Homer vs St. Joseph

A side-by-side comparison of Homer and St. Joseph: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. Joseph has the higher population (3,833 vs 1,130 in Homer). St. Joseph has the higher median household income ($114,594 vs $75,833 in Homer). St. Joseph has the higher median home value ($257,400 vs $125,700 in Homer).

Population, income & housing

	Homer	St. Joseph
Population	1,130	3,833
Median age	34.3 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$75,833	$114,594
Median home value	$125,700	$257,400
Median gross rent	$956	$969
Housing units	524	1,511
Homeownership rate	78.4%	85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	37.1%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homer	St. Joseph
Population	1,265 → 1,130 (-10.7%)	4,448 → 3,833 (-13.8%)
Median household income	$56,298 → $75,833 (+34.7%)	$94,088 → $114,594 (+21.8%)
Median home value	$103,800 → $125,700 (+21.1%)	$189,300 → $257,400 (+36.0%)
Median gross rent	$748 → $956 (+27.8%)	$770 → $969 (+25.8%)

Homer

Population

1,2651,130

Median household income

$56,298$75,833

Median home value

$103,800$125,700

Median gross rent

$748$956

St. Joseph

Population

4,4483,833

Median household income

$94,088$114,594

Median home value

$189,300$257,400

Median gross rent

$770$969

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homer	St. Joseph
Under 5	3.0%	4.1%
5 to 17	20.0%	22.0%
18 to 24	14.5%	7.3%
25 to 34	12.7%	10.9%
35 to 44	13.9%	13.5%
45 to 54	8.5%	11.1%
55 to 64	13.9%	16.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	10.3%
75 and over	4.8%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homer	St. Joseph
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homer	St. Joseph
No high school diploma	6.4%	1.4%
High school graduate	39.0%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homer	St. Joseph
Drove alone	88.2%	78.5%
Carpooled	4.1%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	7.6%	17.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homer	St. Joseph
1-unit, detached	83.8%	90.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Homer	St. Joseph
Poverty rate	9.8%	4.3%
Average household size	2.34	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1938	1996