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Homer, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Homer is a Census village of 1,610 people across 1.40 square miles of land, in Calhoun County. Median household income is $54,737, 56.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $90,300 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Homer
What Homer is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.4 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,154
- County holding the largest share of its areaCalhoun 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.
Homer
How many people live in Homer
- Population1,610
- Median age31.5
- Population under 18438 plus or minus 104
- Share under 1827.2 percent
- Population 65 and over185 plus or minus 51
- Share 65 and over11.5 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Households618
- Family households411 plus or minus 89
- Share of households that are families66.5 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$54,737
- Per capita income$29,090
- Civilian labor force793 plus or minus 165
- Employed746 plus or minus 159
- Unemployed47 plus or minus 34
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over995
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.4 percent plus or minus 23.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.3 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.8 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Homer
Housing in Homer
- Housing units733
- Occupied units618
- Vacant units115 plus or minus 57
- Vacancy rate15.7 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Owner occupied351
- Renter occupied267 plus or minus 74
- Ownership rate56.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$136,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$825 plus or minus $183
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.1 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Single family units414
- Share single family56.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more199 plus or minus 65
- Share in buildings of two or more27.1 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Mobile homes120 plus or minus 58
- Median year structure built1956
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 commute720 plus or minus 153
- Commuting under 15 minutes249 plus or minus 78
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.6 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more256 plus or minus 67
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.6 percent
- Drove alone84.8 percent
- Carpooled3.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked8.4 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Worked from home3.0 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Homer
SBA loans in Homer (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$90,300
- Average approval$30,100
- Median approval$14,100
- Largest approval$71,100
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 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 communityVillage of Homer
- NFIP community number260331
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/04/11
The Village of Homer participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 260331 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.
Calhoun County, not Homer
Calhoun County context, not Homer figures
- Establishments in Calhoun County2,482
- Covered employment, Calhoun County54,415
- Average annual pay, Calhoun County$64,067
- Housing units permitted, Calhoun County91
Every figure in this section is published for Calhoun County as a whole and is not a measurement of Homer.
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, Michigan?
1,610, in 618 households. Homer village covers 1.40 square miles of land, which is 1,154 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?
Calhoun 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 Homer?
$54,737. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $136,200. Median gross rent is $825 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?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $90,300 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $14,100. 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, village of, community 260331, 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 Calhoun 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 Homer.
Is zoning published for Homer?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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