Homer township, IL

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 40,695 ( 1,636 from 2010 )
Land area: 36.0 square miles
Population density: 1130.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	35,051	86.13%	0.5%
Black:	200	0.49%	20.9%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	936	2.30%	33.7%
2+ races:	1,126	2.77%	216.3%
Hispanic:	3,376	8.30%	38.1%

Total non-White:	5,644	13.87%	47.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-175	-0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,811	5.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
39,059
35,226	90.19%
253	0.65%
33	0.08%
700	1.79%
356	0.91%
2,445	6.26%
3,833	9.81%

2000
28,972
27,369	94.47%
107	0.37%
55	0.19%
312	1.08%
229	0.79%
900	3.11%
1,603	5.53%

1990
21,464
20,593	95.94%
45	0.21%
19	0.09%
247	1.15%
n/a
552	2.57%
871	4.06%

1980
13,440
13,019	96.87%
31	0.23%
33	0.25%
187	1.39%
n/a
170	1.26%
421	3.13%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

7,857	27.1
2,230	7.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

6,776	31.6
732	3.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

7,574	56.4
450	3.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Homer township, IL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.1
10,231	25.1%
30,464	74.9%
6,375	15.7%

13,482
3.00

10,982	81.5%
9,507	86.6%
351	3.2%
2,500	18.5%

2010
Number	Percent
37.9
10,709	27.4%
28,350	72.6%
3,712	9.5%

12,933
3.02

10,714	82.8%
9,474	88.4%
393	3.7%
2,219	17.2%

2000
Number	Percent
?
8,653	29.9%
20,319	70.1%
1,690	5.8%

9,088
3.19

8,006	88.1%
7,400	92.4%
185	2.3%
1,082	11.9%

1990
Number	Percent
30.5
7,186	33.5%
14,278	66.5%
1,015	4.7%

6,296
3.41

5,775	91.7%
5,416	93.8%
163	2.8%
521	8.3%

1980
Number	Percent
27.0
5,082	37.8%
8,358	62.2%
494	3.7%

3,850
3.49

3,527	91.6%
3,355	95.1%
84	2.4%
323	8.4%

2022 Housing Data for Homer township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	305	2.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	83	0.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	87	0.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	118	0.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	199	1.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	299	2.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	269	2.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	255	1.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	248	1.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	689	5.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	922	6.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,576	11.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,586	11.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,690	12.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,219	16.5%
$200,000 or more	2,937	21.8%

Median Household Income	127,500
Per Capita Income	49,201

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	519	3.8%
Public Assistance	170	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	703	5.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	18,286	78.9%
Unemployed	876	3.8%
In Armed Forces	6	0.0%

Total Labor Force	19,168	82.7%
Not in Labor Force	4,013	17.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	7,970	6,642	54.5%
Non-Profit	344	1,016	25.3%
Self-Employed	1,265	856	59.6%

Local Government	743	1,154	39.2%
State Government	190	172	52.5%
Federal Government	272	116	70.1%

Total Private + Self	9,235	7,498	55.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,549	2,458	38.7%
Total	10,784	9,956	52.0%

Pct. Govt.	12.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,256	20.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	4,599	22.1%
Professional, Technical	5,140	24.7%
Service Occupations	2,642	12.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	138	0.7%
All others	4,143	19.9%

White Collar		67.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	2,730	13.1%
Retail trade	2,301	11.1%
Manufacturing	1,953	9.4%
Educational services	1,948	9.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,712	8.2%
Construction	1,633	7.9%
Finance and insurance	1,543	7.4%
Transportation and warehousing	1,295	6.2%
Accommodation and food services	1,119	5.4%
Other services	919	4.4%
Public administration	864	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	702	3.4%
Wholesale trade	584	2.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	490	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	328	1.6%
Information	312	1.5%
Utilities	240	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	52	0.3%
Management	45	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	10	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,499	6.14%
Puerto Rican	330	0.81%
Cuban	59	0.14%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	117	0.29%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	25	0.06%
Honduran	77	0.19%
Nicaraguan	15	0.04%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	95	0.23%
Argentinean	43	0.11%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	6	0.01%
Ecuadorian	46	0.11%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	276	0.68%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	360	0.88%
Chinese	253	0.62%
Filipino	119	0.29%
Korean	102	0.25%
Japanese	21	0.05%
Vietnamese	8	0.02%
Thai	2	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	31,019	80.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3,235	8.4%
Spanish	1,303	3.4%
Other Indo-European	1,242	3.2%
Arabic	1,225	3.2%
Chinese	110	0.3%
Other Asian	98	0.3%
Tagalog	84	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	76	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Polish	10,224	25.1%
Irish	7,615	18.7%
German	7,125	17.5%
Italian	5,414	13.3%
English	2,553	6.3%
Lithuanian	1,473	3.6%
American	1,099	2.7%
Czech	958	2.4%
Dutch	855	2.1%
Swedish	737	1.8%
French	595	1.5%
Palestinian	462	1.1%
Scottish	453	1.1%
European	378	0.9%
Greek	377	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	39,556	97.2%
Not a citizen	1,139	2.8%

Native	36,052	88.6%
Foreign-born	4,643	11.4%

Historical Statewide Election Results for Homer township, IL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
543	2.0%	858	3.1%	6,514	23.6%	8,069	29.3%	7,855	28.5%	3,721	13.5%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	543	2.0%
9-12 Years	858	3.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	6,514	23.6%
Some College	8,069	29.3%
Bach. Degree	7,855	28.5%
Grad Degree	3,721	13.5%
Average years of education: 14.2

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	52%	Kathy Salvi (R)	9,550	59.4%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	6,322	39.3%	216 [+]	1.3%	16,088	18	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 216 (1.3%);
2022	G	52%	Darren Bailey (R)	9,573	59.5%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	6,056	37.7%	450 [+]	2.8%	16,079	17	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 450 (2.8%);
2020	S2	72%	Mark Curran (R)	12,412	56.1%	Richard Durbin* (D)	8,589	38.8%	1,123 [+]	5.1%	22,124	17	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Willie Wilson (I) 725 (3.3%); Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 254 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 144 (0.7%);
2018	G	51%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	8,831	56.9%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	5,754	37.1%	937 [+]	6.0%	15,522	18	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 642 (4.1%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 295 (1.9%);
2016	S3	64%	Mark Kirk* (R)	10,481	55.3%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	7,163	37.8%	1,308 [+]	6.9%	18,952	16	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 823 (4.3%); Scott Summers (Green) 437 (2.3%); Other (Write-in) 48 (0.3%);
2014	S2	43%	Jim Oberweis (R)	7,621	60.4%	Richard Durbin* (D)	4,507	35.7%	483 [+]	3.8%	12,611	18	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 483 (3.8%);
2014	G	44%	Bruce Rauner (R)	8,759	68.0%	Pat Quinn* (D)	3,863	30.0%	263 [+]	2.0%	12,885	18	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 263 (2.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	13,971
Median Value	$368,500

Occupied	13,482	96.5%
Vacant	489	3.5%

Owned	12,422	92.1%
Rented	1,060	7.9%
Median Rent	$1,714

Single-Family Units	13,213	94.6%
Detached	11,596	83.0%
Attached	1,617	11.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	401	2.9%
Mobile Homes	28	0.2%

Homer township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Homer township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Homer township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Homer township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Homer township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Homer township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Homer township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Homer township, IL