Homer

Population: 392
Median household income: $88,125
Median home value: $140,300

Homer, a community in Dakota County, Nebraska, has 392 residents. At $88,125, its median household income sits above Dakota County's $71,655.

From 2019 to 2023, Homer's population declined 21.9% from 502 to 392, while its median home value rose 42.9% from $98,200 to $140,300.

3.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.14 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 392
Median age: 49.5 yrs
Median household income: $88,125
Median home value: $140,300
Median gross rent: $683
Housing units: 198
Homeownership rate: 77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

502392

Median household income

$66,161$88,125

Median home value

$98,200$140,300

Median gross rent

$855$683

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	502	$66,161	$98,200	$855
2020	410	$74,000	$100,000	$740
2021	395	$80,000	$99,400	$760
2022	389	$81,250	$130,200	$663
2023	392	$88,125	$140,300	$683

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

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 5417.6%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7416.3%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7	1.8%
5 to 17	46	11.7%
18 to 24	20	5.1%
25 to 34	59	15.1%
35 to 44	32	8.2%
45 to 54	69	17.6%
55 to 64	64	16.3%
65 to 74	64	16.3%
75 and over	31	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	366	93.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate40.4%

Some college or associate's38.6%

Bachelor's degree7.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	35	11.0%
High school graduate	129	40.4%
Some college or associate's	123	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	25	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone85.7%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	203	85.7%
Carpooled	24	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	3	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	68	28.7%
15 to 29 min	121	51.1%
30 to 44 min	40	16.9%
45 to 59 min	4	1.7%
60+ min	4	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 3.6% (14 of 392)

	Count	Share
Family households	113	61.7%
Nonfamily households	70	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	183	92.4%
Vacant	15	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	141	77.0%
Renter-occupied	42	23.0%

1-unit, detached80.8%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	160	80.8%
1-unit, attached	4	2.0%
2 to 4 units	16	8.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18	9.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3122920
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.37 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.3225, -96.4912