Homer, Alaska Demographics

Homer is 1st in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Homer is 1st in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Homer is 2nd in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Female residents

Homer is 2nd in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Race - White

Homer is 4th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Homer is 5th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Home median value

Homer is 5th in Alaska out of 22 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Homer is 6th in Alaska out of 10 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Homer is 6th in Alaska out of 15 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Homer is 7th in Alaska out of 12 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Size Demographics
	Homer	Rank	Alaska	US
Current population (2012)	5,239	11th	731,449	313,914,040
Size in square miles	13.8	17th	570,640.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	361.8	8th	1.2	87.4

Age Demographics
	Homer	Rank	Alaska	US
Residents younger than 5	6.2%	19th	7.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.9%	21st	25.6%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.5%	1st	8.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Homer	Rank	Alaska	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	95.9%	4th	91.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	33.5%	5th	27.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Homer	Rank	Alaska	US
Race - White	89.3%	2nd	67.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.4%	21st	3.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	4.1%	21st	14.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.0%	18th	5.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	21st	1.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.5%	21st	7.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	22nd	6.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	88.3%	1st	63.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Homer	Rank	Alaska	US
Female residents	50.5%	2nd	47.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.6%	14th	6.9%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Homer	Rank	Alaska	US
Housing units	2,692	17th	311,201	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	22.5%	12th	24.4%	25.9%
Households	2,172	17th	252,920	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	60.0%	16th	64.3%	66.1%
Home median value	$257,300	5th	$235,100	$186,200
People per household	2.2	21st	2.7	2.6

Income Demographics
	Homer	Rank	Alaska	US
Income per capita	$31,471	11th	$31,944	$27,915
Income per household	$55,603	19th	$69,014	$52,762
Income below poverty line	8.5%	10th	9.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Homer	Rank	Alaska	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,909	6th	68,728	27,092,908
Retail sales	$96,109	9th	$9,303,387	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$16,897	6th	$13,635	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$27,542	7th	$1,851,293	$613,795,732