Homer vs Jackson

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

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

Homer has the higher population (392 vs 281 in Jackson). Homer has the higher median household income ($88,125 vs $84,063 in Jackson). Jackson has the higher median home value ($195,800 vs $140,300 in Homer).

Population, income & housing

	Homer	Jackson
Population	392	281
Median age	49.5 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$88,125	$84,063
Median home value	$140,300	$195,800
Median gross rent	$683	—
Housing units	198	81
Homeownership rate	77.0%	93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	13.3%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homer	Jackson
Population	502 → 392 (-21.9%)	140 → 281 (+100.7%)
Median household income	$66,161 → $88,125 (+33.2%)	$59,750 → $84,063 (+40.7%)
Median home value	$98,200 → $140,300 (+42.9%)	$133,300 → $195,800 (+46.9%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $683 (-20.1%)	$675 → $775 (+14.8%)

Homer

Population

502392

Median household income

$66,161$88,125

Median home value

$98,200$140,300

Median gross rent

$855$683

Jackson

Population

140281

Median household income

$59,750$84,063

Median home value

$133,300$195,800

Median gross rent

$675$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homer	Jackson
Under 5	1.8%	14.9%
5 to 17	11.7%	19.9%
18 to 24	5.1%	11.7%
25 to 34	15.1%	1.8%
35 to 44	8.2%	12.5%
45 to 54	17.6%	14.6%
55 to 64	16.3%	11.0%
65 to 74	16.3%	5.0%
75 and over	7.9%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homer	Jackson
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	98.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homer	Jackson
No high school diploma	11.0%	16.0%
High school graduate	40.4%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homer	Jackson
Drove alone	85.7%	83.3%
Carpooled	10.1%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.0%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homer	Jackson
1-unit, detached	80.8%	87.7%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.1%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Homer	Jackson
Poverty rate	3.6%	5.3%
Average household size	2.14	3.47
Mean commute (minutes)	20	17
Median year structure built	1970	1973