Homer vs Lisbon

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

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

Homer has the higher population (2,694 vs 257 in Lisbon). Lisbon has the higher median home value ($62,000 vs $55,500 in Homer). Since 2019, Lisbon's population has grown faster (+52.1% vs -7.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Homer	Lisbon
Population	2,694	257
Median age	34.4 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$21,396	—
Median home value	$55,500	$62,000
Median gross rent	$687	—
Housing units	1,406	91
Homeownership rate	48.5%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homer	Lisbon
Population	2,911 → 2,694 (-7.5%)	169 → 257 (+52.1%)
Median household income	$17,369 → $21,396 (+23.2%)	$30,536 → $52,969 (+73.5%)
Median home value	$55,600 → $55,500 (-0.2%)	$71,300 → $62,000 (-13.0%)
Median gross rent	$615 → $687 (+11.7%)	—

Homer

Population

2,9112,694

Median household income

$17,369$21,396

Median home value

$55,600$55,500

Median gross rent

$615$687

Lisbon

Population

169257

Median household income

$30,536$52,969

Median home value

$71,300$62,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homer	Lisbon
Under 5	5.8%	0.8%
5 to 17	23.4%	1.9%
18 to 24	12.6%	1.2%
25 to 34	9.0%	45.1%
35 to 44	16.7%	1.9%
45 to 54	7.9%	17.9%
55 to 64	10.3%	8.6%
65 to 74	8.6%	10.1%
75 and over	5.6%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homer	Lisbon
White (non-Hispanic)	19.6%	49.0%
Black or African American	72.8%	50.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homer	Lisbon
No high school diploma	22.5%	23.5%
High school graduate	43.4%	48.6%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	16.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homer	Lisbon
Drove alone	80.7%	95.7%
Carpooled	10.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	0.0%
Other means	4.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homer	Lisbon
1-unit, detached	79.6%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	30.8%

Poverty & households

	Homer	Lisbon
Poverty rate	42.6%	19.8%
Average household size	2.62	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	24	33
Median year structure built	1967	1972