah share

White77%13,891
Black0.3%†53
Hispanic or Latino18%3,304
Asian1.3%†236
American Indian and Alaska Native0.1%†10
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races2.9%†521

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

9,951 residents (±346)

Heber, Utah
Utah share

No high school diploma6.4%†634
High school or GED20%2,039
Some college19%1,896
Associate degree8.6%853
Bachelor's degree33%3,294
Graduate degree12%1,235

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Bachelor's degree (+10.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

5,727 households (±273)

Heber, Utah
Utah share

Under $25k4.6%†262
$25k–50k8.8%†505
$50k–75k19%1,095
$75k–100k14%774
$100k–150k23%1,295
$150k–200k17%977
$200k or more14%819

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $150k–200k (+10.5 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

5,727 households (±273)

Heber, Utah
Utah share

Own82%4,686
Rent18%1,041

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Rent (−14.6 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

1,009 households (±271)

Heber, Utah
Utah share

Under $7507.9%†80
$750–1,0003.7%†37
$1,000–1,50017%†172

Home values

4,686 homes (±331)

Heber, Utah
Utah share

Under $150k3.5%†164
$150k–250k1.0%†45
$250k–400k15%†717

Age of homes

6,117 homes (±291)

Heber, Utah
Utah share

2010 or later35%2,153
2000–200923%1,386
1980–199916%978

Size of homes

6,117 homes (±291)

Heber, Utah
Utah share

Studio0.3%†17
1 bedroom2.2%†134
2 bedrooms11%†693

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

9,437 workers (±379)

Heber, Utah
Utah share

Drive alone73%6,910
Carpool13%1,247
Public transit0.0%0
Walk1.8%†174
Bike0.3%†24
Work from home11%1,003
Other0.8%†79

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+4.6 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

8,434 workers (±414)

Heber, Utah
Utah share

Under 15 min46%3,898
15–29 min29%2,433
30–44 min16%1,391

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Heber, UT

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Wasatch County, the county holding most of Heber's residents.

Wasatch County has 1,345 employer establishments, 361 for every 10,000 residents (1.45× the US rate of 248; 1.30× Utah's), with 10,384 paid employees at an average annual pay of $54,360. The Census Bureau also counts 4,858 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 1,345; 4,858 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 361; US 248 · Utah 277
Paid employees: 10,384
Average annual pay: $54,360; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Wasatch County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	151	40.5	2.62×More than typical	636	$51,794	229
Lessors of real estate	104	27.9	2.27×More than typical	246	$56,935	781
Construction of buildings	91	24.4	3.23×More than typical	366	$57,243	161
Management, scientific and technical consulting	85	22.8	3.40×More than typical	392	$100,151	356
Services to buildings and dwellings	75	20.1	2.98×More than typical	249	$45,755	272
Ambulatory health care services	73	19.6	0.94×About typical	410	$52,851	165
Restaurants and other eating places	55	14.8	0.80×About typical	1,177	$21,960	13
Real estate agents and brokers	53	14.2	2.92×More than typical	54	$74,796	125
Building finishing contractors	44	11.8	3.11×More than typical	166	$40,922	62
Architectural, engineering and related services	43	11.5	3.31×More than typical	158	$67,038	45
Foundation, structure and building exterior contractors	42	11.3	3.58×More than typical	262	$53,954	41
Landscaping services	40	10.7	3.06×More than typical	96	$67,500	69

Rank places for an industry Open Wasatch County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 37,269 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $43.9K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Heber, Utah: $2.44 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $43.9K; +92% vs FY2025
Per resident: $2.44; US $1,994
Sole-source: 12%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.8%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

PETER'S HOME RENOVATION INC$18.3K42%
ROBERTSON WELDING & CONSTRUCTION LLC$14.2K32%
HURTVET SUBCONTRACTING, INC.$6,55415%
ABSOLUTE JANITORIAL SERVICES LLC$1,9454.4%
OVERHEAD CRANE INTEGRATION AND ENGINEERING, LLC$1,7414.0%

Spending by fiscal year

178.6KFY2017
54.8KFY2018
265.5KFY2019
96KFY2020
130.7KFY2021
62.1KFY2022
13.3KFY2023
74.6KFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Residential building construction · 2361$32.5K74%
Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance · 8113$6,83316%
Services to buildings and dwellings · 5617$2,3135.3%
Other miscellaneous manufacturing · 3399$1,4953.4%
Building equipment contractors · 2382$1,0812.5%

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Heber, Utah, so they do not add up across cities.

Heber, Utah's figures are part of those of Wasatch County, UT ($1.6M in FY2026), never added to them: 2.7% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Heber is mostly in Wasatch County.

See federal money in Wasatch County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Heber, Utah is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Mike KennedyR-UT-3 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 1.8%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Wasatch County89100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Heber, UT99

Other cities and towns in Wasatch County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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