Homer Glen vs Romeoville

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

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

Romeoville has the higher population (40,996 vs 24,516 in Homer Glen). Homer Glen has the higher median household income ($128,546 vs $100,022 in Romeoville). Homer Glen has the higher median home value ($400,000 vs $245,200 in Romeoville).

Population, income & housing

	Homer Glen	Romeoville
Population	24,516	40,996
Median age	42.0 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$128,546	$100,022
Median home value	$400,000	$245,200
Median gross rent	$1,737	$1,892
Housing units	8,314	13,662
Homeownership rate	93.5%	82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.5%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homer Glen	Romeoville
Population	24,592 → 24,516 (-0.3%)	39,666 → 40,996 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$106,818 → $128,546 (+20.3%)	$79,183 → $100,022 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$330,600 → $400,000 (+21.0%)	$186,100 → $245,200 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,567 → $1,737 (+10.8%)	$1,552 → $1,892 (+21.9%)

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

Romeoville

Population

39,66640,996

Median household income

$79,183$100,022

Median home value

$186,100$245,200

Median gross rent

$1,552$1,892

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homer Glen	Romeoville
Under 5	5.5%	6.2%
5 to 17	18.8%	16.0%
18 to 24	6.5%	12.3%
25 to 34	9.8%	14.8%
35 to 44	12.7%	12.6%
45 to 54	10.8%	14.4%
55 to 64	16.5%	12.0%
65 to 74	12.1%	5.8%
75 and over	7.2%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homer Glen	Romeoville
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	42.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	12.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	35.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homer Glen	Romeoville
No high school diploma	7.8%	16.7%
High school graduate	23.8%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	25.7%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homer Glen	Romeoville
Drove alone	77.8%	72.8%
Carpooled	5.9%	12.7%
Public transit	1.8%	2.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	13.7%	10.9%
Other means	0.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homer Glen	Romeoville
1-unit, detached	89.8%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	16.9%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	7.2%
20 or more units	2.4%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Homer Glen	Romeoville
Poverty rate	4.4%	5.8%
Average household size	3.04	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	36	32
Median year structure built	1988	1998