Homer vs Tolono

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

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

Tolono has the higher population (3,546 vs 1,130 in Homer). Tolono has the higher median household income ($79,333 vs $75,833 in Homer). Tolono has the higher median home value ($207,200 vs $125,700 in Homer).

Population, income & housing

	Homer	Tolono
Population	1,130	3,546
Median age	34.3 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$75,833	$79,333
Median home value	$125,700	$207,200
Median gross rent	$956	$1,002
Housing units	524	1,488
Homeownership rate	78.4%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homer	Tolono
Population	1,265 → 1,130 (-10.7%)	3,237 → 3,546 (+9.5%)
Median household income	$56,298 → $75,833 (+34.7%)	$66,445 → $79,333 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$103,800 → $125,700 (+21.1%)	$138,000 → $207,200 (+50.1%)
Median gross rent	$748 → $956 (+27.8%)	$604 → $1,002 (+65.9%)

Homer

Population

1,2651,130

Median household income

$56,298$75,833

Median home value

$103,800$125,700

Median gross rent

$748$956

Tolono

Population

3,2373,546

Median household income

$66,445$79,333

Median home value

$138,000$207,200

Median gross rent

$604$1,002

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homer	Tolono
Under 5	3.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	20.0%	23.9%
18 to 24	14.5%	9.4%
25 to 34	12.7%	12.2%
35 to 44	13.9%	20.3%
45 to 54	8.5%	9.5%
55 to 64	13.9%	10.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	6.8%
75 and over	4.8%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homer	Tolono
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	97.1%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.9%
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%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homer	Tolono
No high school diploma	6.4%	0.4%
High school graduate	39.0%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homer	Tolono
Drove alone	88.2%	91.9%
Carpooled	4.1%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homer	Tolono
1-unit, detached	83.8%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Homer	Tolono
Poverty rate	9.8%	4.1%
Average household size	2.34	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	1938	1986