Homer vs Milroy

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

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

Milroy has the higher population (629 vs 190 in Homer). Homer has the higher median household income ($142,632 vs $81,875 in Milroy). Milroy has the higher median home value ($105,000 vs $85,800 in Homer).

Population, income & housing

	Homer	Milroy
Population	190	629
Median age	33.4 yrs	52.7 yrs
Median household income	$142,632	$81,875
Median home value	$85,800	$105,000
Housing units	72	378
Homeownership rate	86.1%	96.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homer	Milroy
Population	321 → 190 (-40.8%)	511 → 629 (+23.1%)
Median household income	$138,041 → $142,632 (+3.3%)	$48,889 → $81,875 (+67.5%)
Median home value	$87,400 → $85,800 (-1.8%)	$66,500 → $105,000 (+57.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,103 → $1,306 (+18.4%)

Homer

Population

321190

Median household income

$138,041$142,632

Median home value

$87,400$85,800

Milroy

Population

511629

Median household income

$48,889$81,875

Median home value

$66,500$105,000

Median gross rent

$1,103$1,306

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homer	Milroy
Under 5	7.4%	2.5%
5 to 17	27.9%	7.2%
18 to 24	10.0%	4.1%
25 to 34	11.6%	9.7%
35 to 44	13.2%	9.4%
45 to 54	24.7%	24.8%
55 to 64	5.3%	17.5%
65 to 74	0.0%	18.3%
75 and over	0.0%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homer	Milroy
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	5.9%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homer	Milroy
No high school diploma	9.6%	4.4%
High school graduate	18.3%	58.3%
Some college or associate's	72.1%	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	2.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	19.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homer	Milroy
Drove alone	75.9%	80.1%
Carpooled	24.1%	17.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homer	Milroy
1-unit, detached	33.3%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	13.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	17.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	52.8%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Homer	Milroy
Poverty rate	17.4%	3.1%
Average household size	2.64	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	2011	1938