Homer vs Marshall

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

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

Marshall has the higher population (6,797 vs 1,584 in Homer). Marshall has the higher median household income ($75,220 vs $49,271 in Homer). Marshall has the higher median home value ($169,800 vs $119,600 in Homer).

Population, income & housing

	Homer	Marshall
Population	1,584	6,797
Median age	30.0 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,271	$75,220
Median home value	$119,600	$169,800
Median gross rent	$734	$933
Housing units	699	3,428
Homeownership rate	63.7%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	41.8%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homer	Marshall
Population	1,648 → 1,584 (-3.9%)	6,998 → 6,797 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$39,063 → $49,271 (+26.1%)	$50,969 → $75,220 (+47.6%)
Median home value	$84,700 → $119,600 (+41.2%)	$124,900 → $169,800 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$635 → $734 (+15.6%)	$732 → $933 (+27.5%)

Homer

Population

1,6481,584

Median household income

$39,063$49,271

Median home value

$84,700$119,600

Median gross rent

$635$734

Marshall

Population

6,9986,797

Median household income

$50,969$75,220

Median home value

$124,900$169,800

Median gross rent

$732$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homer	Marshall
Under 5	7.6%	5.2%
5 to 17	21.5%	11.0%
18 to 24	11.1%	7.6%
25 to 34	15.8%	14.6%
35 to 44	8.2%	9.8%
45 to 54	15.8%	14.4%
55 to 64	9.0%	13.6%
65 to 74	7.1%	13.9%
75 and over	3.9%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homer	Marshall
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	90.7%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homer	Marshall
No high school diploma	7.6%	4.8%
High school graduate	51.1%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	19.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homer	Marshall
Drove alone	84.9%	82.8%
Carpooled	3.6%	3.2%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	8.8%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	2.4%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homer	Marshall
1-unit, detached	56.7%	72.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.7%	10.1%
Mobile home & other	19.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Homer	Marshall
Poverty rate	15.3%	6.8%
Average household size	2.72	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1958	1957