Homewood vs South Holland

A side-by-side comparison of Homewood and South Holland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Holland has the higher population (21,016 vs 19,471 in Homewood). Homewood has the higher median household income ($96,522 vs $87,378 in South Holland). Homewood has the higher median home value ($210,500 vs $201,200 in South Holland).

Population, income & housing

	Homewood	South Holland
Population	19,471	21,016
Median age	39.8 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$96,522	$87,378
Median home value	$210,500	$201,200
Median gross rent	$1,422	$1,914
Housing units	7,394	7,892
Homeownership rate	79.4%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.1%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homewood	South Holland
Population	19,112 → 19,471 (+1.9%)	21,677 → 21,016 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$74,450 → $96,522 (+29.6%)	$63,170 → $87,378 (+38.3%)
Median home value	$163,100 → $210,500 (+29.1%)	$150,600 → $201,200 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,156 → $1,422 (+23.0%)	$1,500 → $1,914 (+27.6%)

Homewood

Population

19,11219,471

Median household income

$74,450$96,522

Median home value

$163,100$210,500

Median gross rent

$1,156$1,422

South Holland

Population

21,67721,016

Median household income

$63,170$87,378

Median home value

$150,600$201,200

Median gross rent

$1,500$1,914

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homewood	South Holland
Under 5	5.1%	5.8%
5 to 17	21.5%	16.3%
18 to 24	6.2%	9.1%
25 to 34	9.7%	9.3%
35 to 44	15.2%	13.0%
45 to 54	10.8%	15.2%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.6%
65 to 74	11.5%	9.5%
75 and over	6.0%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homewood	South Holland
White (non-Hispanic)	42.0%	10.7%
Black or African American	44.5%	75.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.5%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homewood	South Holland
No high school diploma	4.1%	8.0%
High school graduate	19.9%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	26.7%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	19.4%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homewood	South Holland
Drove alone	62.6%	69.1%
Carpooled	10.1%	10.7%
Public transit	11.3%	6.5%
Walked	1.7%	0.6%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	13.0%	11.0%
Other means	0.4%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homewood	South Holland
1-unit, detached	78.7%	95.4%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	0.7%
20 or more units	6.3%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Homewood	South Holland
Poverty rate	9.4%	13.4%
Average household size	2.72	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	32	36
Median year structure built	1962	1967