Homer vs Springfield

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

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

Springfield has the higher population (5,295 vs 1,584 in Homer). Homer has the higher median household income ($49,271 vs $43,681 in Springfield). Homer has the higher median home value ($119,600 vs $105,300 in Springfield).

Population, income & housing

	Homer	Springfield
Population	1,584	5,295
Median age	30.0 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$49,271	$43,681
Median home value	$119,600	$105,300
Median gross rent	$734	$851
Housing units	699	2,413
Homeownership rate	63.7%	56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homer	Springfield
Population	1,648 → 1,584 (-3.9%)	5,193 → 5,295 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$39,063 → $49,271 (+26.1%)	$39,439 → $43,681 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$84,700 → $119,600 (+41.2%)	$73,700 → $105,300 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$635 → $734 (+15.6%)	$658 → $851 (+29.3%)

Homer

Population

1,6481,584

Median household income

$39,063$49,271

Median home value

$84,700$119,600

Median gross rent

$635$734

Springfield

Population

5,1935,295

Median household income

$39,439$43,681

Median home value

$73,700$105,300

Median gross rent

$658$851

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homer	Springfield
Under 5	7.6%	8.6%
5 to 17	21.5%	22.2%
18 to 24	11.1%	7.7%
25 to 34	15.8%	17.2%
35 to 44	8.2%	10.3%
45 to 54	15.8%	11.7%
55 to 64	9.0%	10.4%
65 to 74	7.1%	6.6%
75 and over	3.9%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homer	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	66.1%
Black or African American	1.3%	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.4%	9.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	11.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homer	Springfield
No high school diploma	7.6%	15.7%
High school graduate	51.1%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homer	Springfield
Drove alone	84.9%	87.7%
Carpooled	3.6%	7.9%
Public transit	0.3%	0.7%
Walked	8.8%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	0.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homer	Springfield
1-unit, detached	56.7%	52.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	13.1%
20 or more units	0.7%	18.0%
Mobile home & other	19.9%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Homer	Springfield
Poverty rate	15.3%	22.1%
Average household size	2.72	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	26	18
Median year structure built	1958	1969