Homer vs Tekonsha

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

Homer and Tekonsha 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 579 in Tekonsha). Tekonsha has the higher median household income ($52,679 vs $49,271 in Homer). Homer has the higher median home value ($119,600 vs $90,700 in Tekonsha).

Population, income & housing

	Homer	Tekonsha
Population	1,584	579
Median age	30.0 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$49,271	$52,679
Median home value	$119,600	$90,700
Median gross rent	$734	$532
Housing units	699	280
Homeownership rate	63.7%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	10.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homer	Tekonsha
Population	1,648 → 1,584 (-3.9%)	653 → 579 (-11.3%)
Median household income	$39,063 → $49,271 (+26.1%)	$39,464 → $52,679 (+33.5%)
Median home value	$84,700 → $119,600 (+41.2%)	$76,500 → $90,700 (+18.6%)
Median gross rent	$635 → $734 (+15.6%)	$680 → $532 (-21.8%)

Homer

Population

1,6481,584

Median household income

$39,063$49,271

Median home value

$84,700$119,600

Median gross rent

$635$734

Tekonsha

Population

653579

Median household income

$39,464$52,679

Median home value

$76,500$90,700

Median gross rent

$680$532

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homer	Tekonsha
Under 5	7.6%	2.9%
5 to 17	21.5%	13.5%
18 to 24	11.1%	9.0%
25 to 34	15.8%	13.8%
35 to 44	8.2%	11.2%
45 to 54	15.8%	14.9%
55 to 64	9.0%	15.7%
65 to 74	7.1%	12.4%
75 and over	3.9%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homer	Tekonsha
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	92.1%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homer	Tekonsha
No high school diploma	7.6%	6.3%
High school graduate	51.1%	47.9%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homer	Tekonsha
Drove alone	84.9%	76.8%
Carpooled	3.6%	18.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	8.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.7%
Worked from home	2.4%	0.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homer	Tekonsha
1-unit, detached	56.7%	81.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	19.9%	12.5%

Poverty & households

	Homer	Tekonsha
Poverty rate	15.3%	19.9%
Average household size	2.72	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1958	1945