Homer, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Homer, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,845. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet HOMER-MI · Homer, MI 1 ZIPs · 4,845 pop · #16743/25278 · Calhoun County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $62,206
  • RANK-LOWER #16743/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Battle Creek
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,845
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $152,500

Nearest income peer: Battle Creek, MI ( $1,855 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Homer

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Homer on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Homer, MI sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

34th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,845
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,206
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $62,206 and poverty 17.3% concentrate in 49245.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Homer as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Roseville is the closest lower-income city and Kingsford the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Homer.

Population concentration

Homer's single ZIP 49245 carries the town

Homer is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 49245 is the entire residential footprint (4,845 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Homer

Citywide ZBP: 56 establishments, 1,200 employees , annual payroll $64,081k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49245 (56 units) ; leading NAICS Manufacturing (11) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Homer, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Calhoun County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Homer. See the Calhoun County roll-up →

Homer lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Calhoun County: Marshall, East Leroy and Tekonsha earn more and Battle Creek, Albion and Athens earn less. Ceresco marks the far end of that range at $94,750, 52% above Homer.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49245 4,845 $62,206 56 19

Homer roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Homer, .