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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Homewood is $32,160, which is higher than the state average of $23,936 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Homewood median household income is $62,431, which has grown by 37.42% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 27.47% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Homewood residents spend 17.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #33

Homewood, AL	32,160 USD
Alabama	23,936 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Homewood, AL	30,737 USD
Alabama	27,174 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Homewood, AL	36,554 USD
Alabama	33,320 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Homewood, AL	26,018 USD
Alabama	22,089 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #50

Homewood, AL	62,431 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Homewood, AL	84,532 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #133

Homewood, AL	37.42%
Alabama	27.47%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Homewood, AL		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.64%	$11,405, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	18.84%	$19,520, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.71%	$1,209, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.47%	$26,620, see rank	20.55%	$22,126	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Homewood, AL	86,685 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Homewood, AL	104,363 USD
Alabama	71,423 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Homewood, AL	Alabama	U.S.
White	$72,949, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Black	$34,472, see rank	$29,055	$35,600
Hispanic	$33,207, see rank	$34,763	$42,396
Asian	$73,750, see rank	$56,276	$73,244
One Race, Other	$26,061, see rank	$31,911	$40,300
Two or More Races	$22,222, see rank	$36,328	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Homewood, AL	Alabama	U.S.
less than 25	$24,185, see rank	$20,560	$25,788
25 to 44	$70,058, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$81,707, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$45,388, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Homewood, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	20,157, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	9,763, 48.43%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,391, 75.70%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	32, 0.33%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,359, 75.38%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,118, 96.73%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	241, 3.27%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,372, 24.30%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	10,394, 51.57%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,738, 64.83%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	6,738, 64.83%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,362, 94.42%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	376, 5.58%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,656, 35.17%, see rank	46.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Homewood, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	13,398, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,756, 80.28%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,281, 9.56%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	159, 1.19%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	455, 3.40%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	265, 1.98%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	482, 3.60%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Homewood, AL	17.1 minutes
Alabama	24.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Homewood, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,480	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	7,118, 52.80%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,360, 47.20%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,183, 16.62%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,499, 21.06%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	73, 1.03%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	333, 4.68%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	484, 6.80%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	6,362, 47.20%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,668, 57.65%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	886, 13.93%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,587, 24.94%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	198, 3.11%, see rank	7.37%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Homewood, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,480, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	109, 0.81%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	555, 4.12%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	707, 5.24%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	415, 3.08%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,234, 9.15%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	330, 2.45%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	473, 3.51%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	960, 7.12%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,261, 16.77%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,209, 31.22%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,303, 9.67%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	186, 1.38%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	738, 5.47%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Homewood, AL	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,972	12.72%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	433	7.92%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.