Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety84#148/924
Economy100#2/925
Housing77#214/925
Health97#29/925
Healthcare71#272/923
Environment67#302/917
Education99#14/925
Infrastructure100#4/925
Community93#68/925
Leisure & amenities98#16/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Heber, UT micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Adult smoking · low6.9%
100/100Utah 10.4%United States 16.1%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Loneliness · low28.0%
100/100Utah 33.4%United States 33.2%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Income adjusted for local prices · high$209,407
100/100Utah $68,107United States $73,2042024U.S. Bureau of Economic AnalysisEstimated from related areas or data (see the source notes)Aggregated from counties
Premature death · low4,272 /100k
100/100Utah 6,291 /100kUnited States 8,123 /100k2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Lack of reliable transportation · low5.1%
100/100Utah 6.8%United States 8.3%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Child care cost burden · low15.4%
100/100Utah 27.1%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Drought exposure · high100%
1/100Utah 98%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAAAggregated from counties
Home price to income ratio · high7.0×
3/100Utah 5.1×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
High ozone days · high7 days
4/100Utah 6 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAggregated from counties
Social associations · low5.3 /10k
5/100Utah 3.6 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Income inequality (Gini index) · high0.491
10/100Utah 0.427United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Pharmacies · low0.9 /10k
11/100Utah 1.1 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties

Trends

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

PopulationRising
77,539 (2020) → 81,655 (2025)
+5.3%5 yearsUS 331,578,104 → 341,784,857
Homicide rateImproving
2.6 /100k (2021) → 0.0 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−100%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
Income adjusted for local pricesImproving
$130,200 (2019) → $209,407 (2024)
+61%5 yearsUS $55,567 → $73,204
High ozone daysWorsening
5 days (2017) → 7 days (2022)
+53%5 yearsUS 9 days → 7 days
Violent crime rateWorsening
123 /100k (2020) → 182 /100k (2025)
+48%5 yearsUS 389 /100k → 328 /100k
Access to exercise opportunitiesImproving
81.7% (2010 & 2021) → 90.1% (2022 & 2024)
+8.5 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%

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, UT micropolitan area improved on 14 of 30 measures with a comparison and declined on 3. 8 moved within the margin of error and 5 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved14

Real income+61%$130,200 → $209,407
Bachelor's++7.3 points48.8% → 56.1%
Commute−2.4 min24.4 min → 22.0 min
Homicides−100%1.5 /100k → 0.0 /100k
Pharmacies+11%0.8 /10k → 0.9 /10k

Declined3

Price / income+1.5×5.6× → 7.0×
Violent crime+48%123 /100k → 182 /100k
Libraries−5.9%0.8 /10k → 0.7 /10k

All 30 measures

Change of every measure of Heber, UT micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	13.7 /10k2020	14.5 /10k2025	+5.7%	Improved	42%
Average commute time	24.4 min2015-2019	22.0 min2020-2024	−2.4 min	Improved	98%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.8%2015-2019	56.1%2020-2024	+7.3 points	Improved	99%
Broadband subscriptions	91.7%2015-2019	95.1%2020-2024	+3.4 points	Improved	2%
Child poverty rate	6.4%2015-2019	5.1%2020-2024	−1.3 points	Within the margin of error	37%
Distance to an airport	31 mi2020	27 mi2025	−4 mi	Improved	97%
Drug overdose deaths	14.6 /100k2020	14.6 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−0%	Little change	27%
Effective property tax rate	0.42%2015-2019	0.38%2020-2024	−0 points	Little change	21%
Firearm deaths	14.8 /100k2020	13.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−6.7%	Improved	60%
Grocery stores	2.2 /10k2020	2.2 /10k2025	+0.5%	Little change	53%
Gyms and fitness centers	2.2 /10k2020	2.9 /10k2025	+34%	Improved	82%
High school diploma or higher	94.8%2015-2019	95.7%2020-2024	+0.9 points	Within the margin of error	26%
Home price to income ratio	5.6×2015-2019	7.0×2020-2024	+1.5×	Declined	3%
Homicide rate	1.5 /100k2020	0.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−100%	Improved	95%
Income adjusted for local prices	$130,2002019	$209,4072024	+61%	Improved	99%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4822015-2019	0.4912020-2024	+0.009	Within the margin of error	30%
Median household income	$94,9892015-2019	$127,1602020-2024	+34%	Improved	82%
New business applications	26.2 /1k2020	31.3 /1k2025	+20%	Improved	16%
Pharmacies	0.8 /10k2020	0.9 /10k2025	+11%	Improved	89%
Poverty rate	5.7%2015-2019	4.8%2020-2024	−0.9 points	Within the margin of error	49%
Property crime rate	1,289 /100k2020	783 /100k2025	−39%	Improved	63%
Public libraries	0.8 /10k2019	0.7 /10k2024	−5.9%	Declined	21%
Public transit commuters	1.3%2015-2019	1.1%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	63%
Rent as share of income	28.4%2015-2019	26.1%2020-2024	−2.3 points	Within the margin of error	89%
Rent-burdened households	47.4%2015-2019	42.2%2020-2024	−5.2 points	Within the margin of error	89%
Restaurants and bars	14.6 /10k2020	14.8 /10k2025	+1.7%	Little change	53%
Traffic deaths	19.2 /100k2015-2019	18.4 /100k2020-2024	−3.9%	Little change	70%
Unemployment rate	7.1%2020	3.0%2025	−4.1 points	Improved	82%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	8.2%2015-2019	8.6%2020-2024	+0.4 points	Within the margin of error	31%
Violent crime rate	123 /100k2020	182 /100k2025	+48%	Declined	4%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. 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 925 metro and micro areas 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.

Metro and micro areas like Heber, UT micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Heber, UT micropolitan area 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, UT micropolitan area itself moved +4 points in standing on average over the same 29 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

79,612 residents

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: 70–79 men (+1.4 points).

Table view

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

Race and Hispanic origin

79,612 residents

Heber, UT micropolitan area
United States share

White82%65,186
Black0.2%†191
Hispanic or Latino13%10,301

Education

52,275 residents (±166)

Heber, UT micropolitan area
United States share

No high school diploma4.3%2,245
High school or GED15%7,887
Some college18%9,277

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

28,610 households (±596)

Heber, UT micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k5.7%1,637
$25k–50k9.4%2,676
$50k–75k12%3,545
$75k–100k12%3,325
$100k–150k19%5,461
$150k–200k13%3,722
$200k or more29%8,244

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $200k or more (+10.3 points).

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

28,610 households (±596)

Heber, UT micropolitan area
United States share

Own80%22,959
Rent20%5,651

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+4.7 points).

Table view

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

Rent paid

5,031 households (±569)

Heber, UT micropolitan area
United States share

Under $7506.8%†344
$750–1,0004.8%†240
$1,000–1,50016%820

Home values

22,959 homes (±699)

Heber, UT micropolitan area
United States share

Under $150k2.7%619
$150k–250k2.0%470
$250k–400k7.7%1,759

Age of homes

42,777 homes (±113)

Heber, UT micropolitan area
United States share

2010 or later23%9,677
2000–200925%10,663
1980–199933%14,026
1960–1979

Size of homes

42,777 homes (±113)

Heber, UT micropolitan area
United States share

Studio2.0%860
1 bedroom5.1%2,170
2 bedrooms17%7,096
3 bedrooms

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

41,384 workers (±746)

Heber, UT micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone65%26,854
Carpool8.9%3,671
Public transit1.1%†472
Walk1.2%†512
Bike0.2%†92
Work from home22%9,194
Other1.4%†589

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+11.1 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

32,190 workers (±828)

Heber, UT micropolitan area
United States share

Under 15 min38%12,240
15–29 min30%9,766
30–44 min19%6,221

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 no occupation wages for Heber, UT micropolitan area.

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.

Heber, UT has 4,155 employer establishments, 518 for every 10,000 residents (2.09× the US rate of 248), with 43,528 paid employees at an average annual pay of $53,045. The Census Bureau also counts 12,431 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 4,155; 12,431 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 518; US 248
Paid employees: 43,528
Average annual pay: $53,045; US $68,342

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

Lessors of real estate	442	55.1	4.47×More than typical	1,491	$73,451	2,404
Specialty trade contractors	344	42.9	2.77×More than typical	1,762	$58,620	488
Management, scientific and technical consulting	283	35.3	5.26×More than typical	908	$96,735	1,104
Construction of buildings	264	32.9	4.35×More than typical	1,138	$69,098	308
Real estate agents and brokers	255	31.8	6.53×More than typical	452	$97,805	424
Ambulatory health care services	228	28.4	1.36×More than typical	1,193	$70,353	447
Restaurants and other eating places	215	26.8	1.46×More than typical	5,397	$26,372	48
Services to buildings and dwellings	174	21.7	3.22×More than typical	686	$52,845	495
Full-service restaurants	112	14	1.82×More than typical	3,742	$28,438	27
Building finishing contractors	108	13.5	3.54×More than typical	394	$52,289	136
Architectural, engineering and related services	107	13.3	3.82×More than typical	305	$75,472	100
Landscaping services	99	12.3	3.52×More than typical	390	$66,267	128

Rank places for an industry

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

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 80,250 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.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
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 contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $12.2M on contracts performed in Heber, UT micropolitan area: $149 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $12.2M; −62% vs FY2025
Per resident: $149; US $1,994
Sole-source: 23%; US 30%
Single offer: 23%; 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

Department of the Navy$7.7M63%
Forest Service$1.6M13%
Defense Logistics Agency$1.4M11%
Department of Veterans Affairs$700.9K5.7%
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$375K3.1%
Department of the Air Force$292.2K2.4%
Bureau of Reclamation$57.9K0.5%
Bureau of Land Management$57K0.5%

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

41.1MFY2017
12.3MFY2018
40.9MFY2019
8.4MFY2020
9.7MFY2021
56MFY2022
13.4MFY2023
63.2M

Top industries (NAICS)

Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental and leasing · 5324$3.4M28%
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing · 3364$2.7M22%
Computer systems design and related services · 5415$1.8M15%
Scientific research and development services · 5417$1.2M9.8%
Residential building construction · 2361$1.2M9.7%
Investigation and security services · 5616

Largest awards

C-5 MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATORS, NEW PRODUCTION$24.9M
TRIUMPH GEAR SYSTEMS INC· Summit County, UT· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Sep 11, 2024 – Apr 10, 2026· SPRWA124C0008
ACTUATOR,MECHANICAL$20.1M
TRIUMPH GEAR SYSTEMS INC· Summit County, UT· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Aug 8, 2022 – Jan 14, 2026· N0038322FS800
ACTUATOR,MECHANICAL$19.7M
TRIUMPH GEAR SYSTEMS INC· Summit County, UT· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Feb 27, 2024 – Apr 21, 2026· N0038324FS802
ACTUATOR,MECHANICAL$8.7M

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.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $448.3M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Heber, UT micropolitan area: $5,490 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $448.3M; +0.9% vs FY2025
Per resident: $5,490; US $12,955
Loan face value: $42.6M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.3%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$320.9M72%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$23M5.1%

Counties in Heber, UT

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

HeberPrincipal city18,015

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Utah

Areas based in Utah, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

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.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
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
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved14

Declined3

Metro and micro areas like Heber, UT micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Counties in Heber, UT

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Utah

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved14

Declined3

Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Top programs

What was bought

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

By type

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates