Homer vs Marathon

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

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

Homer has the higher population (3,110 vs 1,011 in Marathon). Homer has the higher median household income ($71,675 vs $62,984 in Marathon). Homer has the higher median home value ($160,500 vs $119,700 in Marathon).

Population, income & housing

	Homer	Marathon
Population	3,110	1,011
Median age	44.6 yrs	29.8 yrs
Median household income	$71,675	$62,984
Median home value	$160,500	$119,700
Median gross rent	$1,050	$772
Housing units	1,463	425
Homeownership rate	70.0%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.6%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Homer	Marathon
Population	3,123 → 3,110 (-0.4%)	926 → 1,011 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$59,536 → $71,675 (+20.4%)	$53,365 → $62,984 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$136,900 → $160,500 (+17.2%)	$91,300 → $119,700 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$766 → $1,050 (+37.1%)	$599 → $772 (+28.9%)

Homer

Population

3,1233,110

Median household income

$59,536$71,675

Median home value

$136,900$160,500

Median gross rent

$766$1,050

Marathon

Population

9261,011

Median household income

$53,365$62,984

Median home value

$91,300$119,700

Median gross rent

$599$772

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Homer	Marathon
Under 5	4.8%	10.1%
5 to 17	14.3%	18.0%
18 to 24	9.6%	12.3%
25 to 34	9.8%	13.9%
35 to 44	12.1%	17.4%
45 to 54	8.7%	5.9%
55 to 64	15.9%	9.8%
65 to 74	12.4%	9.0%
75 and over	12.4%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Homer	Marathon
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	98.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	3.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Homer	Marathon
No high school diploma	5.8%	9.0%
High school graduate	25.2%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	27.8%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	17.9%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Homer	Marathon
Drove alone	82.5%	76.5%
Carpooled	4.7%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	14.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	5.8%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Homer	Marathon
1-unit, detached	74.4%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	19.1%	22.6%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	3.5%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Homer	Marathon
Poverty rate	4.2%	9.1%
Average household size	2.14	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1938	1938