Homewood

Population: 19,471
Median household income: $96,522
Median home value: $210,500

Located in Cook County, Illinois, Homewood is a community with a population of 19,471. Its median household income of $96,522 runs above the Cook County figure of $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, Homewood's population grew 1.9% from 19,112 to 19,471, while its median home value rose 29.1% from $163,100 to $210,500.

78.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1962.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,471
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $96,522
Median home value: $210,500
Median gross rent: $1,422
Housing units: 7,394
Homeownership rate: 79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,11219,471

Median household income

$74,450$96,522

Median home value

$163,100$210,500

Median gross rent

$1,156$1,422

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,112	$74,450	$163,100	$1,156
2020	18,656	$77,013	$164,500	$1,162
2021	19,716	$81,940	$170,300	$1,211
2022	19,868	$86,437	$192,600	$1,320
2023	19,471	$96,522	$210,500	$1,422

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1721.5%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	993	5.1%
5 to 17	4,179	21.5%
18 to 24	1,212	6.2%
25 to 34	1,893	9.7%
35 to 44	2,967	15.2%
45 to 54	2,095	10.8%
55 to 64	2,712	13.9%
65 to 74	2,248	11.5%
75 and over	1,172	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,179	42.0%
Black or African American	8,667	44.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	275	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	49	0.3%
Some other race	48	0.2%
Two or more races	702	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,551	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate19.9%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree26.7%

Graduate or professional degree19.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	540	4.1%
High school graduate	2,605	19.9%
Some college or associate's	3,914	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,494	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,534	19.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone62.6%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit11.3%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home13.0%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,550	62.6%
Carpooled	897	10.1%
Public transit	998	11.3%
Walked	148	1.7%
Bicycle	86	1.0%
Worked from home	1,152	13.0%
Other means	39	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,836	23.8%
15 to 29 min	2,154	27.9%
30 to 44 min	1,407	18.2%
45 to 59 min	905	11.7%
60+ min	1,416	18.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 9.4% (1,802 of 19,164)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,970	70.6%
Nonfamily households	2,072	29.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,042	95.2%
Vacant	352	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,593	79.4%
Renter-occupied	1,449	20.6%

1-unit, detached78.7%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units6.3%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,819	78.7%
1-unit, attached	62	0.8%
2 to 4 units	477	6.5%
5 to 19 units	532	7.2%
20 or more units	468	6.3%
Mobile home & other	36	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1735879
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 5.22 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 41.5594, -87.6620

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