ZIP 61849 · Homer
Who lives in ZIP code 61849 (Homer, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Homer, IL · Champaign County
uszips 2026
People1,961
Median age41.3
Household income$86,250
Home value$153,754
Median rent$979/mo
Poverty9.7%
College degree+17.9%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Wider region
- Champaign-Urbana-Danville, IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 13 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 776
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.6% are 65 or older; 75.3% are adults.
Household income
40.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $48,070.
Education (adults 25+)
47.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.7%
- Never married
- 26.5%
- Divorced
- 15.8%
- Widowed
- 6.0%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 60.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.9%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.3%
- Unemployment
- 2.6%
- Self-employed
- 15.1%
- Farmers
- 7.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.4%
- Veterans
- 5.2%
- With a disability
- 11.3%
- No health insurance
- 4.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.