About Heyburn

Heyburn is a very small town located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 4,831 people and just one neighborhood, Heyburn is the 37th largest community in Idaho.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Heyburn is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.8% of the Heyburn workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Heyburn is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Heyburn who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.88%), sales jobs (11.05%), and teaching (5.61%).

In addition, many people in Heyburn have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Heyburn spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.71 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

Heyburn is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Heyburn Information and Demographics

In Heyburn, just 10.55% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Heyburn in 2000 was $13,567, which is lower middle income relative to Idaho, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $54,268 for a family of four.

Heyburn is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Heyburn home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Heyburn is White, followed by Native American. Heyburn also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.41% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Heyburn include English, German, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Heyburn is English. Some people also speak Spanish.