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Homewood, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Homewood is a Census city of 27,829 people across 8.26 square miles of land, in Jefferson County. Median household income is $94,485, 61.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 13 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Homewood
What Homewood is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.26 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,368
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Homewood
How many people live in Homewood
- Population27,829
- Median age29.0
- Population under 187,049
- Share under 1825.3 percent
- Population 65 and over3,070
- Share 65 and over11.0 percent
- Households9,830
- Family households5,933
- Share of households that are families60.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Homewood
Income and work in Homewood
- Median household income$94,485
- Per capita income$53,746
- Civilian labor force14,649
- Employed14,318
- Unemployed331 plus or minus 117
- Unemployment rate2.3 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Adults 25 and over15,572
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher70.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree33.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Homewood
Housing in Homewood
- Housing units10,882
- Occupied units9,830
- Vacant units1,052 plus or minus 301
- Vacancy rate9.7 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Owner occupied6,069
- Renter occupied3,761
- Ownership rate61.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$558,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,463
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.6 percent
- Single family units6,264
- Share single family57.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,552
- Share in buildings of two or more41.8 percent
- Mobile homes66 plus or minus 103
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Homewood
How Homewood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute12,135
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,868
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,506 plus or minus 355
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Drove alone73.9 percent
- Carpooled8.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked3.0 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home14.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Homewood
SBA loans in Homewood (7(a))
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$7,315,500
- Average approval$562,731
- Median approval$302,800
- Largest approval$1,365,700
- Jobs supported268
- Jobs per approval20.6
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full1
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more30.8 percent
- Share to franchises30.8 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Homewood, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Homewood
SBA loans in Homewood (504)
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$11,387,000
- Average approval$495,087
- Median approval$441,000
- Largest approval$1,881,000
- Jobs supported116
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Homewood, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Homewood
Flood risk in Homewood
- NFIP communityCity of Homewood
- NFIP community number015006
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date09/24/21
The City of Homewood participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 015006 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jefferson County, not Homewood
Jefferson County context, not Homewood figures
- Establishments in Jefferson County16,989
- Covered employment, Jefferson County367,081
- Average annual pay, Jefferson County$71,562
- Housing units permitted, Jefferson County2,117
Every figure in this section is published for Jefferson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Homewood.
All Jefferson County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Homewood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Homewood, Alabama?
27,829, in 9,830 households. Homewood city covers 8.26 square miles of land, which is 3,368 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Homewood in?
Jefferson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Homewood?
$94,485. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $558,500. Median gross rent is $1,463 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Homewood businesses?
13 7(a) approvals totaling $7.3 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $302,800, plus 23 504 approvals worth $11.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Homewood, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Homewood borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Homewood. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Homewood in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Homewood appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Homewood, city of, community 015006, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Homewood figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jefferson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Homewood.
Is zoning published for Homewood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.