Homer, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,766 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,766 (5 farm, 1,761 nonfarm))

Homer, Michigan Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 755 (716 occupied: 510 owner occupied, 206 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	26%

Housing density: 530 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $134,913.

Median contract rent in 2007: $364 (lower quartile is $209, upper quartile is $467)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $478

Median gross rent in Homer, MI in 2007: $482

Housing units in Homer with a mortgage: 200 (23 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 149

Homer,MI index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $88,321 (it was $61,600 in 2000)

Homer:	$88,321
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $60,424 - $127,263

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,881

In family households: 1,640 (350 male householders, 148 female householders)
326 spouses, 663 children (578 natural, 20 adopted, 65 stepchildren), 38 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 25 other relatives, 73 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 241 (87 male householders (67 living alone)), 120 female householders (113 living alone)), 34 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 13 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 194 2-persons, 119 3-persons, 112 4-persons, 51 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 180 1-person, 21 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

336 married couples with children.
192 single-parent households (66 men, 126 women).

97.4% of residents of Homer speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 15 (0.8%)
(26.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Homer, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 1 3 rooms: 2 4 rooms: 54 5 rooms: 94 6 rooms: 118 7 rooms: 104 8 rooms: 58 9 or more rooms: 79

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Homer, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 43 4 rooms: 81 5 rooms: 27 6 rooms: 21 7 rooms: 20 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 12
1990 to 1994: 17
1980 to 1989: 79
1970 to 1979: 143
1960 to 1969: 83
1950 to 1959: 48
1940 to 1949: 59
1939 or earlier: 303

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Homer:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 3 2 bedrooms: 120 3 bedrooms: 284 4 bedrooms: 73 5 or more bedrooms: 30

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Homer:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 57 2 bedrooms: 113 3 bedrooms: 29 4 bedrooms: 4 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Homer in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 24 1 vehicle: 130 2 vehicles: 233 3 vehicles: 93 4 vehicles: 23 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Homer in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 42 1 vehicle: 114 2 vehicles: 39 3 vehicles: 9 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Homer, MI:

Less than $10,000: 27
$10,000 to $14,999: 14
$15,000 to $19,999: 17
$20,000 to $24,999: 15
$25,000 to $29,999: 13
$30,000 to $34,999: 13
$35,000 to $39,999: 6
$40,000 to $49,999: 18
$50,000 to $59,999: 29
$60,000 to $69,999: 31
$70,000 to $79,999: 31
$80,000 to $89,999: 39
$90,000 to $99,999: 51
$100,000 to $124,999: 93
$125,000 to $149,999: 45
$150,000 to $174,999: 13
$175,000 to $199,999: 9
$200,000 to $249,999: 13
$250,000 to $299,999: 3
$300,000 to $399,999: 4
$400,000 to $499,999: 2
$500,000 to $749,999: 1
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Homer rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Homer:

Less than $100: 6 people
$100 to $149: 13
$150 to $199: 27
$200 to $249: 10
$250 to $299: 13
$300 to $349: 16
$350 to $399: 20
$400 to $449: 25
$450 to $499: 23
$500 to $549: 12
$550 to $599: 5
$600 to $649: 4
$650 to $699: 1
$700 to $749: 1
$750 to $799: 1
$800 to $899: 1
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 17

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 8 1990 to 1994: 6 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 1

Homer, MI Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 68.7%
Number of people working at home: 24 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 78
5 to 9 minutes: 144
10 to 14 minutes: 70
15 to 19 minutes: 129
20 to 24 minutes: 136
25 to 29 minutes: 52
30 to 34 minutes: 94
35 to 39 minutes: 18
40 to 44 minutes: 31
45 to 59 minutes: 27
60 to 89 minutes: 12
90 or more minutes: 13

Homer mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 641 (77%)
Carpooled: 98 (12%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 57 (7%)
Other means: 6 (1%)
Worked at home: 24 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 72
$10,000 to $14,999: 55
$15,000 to $19,999: 52
$20,000 to $24,999: 54
$25,000 to $29,999: 62
$30,000 to $34,999: 51
$35,000 to $39,999: 48
$40,000 to $44,999: 52
$45,000 to $49,999: 58
$50,000 to $59,999: 72
$60,000 to $74,999: 47
$75,000 to $99,999: 53
$100,000 to $124,999: 13
$125,000 to $149,999: 3
$150,000 to $199,999: 2
$200,000 or more: 11

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 361

German: 233

Irish: 159

Other groups: 156

English: 151

Dutch: 52

French (except Basque): 24

Polish: 20

Scotch-Irish: 15

Italian: 14

Scottish: 12

Belgian: 7

Norwegian: 6

French Canadian: 5

Swedish: 5

Danish: 4

Canadian: 4

Lithuanian: 3

Russian: 3

Hungarian: 2

Finnish: 2

Greek: 2

Swiss: 2

Welsh: 2

Austrian: 1

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (53%)
Colombia (20%)
United Kingdom (13%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1583
Northeast: 25
Midwest: 107
South: 139
West: 22

59% of Homer residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Michigan.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 10
7th and 8th grade: 17
9th grade: 10
10th grade: 29
11th grade: 11
12th grade, no diploma: 5
High school graduate (or equivalency): 250
Less than 1 year of college: 44
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 69
Associate degree: 22
Bachelor's degree: 27
Master's degree: 7
Professional school degree: 2
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 2
7th and 8th grade: 17
9th grade: 8
10th grade: 45
11th grade: 9
12th grade, no diploma: 21
High school graduate (or equivalency): 291
Less than 1 year of college: 58
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 77
Associate degree: 31
Bachelor's degree: 17
Master's degree: 4
Professional school degree: 11
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 12.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 11.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,265
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $18,738
Some other race householders: $52,938
Two or more races householders: $9,251
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $52,397

Homer household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Homer marital status for males

Homer marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $97,354
Some other race householders: $78,858
Hispanic or Latino householders: $78,858

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 423
One, attached: 4
Two: 60
3 or 4: 24
5 to 9: 41
10 to 19: 39
20 to 49: 16
Mobile homes: 148

Median worth of mobile homes: $20,057

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Homer:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (92%) Electricity (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (75%) Electricity (17%) Other fuel (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) No fuel used (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8

Here:	2.9%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	2.2%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Here:	12.0%
Michigan:	16.5%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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