CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Heyburn

Idaho · 2,700 residents · 2.61 sq mi

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Heyburn is a city of 2,700 people in Idaho. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. This skews young, with a median age of 28.2. The typical home is worth $38,600. The average commute runs 12 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,700

−7%vs 2000

vs 2,899 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.2

−10%vs 2000

vs 31.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.61 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.4%(253)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911%(298)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1414.3%(387)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(205)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.4%(91)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.7%(477)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(345)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(287)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.3%(143)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.9%(133)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.5%(68)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(13)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,222

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,685 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,972

−29%vs 2000

vs $12,591 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.8%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,600

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$244

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $345 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.8%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.3% in 2000

21.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68.2%(1,977)

Black0.1%(4)

Hispanic / Latino28.4%(823)

Asian0.5%(15)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic85.1%(2,298)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino24.8%(669)

Asian0%(0)

Other14.9%(402)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican12.9%(477)

Central American5.3%(196)

Salvadoran5.3%(196)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(9)

Ancestry

American20.9%(770)

English15.6%(575)

German6.9%(256)

Irish3.7%(135)

French3.3%(122)

Italian1.5%(57)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(51)

British1.2%(44)

Dutch1%(38)

Greek0.8%(31)

Welsh0.6%(21)

Danish0.3%(11)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Swiss0.3%(11)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.5%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.3%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.4%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.9 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 11.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.1%(384)

Married62.2%(849)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced9.7%(133)

Women 15+

Never married20.5%(264)

Married60%(772)

Widowed8.6%(111)

Divorced10.8%(139)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

19.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2013

from 19.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 44.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.8%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 8.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.5%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.7%

+8.2 ptssince 2020

from 26.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.5%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 52.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.3%

+12.1 ptssince 2020

from 34.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)57.5%(46)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)57.5%(46)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.5%(34)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 80 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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