City in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska · 13.8 sq mi · 470 people per sq mi
About 6,500 people live in Homer. The typical household earns $74,449, and the median resident is 40 years old.
2026 projection
From 5,551 in 2020
Poverty rate 11.81%
Men 38.7 · Women 42.8
1940–2026
6,481
2026 projection
16.8% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1940–2026
6,481
2026 projection
16.8% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 6,481 | +150 | 2.37% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,331 | +177 | 2.88% |
| 2024 | 6,154 | +112 | 1.85% |
| 2023 | 6,042 | +172 | 2.93% |
| 2022 | 5,870 | +144 | 2.51% |
| 2021 | 5,726 | +175 | 3.15% |
| 2020 | 5,551 | -380 | 6.41% |
| 2019 | 5,931 | +117 | 2.01% |
| 2018 | 5,814 | +84 | 1.47% |
| 2017 | 5,730 | +97 | 1.72% |
Showing 10 of 24 years.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 59 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 8 residents
47% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 47% | 48% | 47% |
| Never married | 32% | 36% | 28% |
| Divorced | 15% | 13% | 16% |
| Widowed | 5% | 3% | 7% |
| Separated | 1% | <1% | 2% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau