Homer

Population: 1,584
Median household income: $49,271
Median home value: $119,600

Homer is a community in Calhoun County, Michigan, home to 1,584 residents. Its median household income of $49,271 runs below the Calhoun County figure of $60,385.

Between 2019 and 2023, Homer's population declined 3.9% from 1,648 to 1,584, while its median home value rose 41.2% from $84,700 to $119,600.

Households average 2.72 people. The median gross rent is $734.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,584
Median age: 30.0 yrs
Median household income: $49,271
Median home value: $119,600
Median gross rent: $734
Housing units: 699
Homeownership rate: 63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6481,584

Median household income

$39,063$49,271

Median home value

$84,700$119,600

Median gross rent

$635$734

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,648	$39,063	$84,700	$635
2020	1,550	$40,729	$92,300	$665
2021	1,560	$40,882	$94,500	$729
2022	1,663	$45,257	$105,300	$758
2023	1,584	$49,271	$119,600	$734

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1721.5%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	121	7.6%
5 to 17	340	21.5%
18 to 24	176	11.1%
25 to 34	250	15.8%
35 to 44	130	8.2%
45 to 54	250	15.8%
55 to 64	142	9.0%
65 to 74	113	7.1%
75 and over	62	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,461	92.2%
Black or African American	21	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.8%
Two or more races	58	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate51.1%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	72	7.6%
High school graduate	484	51.1%
Some college or associate's	290	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	73	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	28	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone84.9%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit0.3%

Walked8.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	597	84.9%
Carpooled	25	3.6%
Public transit	2	0.3%
Walked	62	8.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	2.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	215	31.3%
15 to 29 min	213	31.0%
30 to 44 min	146	21.3%
45 to 59 min	55	8.0%
60+ min	57	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.72
Poverty rate: 15.3% (240 of 1,571)

	Count	Share
Family households	388	66.7%
Nonfamily households	194	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	582	83.3%
Vacant	117	16.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	371	63.7%
Renter-occupied	211	36.3%

1-unit, detached56.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units14.6%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other19.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	396	56.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	57	8.2%
5 to 19 units	102	14.6%
20 or more units	5	0.7%
Mobile home & other	139	19.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2638920
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.4 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 42.1464, -84.8097