Homer is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,121 people and three associated neighborhoods, Homer is the 455th largest community in New York. Homer has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.Homer is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 85.10% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Homer is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Homer who work in teaching (12.50%), management occupations (10.99%), and sales jobs (10.49%). A relatively large number of people in Homer telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.60% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Homer is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Homer really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Homer perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.The education level of Homer citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.11% of adults in Homer have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Homer in 2022 was $39,627, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $158,508 for a family of four. However, Homer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Homer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Homer residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Homer include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Homer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Polish.
