Homewood is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 18,735 people and four associated neighborhoods, Homewood is the 127th largest community in Illinois.Homewood is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Homewood is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Homewood who work in office and administrative support (12.13%), teaching (10.07%), and management occupations (9.60%). A relatively large number of people in Homewood telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.41% 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. 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.
