Homewood is home to 19,294 people in Illinois. That puts it in the top 7% of US cities for household income. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Density works out to 3,699 people per square mile. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $221,100.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $100,139, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
47% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 8%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Homewood
What changed most since 1990
Black share6.3% → 43.1%(+36.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share90.3% → 44.3%(−46.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate1.4% → 9.4%(+8.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)15.1%(127)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.6%(198)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.7%(350)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(23)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 840 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
19,278
$112,957
$237,127
38.0%
22.6
2000
19,543
$104,222
$239,912
40.9%
48.0
2010
19,323
$102,419
$274,192
41.5%
70.4
2020
19,463
$93,343
$199,380
42.1%
77.8
2024
19,294
$100,139
$221,100
47.4%
76.5
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.
