Albion vs Homer

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

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

Albion has the higher population (7,608 vs 1,584 in Homer). Homer has the higher median household income ($49,271 vs $40,040 in Albion). Homer has the higher median home value ($119,600 vs $91,100 in Albion).

Population, income & housing

	Albion	Homer
Population	7,608	1,584
Median age	25.6 yrs	30.0 yrs
Median household income	$40,040	$49,271
Median home value	$91,100	$119,600
Median gross rent	$769	$734
Housing units	2,901	699
Homeownership rate	61.6%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	13.8%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albion	Homer
Population	8,336 → 7,608 (-8.7%)	1,648 → 1,584 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$34,467 → $40,040 (+16.2%)	$39,063 → $49,271 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$56,800 → $91,100 (+60.4%)	$84,700 → $119,600 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$680 → $769 (+13.1%)	$635 → $734 (+15.6%)

Albion

Population

8,3367,608

Median household income

$34,467$40,040

Median home value

$56,800$91,100

Median gross rent

$680$769

Homer

Population

1,6481,584

Median household income

$39,063$49,271

Median home value

$84,700$119,600

Median gross rent

$635$734

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albion	Homer
Under 5	6.9%	7.6%
5 to 17	18.5%	21.5%
18 to 24	24.5%	11.1%
25 to 34	10.8%	15.8%
35 to 44	9.7%	8.2%
45 to 54	6.6%	15.8%
55 to 64	10.4%	9.0%
65 to 74	7.4%	7.1%
75 and over	5.2%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albion	Homer
White (non-Hispanic)	56.2%	92.2%
Black or African American	32.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albion	Homer
No high school diploma	12.3%	7.6%
High school graduate	38.7%	51.1%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albion	Homer
Drove alone	68.8%	84.9%
Carpooled	5.7%	3.6%
Public transit	0.5%	0.3%
Walked	11.3%	8.8%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	2.4%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albion	Homer
1-unit, detached	73.6%	56.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	14.6%
20 or more units	4.2%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	19.9%

Poverty & households

	Albion	Homer
Poverty rate	27.2%	15.3%
Average household size	2.56	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1940	1958