Homewood.
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Alabama·Jefferson County
10 tracts·27K people·$559K median·3,318/mi²
White 71 · Black 16 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 50 · Living alone 31 · Other 19
Professional 42 · Health 20 · Retail 16 · Manufacturing 10 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 59 · Sales · office 19 · Service 14 · Production · transport 6 · Construction · maintenance 2
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 13 · Walk 3 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Homewood is $558,500 (Census ACS) — 1.2× the US median of $458,812.
Homewood has 27,829 residents across 7 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 29.0; the population is 70.9% White, 16.4% Black, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Multiracial, 2.4% Asian and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 70.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.9% (Census ACS).
Edgewood Elementary School (85%), Shades Cahaba Elementary School (82%) and Hall Kent Elementary School (67%) lead the elementary schools; Homewood Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (73%); Homewood High School (64%) and Magic City Acceptance Academy (34%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,463/month, 7% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Homewood is $94,485 a year, 10% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Homewood, median rent is $1,463/month and the median home value is $558,500 (Census ACS).
Homewood reported 1.7 violent crimes and 24.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 58 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Homewood are tornado (84), lightning (77) and landslide (74), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Homewood scores 12.1 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 3.2% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).