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Homer, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Homer is a Census town of 2,654 people across 4.65 square miles of land, in Claiborne Parish. Median household income is $23,160, 47.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Homer
What Homer is
- Census place typetown
- Land area4.65 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land570
- County holding the largest share of its areaClaiborne Parish, 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.
Homer
How many people live in Homer
- Population2,654
- Median age31.4 plus or minus 10.0
- Population under 18795 plus or minus 226
- Share under 1830.0 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Population 65 and over343 plus or minus 117
- Share 65 and over12.9 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Households1,062
- Family households480 plus or minus 109
- Share of households that are families45.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Homer
Income and work in Homer
- Median household income$23,160 plus or minus $9,077
- Per capita income$24,678 plus or minus $12,145
- Civilian labor force873 plus or minus 213
- Employed828 plus or minus 196
- Unemployed45 plus or minus 63
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Adults 25 and over1,572
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.2 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.8 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Homer
Housing in Homer
- Housing units1,355
- Occupied units1,062
- Vacant units293 plus or minus 133
- Vacancy rate21.6 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Owner occupied504 plus or minus 136
- Renter occupied558 plus or minus 144
- Ownership rate47.5 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$80,700 plus or minus $28,945
- Median gross rent, monthly$729
- Annual rent as a share of median income37.8 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Single family units1,099
- Share single family81.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more194 plus or minus 112
- Share in buildings of two or more14.3 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Mobile homes62 plus or minus 58
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Homer
How Homer gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute790 plus or minus 203
- Commuting under 15 minutes400 plus or minus 174
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.6 percent plus or minus 17.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more197 plus or minus 109
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.9 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Drove alone83.3 percent
- Carpooled13.3 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Homer
SBA loans in Homer (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$5,762,000
- Average approval$2,881,000
- Median approval$2,881,000
- Largest approval$3,770,000
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term255 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Homer, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Homer
Flood risk in Homer
- NFIP communityTown of Homer
- NFIP community number220052
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/03/80
The Town of Homer participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220052 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Claiborne Parish, not Homer
Claiborne Parish context, not Homer figures
- Establishments in Claiborne Parish193
- Covered employment, Claiborne Parish2,992
- Average annual pay, Claiborne Parish$47,473
- Housing units permitted, Claiborne Parish3
Every figure in this section is published for Claiborne Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Homer.
All Claiborne Parish 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
Homer questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Homer, Louisiana?
2,654, in 1,062 households. Homer town covers 4.65 square miles of land, which is 570 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Homer in?
Claiborne Parish, 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 Homer?
$23,160. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $80,700. Median gross rent is $729 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Homer businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $5.8 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $2,881,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Homer, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Homer borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Homer. Only 0 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 Homer in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Homer appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Homer, town of, community 220052, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Homer figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Claiborne Parish 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 Homer.
Is zoning published for Homer?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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