Burlington vs Homer

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

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

Homer has the higher population (1,584 vs 231 in Burlington). Burlington has the higher median household income ($52,639 vs $49,271 in Homer). Homer has the higher median home value ($119,600 vs $83,800 in Burlington).

Population, income & housing

	Burlington	Homer
Population	231	1,584
Median age	39.4 yrs	30.0 yrs
Median household income	$52,639	$49,271
Median home value	$83,800	$119,600
Median gross rent	$825	$734
Housing units	109	699
Homeownership rate	59.8%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burlington	Homer
Population	355 → 231 (-34.9%)	1,648 → 1,584 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$53,333 → $52,639 (-1.3%)	$39,063 → $49,271 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$66,900 → $83,800 (+25.3%)	$84,700 → $119,600 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $825 (+22.2%)	$635 → $734 (+15.6%)

Burlington

Population

355231

Median household income

$53,333$52,639

Median home value

$66,900$83,800

Median gross rent

$675$825

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)

	Burlington	Homer
Under 5	1.3%	7.6%
5 to 17	23.4%	21.5%
18 to 24	8.7%	11.1%
25 to 34	9.5%	15.8%
35 to 44	14.3%	8.2%
45 to 54	15.6%	15.8%
55 to 64	12.1%	9.0%
65 to 74	11.3%	7.1%
75 and over	3.9%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burlington	Homer
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.8%
Two or more races	6.1%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burlington	Homer
No high school diploma	14.9%	7.6%
High school graduate	42.2%	51.1%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burlington	Homer
Drove alone	74.5%	84.9%
Carpooled	11.7%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	7.4%	8.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	2.4%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burlington	Homer
1-unit, detached	69.7%	56.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	14.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	27.5%	19.9%

Poverty & households

	Burlington	Homer
Poverty rate	22.1%	15.3%
Average household size	2.66	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1968	1958