Homer Town, New York Population

Overview

6,319

Total Population

45.9

Median age

51.12%

Female population %

95.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

62.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

155

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Homer town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Homer town is 45.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Homer town's population under 18 was 21.54%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Homer town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.58% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Homer town, 15.73% were under the age of 15, 16.44% aged 15 to 29, 45.24% aged 30 to 64, 19.88% aged 65 to 84, and 2.71% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 141 more females than males in Homer town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.12% females and 48.88% males in Homer Town, New York.
The Homer Town, New York gender ratio is 95.6:100 i.e. 95.6 men to 100 women (0.956).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 278.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 301.

Homer town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Homer town population: 92.12% are White, 0.08% are Black or African American, 3.59% are Asian, 2.77% are some other race and 1.44% are multiracial.
Homer town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 155 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,164 (97.55% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Homer town is White with a population of 5,821 (92.12% of the total population).

Homer town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 6,445 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Homer town's population increased by 38 (0.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Homer town's population decreased by 107 (1.67%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Homer town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 6,168.