Homer is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 2,632 people and two associated neighborhoods, Homer is the 145th largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Homer is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Homer is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Homer who work in food service (14.78%), maintenance occupations (12.98%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (10.82%). Homer is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The rate of college-level education in Homer is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.20% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Homer in 2022 was $18,752, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,008 for a family of four. Homer also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 46.40% of its population below the federal poverty line.Homer is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Homer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Homer residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Homer include Belizean, African, Irish, English, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Homer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Laotian and Tagalog.
