One downside of living in Homewood is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Homewood, the average commute to work is 32.50 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
In Homewood, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Homewood is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The education level of Homewood ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Homewood, 43.54% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Homewood in 2022 was $36,971, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $147,884 for a family of four. However, Homewood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Homewood is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Homewood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Homewood residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Homewood include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Homewood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
