Homer, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,114
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
39.8
10.8% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
6.17%
47.5% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$72,472
1.11% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$165,200
2.93% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,720
0.939% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Homer, NY 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.

98.2% of the residents in Homer, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Homer, NY was $165,200, and the homeownership rate was 68.6%.

Most people in Homer, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Homer, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Homer, NY is home to a population of 3.11k people, from which 98.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.34% of Homer, NY residents were born outside of the country (104 people).

In 2024, there were 21.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.89k people) in Homer, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 137 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 54 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.2%
2024 Citizenship
98.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.2% of Homer, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Homer, NY was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Homer, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.89k ± 194
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    137 ± 165
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    54 ± 40
0.161%
Hispanic Population
5 people

In 2024, there were 21.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.89k people) in Homer, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 137 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 54 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.161% of the people in Homer, NY are hispanic (5 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.34%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
104 people
2.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
84 people

As of 2024, 3.34% of Homer, NY residents (104 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, NY was 2.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    71 ± 59
  2. Vietnam
    56 ± 44
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    13 ± 25

Homer, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Homer, NY employs 1.72k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Homer, NY were Educational Services (305 people), Finance & Insurance (217 people), and Retail Trade (187 people), and the highest paying industries were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($91,250), Wholesale Trade ($86,250), and Public Administration ($71,650).

Employment

Occupations

1.72k
2024 Value
± 323
0.939%
1 Year growth
± 24.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Homer, NY grew at a rate of 0.939%, from 1.7k employees to 1.72k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Homer, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (233 people), Management Occupations (193 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (170 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Homer, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.72k
2024 Value
± 323
0.939%
1 Year growth
± 24.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Homer, NY grew at a rate of 0.939%, from 1.7k employees to 1.72k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Homer, NY, are Educational Services (305 people), Finance & Insurance (217 people), and Retail Trade (187 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Homer, NY, though some of these residents may live in Homer, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$46,901
Median earning men ± $12,139
$43,750
Median earning women ± $16,619

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($86,250), Manufacturing ($73,333), and Public Administration ($70,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($167,188), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,848), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,750).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.
Y-Axis
2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% 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 19.7%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Homer, NY was $165,200 in 2024, which is 0.497 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $160,500 to $165,200, a 2.93% increase. The homeownership rate in Homer, NY is 68.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Homer, NY have an average commute time of 22.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Homer, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$165,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$9,285
$1,004
Median Property Taxes
±$186

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, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

68.6%
Homeownership
2024
62.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 68.6% of the housing units in Homer, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70%.

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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.
$72,472
Median Household Income
± $10,536
1.46k
Number of Households
± 275

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.46k households in Homer, NY grew to $72,472 from the previous year's value of $71,675.

The following chart displays the households in Homer, NY 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 $50k - $60k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Homer, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (73.7%)
  2. Carpooled (9.07%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.49%)

In 2024, 73.7% of workers in Homer, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.07%) and those who worked at home (8.49%).

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

22.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Homer, NY have a shorter commute time (22.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.572% of the workforce in Homer, NY 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 Homer, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Homer, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.17% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Homer, NY (192 out of 3.11k 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Homer, NY is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

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

99.7% of the population of Homer, NY has health coverage, with 50.4% on employee plans, 18.8% on Medicaid, 16.6% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 1.61% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.9% were men and 55.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.4% under 18 years, 18.9% between 18 and 34 years, 37.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.9% were men and 55.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

0.289%
Uninsured
50.4%
Employer Coverage
18.8%
Medicaid
16.6%
Medicare
12.3%
Non-Group
1.61%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Homer, NY declined by 79.6% from 1.41% to 0.289%.

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