Homer

Population: 2,694
Median household income: $21,396
Median home value: $55,500

Homer, a community in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, has 2,694 residents. Its median household income of $21,396 runs below the Claiborne Parish figure of $31,784.

From 2019 to 2023, Homer's population declined 7.5% from 2,911 to 2,694, while its median home value was little changed from $55,600 to $55,500.

Owners occupy 48.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,694
Median age: 34.4 yrs
Median household income: $21,396
Median home value: $55,500
Median gross rent: $687
Housing units: 1,406
Homeownership rate: 48.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9112,694

Median household income

$17,369$21,396

Median home value

$55,600$55,500

Median gross rent

$615$687

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,911	$17,369	$55,600	$615
2020	2,875	$20,075	$64,300	$624
2021	2,636	$19,888	$58,400	$658
2022	2,739	$20,723	$53,600	$673
2023	2,694	$21,396	$55,500	$687

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1723.4%

18 to 2412.6%

25 to 349.0%

35 to 4416.7%

45 to 547.9%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	157	5.8%
5 to 17	630	23.4%
18 to 24	339	12.6%
25 to 34	243	9.0%
35 to 44	449	16.7%
45 to 54	213	7.9%
55 to 64	278	10.3%
65 to 74	233	8.6%
75 and over	152	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	529	19.6%
Black or African American	1,960	72.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	20	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	185	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.5%

High school graduate43.4%

Some college or associate's21.4%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	353	22.5%
High school graduate	681	43.4%
Some college or associate's	336	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	151	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	47	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means4.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	648	80.7%
Carpooled	86	10.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	33	4.1%
Other means	36	4.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	368	47.8%
15 to 29 min	203	26.4%
30 to 44 min	125	16.2%
45 to 59 min	7	0.9%
60+ min	67	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 42.6% (1,147 of 2,694)

	Count	Share
Family households	511	49.7%
Nonfamily households	518	50.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,029	73.2%
Vacant	377	26.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	499	48.5%
Renter-occupied	530	51.5%

1-unit, detached79.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other4.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,119	79.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	109	7.8%
5 to 19 units	99	7.0%
20 or more units	10	0.7%
Mobile home & other	69	4.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2235870
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.65 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 32.7938, -93.0591