About Homer

Homer is a very small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 1,774 people and just one neighborhood, Homer is the 523rd largest community in Illinois. Homer has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Unlike some towns , Homer isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Homer are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Homer is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Homer who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.73%), sales jobs (9.92%), and management occupations (6.65%).

Homer is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Homer's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Homer is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Homer isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.34% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Being a small town, Homer does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Homer Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Homer who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 16.22% of the adults in Homer have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Homer in 2000 was $19,887, which is middle income relative to Illinois, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $79,548 for a family of four.

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 German, English, Irish, Scotch-Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Homer is English.