With 446 people, Homer is a city in Nebraska. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $162,900, having more than doubled since 2000. Renters pay $677 a month at the median. The foreign-born share is 4%.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,714, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Homer
What changed most since 1990
Population554 → 446(−19%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants70.9% → 80.6%(+9.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age28.7 → 39.5(+10.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)50%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)83.3%(5)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era16.7%(1)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6 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
Homer, decade by decade
Homer 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
554
$60,201
$91,203
16.7%
3.1
2000
590
$81,064
$137,535
11.7%
8.2
2010
549
$59,084
$136,089
9.1%
18.0
2020
532
$89,691
$121,204
11.9%
25.7
2024
446
$80,714
$162,900
15.2%
41.8
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.
