Homeland is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 6,772 people and two associated neighborhoods, Homeland is the 474th largest community in California.When you are in Homeland, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 40.02% of Homeland’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Homeland is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Homeland who work in office and administrative support (13.46%), sales jobs (12.58%), and teaching (10.82%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.74% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Homeland has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Homeland a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Homeland is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Homeland, the average commute to work is 37.43 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Homeland 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.The citizens of Homeland have a very low rate of college education: just 9.30% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Homeland in 2022 was $25,583, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,332 for a family of four. However, Homeland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Homeland is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Homeland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Homeland, accounting for 67.97% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Homeland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Homeland include German, Irish, English, European, and Italian. Homeland also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.79%. The most common language spoken in Homeland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
