Drinking water stations with addresses in Homer and their reported violations in the past:
HOMER WATER SYSTEM (Address: 400 EAST MAIN STREET, Population served: 4565, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-29-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-29-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-14-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-14-2002), St Public Notif received (SEP-19-2002)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-11-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-11-2002), St Public Notif received (APR-01-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-11-2004)
CENTRAL CLAIBORNE W. SYS (Population served: 2335, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-12-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-12-1998), St Public Notif received (SEP-15-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-11-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAR-05-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (MAR-05-2004)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  31.5% | | Whole state: |  19.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 17.6% | | Whole state: | 9.4% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Homer, LA
60 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Homer compared to Louisiana state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Homer (2009 data):
- Regions Bank: Homer Branch at 911 West Main Street, branch established on 1989-06-30. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- First Guaranty Bank: Homer Branch at 401 North 2nd Street, branch established on 1999-01-26. Info updated 2007-11-21: Bank assets: $870.8 mil, Deposits: $780.5 mil, headquarters in Hammond, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.
- Capital One, National Association: Homer Branch at 617 West Main, branch established on 1986-01-13. Info updated 2008-04-03: Bank assets: $115,142.3 mil, Deposits: $86,972.8 mil, headquarters in Mclean, VA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 743 total offices, Holding Company: Capital One Financial Corporation
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (72%)
- Electricity (24%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- No fuel used (2%)
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Religion statistics for Homer
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 64.4% | 20.5% | 5.4% | 3.6% | 6.1% |
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| Congregations | 36.4% | 22.7% | 15.9% | 6.8% | 18.2% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,435 | $29,220 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $4,760 | $28,560 | 5 | $2,214 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
10 | $22,857 | $27,428 | 2 | $1,948 |
| Firefighters |
29 | $51,500 | $21,310 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $1,638 | $19,656 | 1 | $846 |
| Hospitals |
170 | $431,923 | $30,489 | 88 | $113,479 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,130 | $25,560 | 1 | $1,169 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $4,855 | $29,130 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
216 | $522,098 | $29,005 | 97 | $119,656 |
Homer government finances in 2006:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $14,161,000
Sewerage: $404,000
Solid Waste Management: $191,000
Housing and Community Development: $155,000
All Other: $78,000
- Construction - Parks and Recreation: $72,000
Sewerage: $6,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $14,529,000
Police Protection: $449,000
Housing and Community Development: $435,000
Sewerage: $398,000
Water Utilities: $388,000
Regular Highways: $325,000
Solid Waste Management: $209,000
Central Staff Services: $162,000
Financial Administration: $156,000
Local Fire Protection: $132,000
Correctional Institutions: $49,000
Parks and Recreation: $48,000
Air Transportation: $46,000
General - Other: $16,000
General Public Buildings: $15,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $425,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $241,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $258,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $399,000
Interest Earnings: $389,000
Fines and Forfeits: $52,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,167,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,909,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Housing and Community Development: $242,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,765,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $448,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $911,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $795,000
All Other: $125,000
General Local Government Support: $27,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $952,000
Public Utilities Sales: $125,000
Property: $118,000
Other Selective Sales: $93,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $64,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $5,000
Other License: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $6,540,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $57,000
6.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,894 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.51% | | Louisiana average: | 8.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,811 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.81% | | Louisiana average: | 13.45% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Homer:
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KDMS (1290 AM; 5 kW; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: EL DORADO BROADCASTING CO.)
- KNOE (540 AM; 5 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KASO (1240 AM; 1 kW; MINDEN, LA; Owner: GREENWOOD ACRES BAPTIST CHURCH)
- KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
- KOKA (980 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
- KSYB (1300 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: AMISTAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KRJO (1680 AM; 10 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Homer:
- KYLA (106.7 FM; HOMER, LA; Owner: NWLA BROADCASTING, L.L.C)
- KXKZ (107.5 FM; RUSTON, LA; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL COMPANY II OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
- KVMA-FM (107.9 FM; MAGNOLIA, AR; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KRMD-FM (101.1 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KBEF (104.5 FM; GIBSLAND, LA; Owner: GREENWOOD ACRES BAPTIST CHURCH)
- WAIV (102.3 FM; CAPE MAY, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
- KPCH (97.7 FM; DUBACH, LA; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL COMPANY II OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
- KTKC (92.9 FM; SPRINGHILL, LA; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KGRM (91.5 FM; GRAMBLING, LA; Owner: GRAMBLING COLLEGE OF LOUISIANA)
- KLPI (89.1 FM; RUSTON, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA TECH. UNIVERSITY)
TV broadcast stations around Homer:
- KTBS-TV (Channel 3; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KTBS, INC.)
- KTVE (Channel 10; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF MONROE/EL DORADO LICENSE LLC)
- KPXJ (Channel 21; MINDEN, LA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- KSLA-TV (Channel 12; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KSLA, LLC)
- KMSS-TV (Channel 33; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
- KARD (Channel 14; WEST MONROE, LA; Owner: QUORUM OF LOUISIANA LICENSE, LLC)
- KSHV (Channel 45; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF SHREVEPORT LIC. CORP.)
- KTAL-TV (Channel 6; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
- K46DT (Channel 46; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K69HO (Channel 69; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Homer, Louisiana:
- Fatal accident count: 13
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 15
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 15
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 26
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Louisiana average:
- Fatal accident count: 112
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 167
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 32
- Fatalities: 122
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 295
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 18
See more detailed statistics of Homer fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 8
Total length: 17 meters (56ft)
Total costs: $717,000
Total average daily traffic: 29,670
Total average daily truck traffic: 5,190
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 50,439
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Homer)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Homer, LA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3- La 2 1 Km W Of Us 79 & La 2, Overall height: 123.4 m, Call Sign: WPJF490
Assigned Frequencies : 6795.00 MHz
Grant Date: 10/17/1996, Expiration Date: 10/17/2001, Cancelation Date: 10/30/1997
Registrant: Phone: (504) 935-0295 - Homer 197, 1008 N Main Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.1 m, Call Sign: WQJI221
Assigned Frequencies : 5945.20 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 19425.0 MHz, 19425.0 MHz, 19425.0 MHz
Grant Date: 09/17/2008, Expiration Date: 09/17/2018, Certifier: Elizabeth Creekmore
Registrant: Nexus Systems, Inc., 1911 B Cypress Street, West Monroe, LA 71209, Phone: (318) 323-5578, Email:
- Claiborne 40, 415 East Main Street, Type: Building, Structure height: 12.2 m, Call Sign: WQJI616
Assigned Frequencies : 17865.0 MHz, 17865.0 MHz, 17865.0 MHz
Grant Date: 09/22/2008, Expiration Date: 09/22/2018, Certifier: Elizabeth Creekmore
Registrant: Nexus Systems, Inc., 1911 B Cypres Street, West Monroe, LA 71209, Phone: (318) 323-5578, Email:
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1- Homer Municipal Airport, Type: Tower, Call Sign: WRLB3136, Licensee ID: L00049970
Assigned Frequencies : 0.21251 MHz
Grant Date: 07/10/2007, Expiration Date: 02/24/2017
Registrant: Homer, Town Of, 400 E Main St., Homer, LA 71040, Phone: (318) 927-3555
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Homer)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3- Aircraft: PIPER PA-28RT-201T (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER (225 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2131K , Serial Number: 28R-7931025, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 01/29/1979
Registrant (Corporation): Rhodes Enterprise Inc, Rr 2 Box 190, Homer, LA 71040 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-23-150 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2203P , Serial Number: 23-813, Year manufactured: 1956, Airworthiness Date: 12/07/1956
Registrant (Individual): James W Winzer, 807 Abercrombie Rd, Homer, LA 71040 - Aircraft: ROTTER GEORGE M SONEX (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 412GR , Serial Number: 004
Registrant (Individual): Emmett R Atkins, 414 Coleman Rd, Homer, LA 71040
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