Homer vs South Sioux City

A side-by-side comparison of Homer and South Sioux City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Sioux City has the higher population (13,871 vs 392 in Homer). Homer has the higher median household income ($88,125 vs $68,397 in South Sioux City). South Sioux City has the higher median home value ($160,900 vs $140,300 in Homer).

Population, income & housing

	Homer	South Sioux City
Population	392	13,871
Median age	49.5 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	$88,125	$68,397
Median home value	$140,300	$160,900
Median gross rent	$683	$1,083
Housing units	198	4,948
Homeownership rate	77.0%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homer	South Sioux City
Population	502 → 392 (-21.9%)	12,896 → 13,871 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$66,161 → $88,125 (+33.2%)	$54,806 → $68,397 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$98,200 → $140,300 (+42.9%)	$116,200 → $160,900 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $683 (-20.1%)	$815 → $1,083 (+32.9%)

Homer

Population

502392

Median household income

$66,161$88,125

Median home value

$98,200$140,300

Median gross rent

$855$683

South Sioux City

Population

12,89613,871

Median household income

$54,806$68,397

Median home value

$116,200$160,900

Median gross rent

$815$1,083

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homer	South Sioux City
Under 5	1.8%	9.0%
5 to 17	11.7%	22.4%
18 to 24	5.1%	8.6%
25 to 34	15.1%	15.7%
35 to 44	8.2%	14.2%
45 to 54	17.6%	7.9%
55 to 64	16.3%	10.2%
65 to 74	16.3%	6.8%
75 and over	7.9%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homer	South Sioux City
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	28.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	2.6%
Asian	0.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	51.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homer	South Sioux City
No high school diploma	11.0%	22.4%
High school graduate	40.4%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homer	South Sioux City
Drove alone	85.7%	74.0%
Carpooled	10.1%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	3.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.7%
Other means	1.3%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homer	South Sioux City
1-unit, detached	80.8%	59.5%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	19.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	9.1%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Homer	South Sioux City
Poverty rate	3.6%	10.9%
Average household size	2.14	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	20	13
Median year structure built	1970	1973