Homeland is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 6,772 people and two associated neighborhoods, Homeland is the 474th largest community in California.
A relatively large number of people in Homeland telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.27% 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.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Homeland has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Homeland a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Homeland, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.82 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Homeland does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Homeland have a very low rate of college education: just 6.85% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Homeland in 2022 was $25,495, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,980 for a family of four. However, Homeland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Homeland is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Homeland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Homeland, accounting for 66.73% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Homeland residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Homeland include German, English, Irish, Swedish, and Italian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Homeland's cultural character, accounting for 21.55% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Homeland is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.