Homewood is a medium-sized city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 24,878 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Homewood is the 16th largest community in Alabama.

Homewood is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 91.17% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Homewood is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Homewood who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.32%), sales jobs (12.58%), and management occupations (11.09%).

Also of interest is that Homewood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Homewood is also a city of artists. Homewood has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Homewood's character.

Homewood is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Homewood enrolled in college, Homewood has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

Homewood, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Homewood is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

One of the benefits of Homewood is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.29 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Residents of Homewood by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 97.2% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented city. While Homewood may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

For their daily commute to and from work, many people in Homewood choose to take public transit. Most of these commuters are using taxis.

Homewood Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Homewood is a pretty powerful place. 54.24% of the adults in Homewood have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Homewood in 2000 was $25,491, which is wealthy relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,964 for a family of four.

Homewood is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Homewood home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Homewood is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Homewood include English, German, Irish, Scotch-Irish, Italian, Scottish, and French.

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