Homewood is home to 27,829 people in Alabama. 71% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. The median age is 29.0, younger than the US median of 38.9. That is roughly 48% ahead of the Alabama median. That puts it in the top 9% of US cities for household income. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $558,500.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $94,485, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 29.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
71% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 96%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Homewood
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$213,366 → $558,500(+162%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age32.2 → 29.0(−3.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree42.0% → 70.9%(+28.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homewood's population equals 4.2% of Jefferson County's. Its number of veterans equals 2.0% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 2.4% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)29.6%(174)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.1%(118)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.3%(184)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8%(47)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 587 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Homewood, decade by decade
Homewood population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
22,922
$73,241
$213,366
42.0%
23.7
2000
25,043
$82,760
$285,453
54.2%
45.6
2010
25,167
$82,308
$426,536
59.4%
55.8
2020
26,414
$102,318
$460,332
69.4%
60.4
2024
27,829
$94,485
$558,500
70.9%
58.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
