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.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Homeland is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Homeland is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Homeland who work in food service (10.68%), office and administrative support (10.12%), and teaching (8.20%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.27% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 population of Homeland has a very low overall level of education: only 6.85% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. 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. Homeland also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.55%. The most common language spoken in Homeland is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
