COMPARING TWO PLACES
Homer vs Champaign
PLACE A
Homer, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Champaign, Illinois
Homer is 98% smaller than Champaign. Homer earns more, with a median household income $32,965 higher.
HOMERCHAMPAIGNDIFFERENCE
Total population2,01691,195−98% vs Champaign
Population density2063,961−3,755
Population growth10.8%8.9%+1.8 pts
Median age33.926.6+7.3
Male50.8%50.5%+0.3 pts
Female49.2%49.5%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%16.9%−16.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.3%54.5%+39.8 pts
Black1.2%17.2%−16.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.5%7.9%−7.4 pts
Asian1.0%15.8%−14.8 pts
Other3.0%4.6%−1.7 pts
Median household income$89,083$56,118+$32,965
Per capita income$39,118$36,223+$2,895
Poverty rate8.5%25.9%−17.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.562−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%52.7%−29.4 pts
Graduate degree4.3%30.2%−25.9 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%4.8%−1.3 pts
Labor force participation60.0%59.6%+0.4 pts
Median home value$311,400$210,900+$100,500
Median gross rent$1,008$1,123−$115
Owner-occupied73.0%43.8%+29.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.1%10.9%−3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households17.3%48.2%−31.0 pts
Average commute36.414.9+21.5
Worked from home7.5%17.3%−9.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Uninsured11.0%5.4%+5.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025