Homer Glen vs Mokena

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

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

Homer Glen has the higher population (24,516 vs 19,906 in Mokena). Mokena has the higher median household income ($129,017 vs $128,546 in Homer Glen). Homer Glen has the higher median home value ($400,000 vs $377,100 in Mokena).

Population, income & housing

	Homer Glen	Mokena
Population	24,516	19,906
Median age	42.0 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$128,546	$129,017
Median home value	$400,000	$377,100
Median gross rent	$1,737	$1,405
Housing units	8,314	7,459
Homeownership rate	93.5%	90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.5%	44.5%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homer Glen	Mokena
Population	24,592 → 24,516 (-0.3%)	20,674 → 19,906 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$106,818 → $128,546 (+20.3%)	$109,108 → $129,017 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$330,600 → $400,000 (+21.0%)	$319,200 → $377,100 (+18.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,567 → $1,737 (+10.8%)	$1,085 → $1,405 (+29.5%)

Homer Glen

Population

24,59224,516

Median household income

$106,818$128,546

Median home value

$330,600$400,000

Median gross rent

$1,567$1,737

Mokena

Population

20,67419,906

Median household income

$109,108$129,017

Median home value

$319,200$377,100

Median gross rent

$1,085$1,405

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homer Glen	Mokena
Under 5	5.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	18.8%	17.9%
18 to 24	6.5%	8.1%
25 to 34	9.8%	9.9%
35 to 44	12.7%	10.8%
45 to 54	10.8%	16.1%
55 to 64	16.5%	16.1%
65 to 74	12.1%	10.1%
75 and over	7.2%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homer Glen	Mokena
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homer Glen	Mokena
No high school diploma	7.8%	2.1%
High school graduate	23.8%	21.6%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	25.7%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homer Glen	Mokena
Drove alone	77.8%	73.0%
Carpooled	5.9%	4.1%
Public transit	1.8%	4.9%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.7%	14.9%
Other means	0.7%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homer Glen	Mokena
1-unit, detached	89.8%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	16.2%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	5.6%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Homer Glen	Mokena
Poverty rate	4.4%	4.5%
Average household size	3.04	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	36	32
Median year structure built	1988	1996