Homer vs Lake of the Woods

A side-by-side comparison of Homer and Lake of the Woods: population, income, housing, and more.

Homer and Lake of the Woods are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lake of the Woods has the higher population (1,976 vs 1,130 in Homer). Homer has the higher median household income ($75,833 vs $69,054 in Lake of the Woods). Lake of the Woods has the higher median home value ($194,300 vs $125,700 in Homer).

Population, income & housing

	Homer	Lake of the Woods
Population	1,130	1,976
Median age	34.3 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$75,833	$69,054
Median home value	$125,700	$194,300
Median gross rent	$956	$1,201
Housing units	524	763
Homeownership rate	78.4%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	38.0%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homer	Lake of the Woods
Population	1,265 → 1,130 (-10.7%)	2,404 → 1,976 (-17.8%)
Median household income	$56,298 → $75,833 (+34.7%)	$58,034 → $69,054 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$103,800 → $125,700 (+21.1%)	$114,600 → $194,300 (+69.5%)
Median gross rent	$748 → $956 (+27.8%)	$926 → $1,201 (+29.7%)

Homer

Population

1,2651,130

Median household income

$56,298$75,833

Median home value

$103,800$125,700

Median gross rent

$748$956

Lake of the Woods

Population

2,4041,976

Median household income

$58,034$69,054

Median home value

$114,600$194,300

Median gross rent

$926$1,201

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homer	Lake of the Woods
Under 5	3.0%	4.4%
5 to 17	20.0%	22.3%
18 to 24	14.5%	3.6%
25 to 34	12.7%	12.6%
35 to 44	13.9%	15.7%
45 to 54	8.5%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.9%	8.3%
65 to 74	8.8%	9.7%
75 and over	4.8%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homer	Lake of the Woods
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	0.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homer	Lake of the Woods
No high school diploma	6.4%	2.7%
High school graduate	39.0%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homer	Lake of the Woods
Drove alone	88.2%	73.9%
Carpooled	4.1%	24.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homer	Lake of the Woods
1-unit, detached	83.8%	58.3%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	34.3%

Poverty & households

	Homer	Lake of the Woods
Poverty rate	9.8%	6.9%
Average household size	2.34	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	27	19
Median year structure built	1938	1993