Homewood is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 19,493 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Homewood is the 122nd largest community in Illinois.

Homewood is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 85.31% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Homewood is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Homewood who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.35%), teaching (12.82%), and management occupations (11.41%).

Also of interest is that Homewood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Homewood is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

In Homewood, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.99 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Homewood is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Homewood Information and Demographics

The education level of Homewood citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 40.94% of adults in Homewood have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Homewood in 2000 was $26,074, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,296 for a family of four.

Homewood is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Homewood home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Homewood is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Homewood include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, English, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Homewood is English. Some people also speak Spanish.