About Homer

Homer is a tiny town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 986 people and just one neighborhood, Homer is the 338th largest community in Georgia.

Homer is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Homer is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Homer who work in sales jobs (17.04%), office and administrative support jobs (9.87%), and management occupations (6.73%).

Homer is a very car-oriented town. 99.29% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Homer is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Homer has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Homer 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.

Homer Information and Demographics

The citizens of Homer have a very low rate of college education: just 9.68% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 14.96% for all cities.

The per capita income in Homer in 2000 was $17,353, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $69,412 for a family of four.

Homer is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Homer home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Homer is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Homer include English, Irish, Scottish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Homer is English.