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Population (year 2000): 1,851. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,819 (-1.7% change)
Males: 907 (49.0%), Females: 944 (51.0%)
Calhoun County
Zip code:
49245
Median resident age: 31.4 years
Median household income: $35,542 (year 2000)
Median house value: $67,700 (year 2000)
Races in Homer:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
- Hispanic (2.2%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
Ancestries: United States (19.5%), German
(18.6%), Irish (13.5%), English (10.6%), Dutch (4.5%), French
(2.6%).
Elevation: 994 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Homer
- High school or higher: 82.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Homer village
- Never married: 27.7%
- Now married: 49.4%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 13.1%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +79 (+4.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Homer:
- OAKLAWN HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; MARSHALL, MI)
- HILLSDALE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (about 21 miles;
HILLSDALE, MI)
- COMMUNITY HEALTH CTR OF BRANCH COUNTY (about 22
miles; COLDWATER, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Homer:
- W K KELLOGG (about 33 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; ID:
BTL)
- CAPITAL CITY (about 46 miles; LANSING, MI; ID: LAN)
- KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 52
miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Homer:
- BROOKS FIELD (about 13 miles; MARSHALL, MI; ID: RMY)
- HILLSDALE MUNI (about 22 miles; HILLSDALE, MI; ID:
JYM)
- BRANCH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 23 miles; COLDWATER,
MI; ID: OEB)
Amtrak station near Homer:
- 8 miles: ALBION (300 N. EATON ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Homer:
- SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; SPRING
ARBOR, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,266)
- JACKSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; JACKSON,
MI; FT enrollment: 2,756)
- KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; BATTLE
CREEK, MI; FT enrollment: 2,824)
- LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; LANSING,
MI; FT enrollment: 8,454)
- MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; EAST
LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 38,639)
- WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
- KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles;
KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
Public high school in Homer:
- HOMER COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 355;
Location: 403 S. HILLSDALE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Homer:
- COOKS PRAIRIE BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 32;
Location: 6020 23 MILE ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Homer:
- LILLIAN FLETCHER ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 418;
Location: 291 W. FULTON STREET; Grades: PK - 04)
- HOMER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 311; Location:
403 S. HILLSDALE STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Homer:
- HOMER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$77,191; Location: 141 WEST MAIN ST.; 12,767 books; 346
audio materials; 151 video materials; 20 serial
subscriptions)
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