Homewood, AL

Census Place

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2024 Population
27,829
US Senator
Tommy Tuberville
Republican Party
US Senator
Katie Britt
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
29
1.36% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
8.87%
9.74% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$94,485
12.8% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$558,500
11.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
14,318
1.38% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Homewood, AL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.2% of the residents in Homewood, AL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Homewood, AL are Samford University (1,700 degrees awarded in 2023) and Herzing University-Birmingham (250 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Homewood, AL was $558,500, and the homeownership rate was 61.7%.

Most people in Homewood, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Homewood, AL was 2 cars per household.

United StatesAlabamaJefferson County, ALBirmingham-Hoover, ALBirmingham City PUMA, ALJefferson County (Southeast)--Hoover (North), Vestavia Hills & Homewood Cities PUMA, AL

Population & Diversity

Homewood, AL is home to a population of 27.8k people, from which 95.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.17% of Homewood, AL residents were born outside of the country (2k people).

In 2024, there were 4.34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (19.7k people) in Homewood, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.55k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 803 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.2%
2024 Citizenship
95.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.2% of Homewood, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Homewood, AL was 95.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Homewood, AL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    19.7k ± 1.14k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    4.55k ± 864
  3. White (Hispanic)
    803 ± 570
6.03%
Hispanic Population
1.68k people

In 2024, there were 4.34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (19.7k people) in Homewood, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.55k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 803 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.03% of the people in Homewood, AL are hispanic (1.68k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    52,201 ± 5,580 people
  2. Guatemala
    19,759 ± 3,444 people
  3. Korea
    10,633 ± 2,529 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alabama was Mexico, the natal country of 52,201 Alabama residents, followed by Guatemala with 19,759 and Korea with 10,633.

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Foreign-Born Population

7.17%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2k people
7.51%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.08k people

As of 2024, 7.17% of Homewood, AL residents (2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Homewood, AL was 7.51%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    184 ± 80
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    174 ± 98
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    73 ± 51

Homewood, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Homewood, AL employs 14.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Homewood, AL were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,817 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,787 people), and Educational Services (1,757 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($107,206), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($103,211), and Finance & Insurance ($102,109).

Employment

Occupations

14.3k
2024 Value
± 996
1.38%
1 Year growth
± 9.68%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Homewood, AL grew at a rate of 1.38%, from 14.1k employees to 14.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Homewood, AL, are Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (1,761 people), Management Occupations (1,639 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,581 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Homewood, AL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

14.3k
2024 Value
± 996
1.38%
1 Year growth
± 9.68%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Homewood, AL grew at a rate of 1.38%, from 14.1k employees to 14.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Homewood, AL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,817 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,787 people), and Educational Services (1,757 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Homewood, AL, though some of these residents may live in Homewood, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$80,546
Median earning men ± $8,493
$42,226
Median earning women ± $6,177

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($114,142), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($105,492), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($96,719).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($104,828), Wholesale Trade ($88,523), and Information ($87,500).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.1%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.13M people employed in Alabama. This represents a 2.1% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alabama.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing the state of Alabama. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Homewood, AL. Showing the available data for Alabama.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.6%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (34.1%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.533%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alabama for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Alabama

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Tommy Tuberville
Senator from Alabama2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021
Katie Britt
Senator from Alabama3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing Alabama.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alabama over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Homewood, AL awarded 1,950 degrees. The student population of Homewood, AL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2,015 male students and 4,224 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Homewood, AL are White (1,459 and 75.5%), Black or African American (292 and 15.1%), Hispanic or Latino (69 and 3.57%), and Asian (39 and 2.02%).

The largest universities in Homewood, AL by number of degrees awarded are Samford University (1,700 and 87.2%) and Herzing University-Birmingham (250 and 12.8%).

The most popular majors in Homewood, AL are Registered Nursing (155 and 7.95%), Law (138 and 7.08%), and Pharmacy (117 and 6%).

The median tuition cost in Homewood, AL for private four year colleges is $24,752.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Homewood, AL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 82.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 30.2%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 6,239 (32.3% men and 67.7% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 6,239 students enrolled in Homewood, AL, 32.3% men and 67.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,796 records, of which 66% were women and 34% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Registered Nursing
    105 degrees awarded
  2. Pharmaceutical Sciences
    66 degrees awarded
  3. General Marketing & Marketing Management
    65 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Homewood, AL was Registered Nursing with 105 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Homewood, AL according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Samford University
    1,700 degrees awarded
  2. Herzing University-Birmingham
    250 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Samford University with 1,700 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 626 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Homewood, AL, which is 0.473 times less than the 1,324 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,459 degrees mean that there were 5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 292 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($24,752) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,030) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Homewood, AL was $558,500 in 2024, which is 1.68 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $502,300 to $558,500, a 11.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Homewood, AL is 61.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Homewood, AL have an average commute time of 17.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Homewood, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$558,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$28,609
$6,069
Median Property Taxes
±$546

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Homewood, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Homewood, AL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

61.7%
Homeownership
2024
58.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 61.7% of the housing units in Homewood, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 64.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$94,485
Median Household Income
± $10,781
9.83k
Number of Households
± 768

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.83k households in Homewood, AL declined from $94,485 from the previous year's value of $108,386.

The following chart displays the households in Homewood, AL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Homewood, AL is from Alabama.
0.456
2023 Wage GINI in Alabama
0.458
2022 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2023, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (73.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.4%)
  3. Carpooled (8.07%)

In 2024, 73.9% of workers in Homewood, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.4%) and those who carpooled to work (8.07%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

17.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Homewood, AL have a shorter commute time (17.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.783% of the workforce in Homewood, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Homewood, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Homewood, AL have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.87% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Homewood, AL (2.21k out of 24.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Homewood, AL is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

94.7% of the population of Homewood, AL has health coverage, with 65.4% on employee plans, 6.1% on Medicaid, 8.15% on Medicare, 14.2% on non-group plans, and 0.768% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Alabama see 1,571 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,571 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2016 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 684 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44% were men and 56% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.6% under 18 years, 28.7% between 18 and 34 years, 31.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 11% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44% were men and 56% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

5.32%
Uninsured
65.4%
Employer Coverage
6.1%
Medicaid
8.15%
Medicare
14.2%
Non-Group
0.768%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Homewood, AL grew by 10.5% from 4.82% to 5.32%.

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