Homer City, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

1,778

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.7

1.39% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.04%

10.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$65,129

6.96% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$119,400

Population & Diversity

Homer City, PA is home to a population of 1.78k people, from which 99.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.675% of Homer City, PA residents were born outside of the country (12 people).

In 2024, there were 40.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.7k people) in Homer City, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 42 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 11 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Homer City, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Homer City, PA was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Homer City, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Homer City, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.7k ± 161
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
42 ± 52
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
11 ± 18

0.619%

Hispanic Population

11 people

0.619% of the people in Homer City, PA are hispanic (11 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Homer City, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

0.675%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

12 people

0.524%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

9 people

As of 2024, 0.675% of Homer City, PA residents (12 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 Homer City, PA was 0.524%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Homer City, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
45 ± 28
Vietnam
32 ± 23
Gulf War (1990s)
26 ± 22

Homer City, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.41 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Homer City, PA.

Economy

The economy of Homer City, PA employs 873 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Homer City, PA were Retail Trade (213 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (207 people), and Manufacturing (88 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($91,250), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($91,250), and Public Administration ($66,250).

Employment

Occupations

873

2024 Value

± 123

3.68%

1 Year growth

± 19.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Homer City, PA grew at a rate of 3.68%, from 842 employees to 873 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Homer City, PA, are Sales & Related Occupations (117 people), Production Occupations (91 people), and Management Occupations (66 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Homer City, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

873

2024 Value

± 123

3.68%

1 Year growth

± 19.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Homer City, PA grew at a rate of 3.68%, from 842 employees to 873 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Homer City, PA, are Retail Trade (213 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (207 people), and Manufacturing (88 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Homer City, PA, though some of these residents may live in Homer City, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,578

Median earning men ± $10,581

$35,134

Median earning women ± $7,423

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($100,556), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($91,250), and Public Administration ($83,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($44,479), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($42,188), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($36,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Homer City, PA was $119,400 in 2024, which is 0.359 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $117,300 to $119,400, a 1.79% increase. The homeownership rate in Homer City, PA is 71.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Homer City, PA have an average commute time of 21.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Homer City, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$119,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,553

$554

Median Property Taxes

±$92

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 Homer City, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

71.5%

Homeownership

2024

55.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.5% of the housing units in Homer City, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Homer City, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$65,129

Median Household Income

± $10,593

775

Number of Households

± 101

In 2024, the median household income of the 775 households in Homer City, PA grew to $65,129 from the previous year's value of $60,893.

The following chart displays the households in Homer City, PA 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Homer City, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70.9%)
Other (8.21%)
Carpooled (7.98%)

In 2024, 70.9% of workers in Homer City, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (8.21%) and those who carpooled to work (7.98%).

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.

Commute Time

21.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Homer City, PA have a shorter commute time (21.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.14% of the workforce in Homer City, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Homer City, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.04% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Homer City, PA (143 out of 1.78k 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 65 - 74, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Homer City, PA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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