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| 1 | Halsted St / Holbrook ... |
| 2 | Riegel Rd / Willow Rd |
| 3 | Village Center |
| 4 | East Hazel Crest |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Homewood NEIGHBORHOODS East Hazel Crest, Village Center, Riegel Rd / Willow Rd, Halsted St / Holbrook Rd
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Homewood, IL Chicago, Country Club Hills, Flossmoor, Munster, IN, Olympia Fields, Orland Park, Palos Heights, Park Forest, South Holland, Willowbrook
POPULATION
19,493
| HOMEWOOD INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 19,493 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 7,804 |
| HOMEWOOD HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 82.34% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 14.10% |
| % VACANT | 3.56% |
| TYPE OF HOMEWOOD HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 74.32% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 0.64% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 5.32% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 19.05% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 0.59% |
| OTHER | 0.08% |
| SIZE OF HOMEWOOD HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 0.94% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 7.78% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 28.70% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 36.03% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 23.68% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 2.87% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 3.47% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 28.13% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 57.77% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 10.63% |
| HOMEWOOD REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $242,254 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $1,071 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$91,000 | 0.93% |
| $91,001-$184,000 | 24.12% |
| $184,001-$368,000 | 66.03% |
| $368,001-$551,000 | 7.33% |
| $551,001-$736,000 | 0.98% |
| $736,001-$920,000 | 0.34% |
| $920,001-$1,380,000 | 0.16% |
| $1,380,001-$1,840,000 | 0.00% |
| > $1,840,000 | 0.11% |
| PEOPLE OF Homewood | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 5.93% |
| 5 TO 17 | 21.03% |
| 18 TO 24 | 5.04% |
| 25 TO 34 | 9.62% |
| 35 TO 54 | 33.60% |
| 55 TO 64 | 8.19% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 16.58% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 93.26% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 40.94% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $57,213 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $26,074 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 4.27% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Education (16.83%), Healthcare (14.13%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (8.91%), Manufacturing (8.88%), Finance (8.26%), Retail (8.18%), Construction (6.07%), Other (4.54%), Transportation (4.48%), Accomodation (3.59%), Administration (3.26%), Information Technology (2.83%), Wholesale (2.82%), Public Service (2.36%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 6.21% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 77.94% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 18.02% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.29% |
| ASIAN | 1.05% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.03% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 1.05% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 1.63% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 3.12% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (20.70%), German (14.57%), Irish (12.38%), Unclassified (11.36%), Italian (7.84%), Polish (7.50%), English (4.13%), United States or American (3.76%), Swedish (2.55%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 4.37% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (87.11%) , Spanish (2.64%) |
Homewood is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 19,493 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Homewood is the 122nd largest community in Illinois.
Homewood is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 85.31% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Homewood is a village 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 (16.35%), teaching (12.82%), and management occupations (11.41%).
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.
In addition, Homewood is home to many people who could 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 downside of living in Homewood is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Homewood, the average commute to work is 32.99 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Homewood is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Homewood are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 40.94% of adults in Homewood have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Homewood in 2000 was $26,074, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,296 for a family of four.
Homewood is a very ethnically-diverse village. 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 German, Irish, Italian, Polish, English, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Homewood is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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