Homer

Population: 5,750
Median household income: $73,723
Median home value: $363,700

Homer, a community in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, has 5,750 residents. At $73,723, its median household income sits below Kenai Peninsula Borough's $77,722.

From 2019 to 2023, Homer's population held roughly steady from 5,709 to 5,750, while its median home value rose 28.8% from $282,400 to $363,700.

The typical home was built around 1990. 11.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,750
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $73,723
Median home value: $363,700
Median gross rent: $1,230
Housing units: 2,984
Homeownership rate: 68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.6%
Unemployment rate: 8.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,7095,750

Median household income

$60,993$73,723

Median home value

$282,400$363,700

Median gross rent

$1,020$1,230

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,709	$60,993	$282,400	$1,020
2020	5,830	$61,332	$293,700	$1,124
2021	5,531	$63,854	$309,500	$1,136
2022	5,623	$69,757	$348,000	$1,180
2023	5,750	$73,723	$363,700	$1,230

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7414.9%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	278	4.8%
5 to 17	830	14.4%
18 to 24	492	8.6%
25 to 34	773	13.4%
35 to 44	768	13.4%
45 to 54	606	10.5%
55 to 64	711	12.4%
65 to 74	856	14.9%
75 and over	436	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,423	76.9%
Black or African American	20	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	366	6.4%
Asian	108	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	45	0.8%
Some other race	29	0.5%
Two or more races	417	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	342	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate20.9%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree24.6%

Graduate or professional degree16.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	217	5.2%
High school graduate	868	20.9%
Some college or associate's	1,382	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,019	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	664	16.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone64.1%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.2%

Walked11.6%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,635	64.1%
Carpooled	208	8.2%
Public transit	4	0.2%
Walked	297	11.6%
Bicycle	33	1.3%
Worked from home	280	11.0%
Other means	94	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,648	72.6%
15 to 29 min	481	21.2%
30 to 44 min	53	2.3%
45 to 59 min	31	1.4%
60+ min	58	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 11.8% (665 of 5,627)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,345	56.2%
Nonfamily households	1,048	43.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,393	80.2%
Vacant	591	19.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,638	68.4%
Renter-occupied	755	31.6%

1-unit, detached69.6%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units16.1%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,078	69.6%
1-unit, attached	67	2.2%
2 to 4 units	479	16.1%
5 to 19 units	222	7.4%
20 or more units	43	1.4%
Mobile home & other	95	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0233140
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 11 sq mi
Center point: 59.6475, -151.5131