Homer

Population: 1,628
Median household income: $83,068
Median home value: $264,200

Homer is a community in Banks County, Georgia, home to 1,628 residents. Its median household income of $83,068 runs above the Banks County figure of $68,830.

From 2019 to 2023, Homer's population grew 29.5% from 1,257 to 1,628, while its median home value rose 55.4% from $170,000 to $264,200.

21.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,628
Median age: 31.0 yrs
Median household income: $83,068
Median home value: $264,200
Median gross rent: $1,032
Housing units: 592
Homeownership rate: 65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2571,628

Median household income

$60,163$83,068

Median home value

$170,000$264,200

Median gross rent

$692$1,032

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,257	$60,163	$170,000	$692
2020	1,595	$66,923	$199,500	$689
2021	1,501	$68,077	$187,500	$870
2022	1,659	$73,542	$240,700	$991
2023	1,628	$83,068	$264,200	$1,032

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1722.6%

18 to 2412.4%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 744.3%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	99	6.1%
5 to 17	368	22.6%
18 to 24	202	12.4%
25 to 34	243	14.9%
35 to 44	193	11.9%
45 to 54	217	13.3%
55 to 64	156	9.6%
65 to 74	70	4.3%
75 and over	80	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,485	91.2%
Black or African American	22	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.4%
Asian	42	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	65	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate37.5%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree17.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	95	9.9%
High school graduate	360	37.5%
Some college or associate's	301	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	169	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	34	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone86.5%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	629	86.5%
Carpooled	46	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	31	4.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	72	10.3%
15 to 29 min	154	22.1%
30 to 44 min	279	40.1%
45 to 59 min	101	14.5%
60+ min	90	12.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.04
Poverty rate: 13.5% (220 of 1,626)

	Count	Share
Family households	404	75.5%
Nonfamily households	131	24.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	535	90.4%
Vacant	57	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	352	65.8%
Renter-occupied	183	34.2%

1-unit, detached60.3%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other24.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	357	60.3%
1-unit, attached	2	0.3%
2 to 4 units	21	3.5%
5 to 19 units	61	10.3%
20 or more units	5	0.8%
Mobile home & other	146	24.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1339720
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 9.8 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 34.3380, -83.4948