Homer

Population: 1,130
Median household income: $75,833
Median home value: $125,700

Homer is a community in Champaign County, Illinois, home to 1,130 residents. The median household income of $75,833 is above the Champaign County median ($63,091).

From 2019 to 2023, Homer's population declined 10.7% from 1,265 to 1,130, while its median home value rose 21.1% from $103,800 to $125,700.

The median resident is 34.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,130
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $75,833
Median home value: $125,700
Median gross rent: $956
Housing units: 524
Homeownership rate: 78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2651,130

Median household income

$56,298$75,833

Median home value

$103,800$125,700

Median gross rent

$748$956

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,265	$56,298	$103,800	$748
2020	1,320	$65,347	$109,400	$794
2021	1,123	$62,446	$113,200	$882
2022	1,060	$66,711	$117,600	$879
2023	1,130	$75,833	$125,700	$956

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 2414.5%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	34	3.0%
5 to 17	226	20.0%
18 to 24	164	14.5%
25 to 34	143	12.7%
35 to 44	157	13.9%
45 to 54	96	8.5%
55 to 64	157	13.9%
65 to 74	99	8.8%
75 and over	54	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,087	96.2%
Black or African American	6	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's40.4%

Bachelor's degree11.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	45	6.4%
High school graduate	275	39.0%
Some college or associate's	285	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	84	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	17	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone88.2%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	532	88.2%
Carpooled	25	4.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	46	7.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	98	17.6%
15 to 29 min	126	22.6%
30 to 44 min	305	54.8%
45 to 59 min	16	2.9%
60+ min	12	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 9.8% (111 of 1,130)

	Count	Share
Family households	292	60.6%
Nonfamily households	190	39.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	482	92.0%
Vacant	42	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	378	78.4%
Renter-occupied	104	21.6%

1-unit, detached83.8%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units11.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	439	83.8%
1-unit, attached	4	0.8%
2 to 4 units	58	11.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23	4.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1735814
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.98 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.0330, -87.9578