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 small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Homer, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 99.29% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small town, Homer doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Homer Information and Demographics

The population of Homer has a very low overall level of education: only 9.68% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

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.