Homewood

Population: 27,697
Median household income: $108,386
Median home value: $502,300

Homewood, a community in Jefferson County, Alabama, has 27,697 residents. The median household income of $108,386 is above the Jefferson County median ($64,589).

From 2019 to 2023, Homewood's population grew 8.5% from 25,534 to 27,697, while its median home value rose 44.4% from $347,800 to $502,300.

57.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1970.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,697
Median age: 29.4 yrs
Median household income: $108,386
Median home value: $502,300
Median gross rent: $1,457
Housing units: 10,744
Homeownership rate: 64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 69.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,53427,697

Median household income

$84,157$108,386

Median home value

$347,800$502,300

Median gross rent

$1,112$1,457

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,534	$84,157	$347,800	$1,112
2020	25,170	$84,418	$379,800	$1,206
2021	26,206	$89,433	$391,500	$1,241
2022	27,557	$97,366	$463,500	$1,337
2023	27,697	$108,386	$502,300	$1,457

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 2418.1%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 647.4%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,257	8.1%
5 to 17	4,921	17.8%
18 to 24	5,020	18.1%
25 to 34	3,627	13.1%
35 to 44	4,075	14.7%
45 to 54	2,683	9.7%
55 to 64	2,052	7.4%
65 to 74	1,707	6.2%
75 and over	1,355	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20,038	72.3%
Black or African American	3,629	13.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	0.1%
Asian	904	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	153	0.6%
Two or more races	836	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,105	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate9.8%

Some college or associate's16.3%

Bachelor's degree37.4%

Graduate or professional degree32.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	611	3.9%
High school graduate	1,526	9.8%
Some college or associate's	2,528	16.3%
Bachelor's degree	5,789	37.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5,045	32.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone77.3%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.9%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,807	77.3%
Carpooled	1,069	7.7%
Public transit	27	0.2%
Walked	344	2.5%
Bicycle	9	0.1%
Worked from home	1,667	11.9%
Other means	50	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,840	39.3%
15 to 29 min	5,760	46.8%
30 to 44 min	1,225	10.0%
45 to 59 min	203	1.6%
60+ min	278	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 8.1% (2,014 of 24,927)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,970	62.4%
Nonfamily households	3,599	37.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,569	89.1%
Vacant	1,175	10.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,162	64.4%
Renter-occupied	3,407	35.6%

1-unit, detached57.7%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units21.3%

20 or more units11.1%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,194	57.7%
1-unit, attached	232	2.2%
2 to 4 units	771	7.2%
5 to 19 units	2,293	21.3%
20 or more units	1,191	11.1%
Mobile home & other	63	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0135800
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.26 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 33.4586, -86.8097