Homer (Dena'ina: Tuggeght) is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is 218 mi (351 km) southwest of Anchorage. According to the 2020 census, the population is 5,522, up from 5,003 in 2010. Long known as the "Halibut Fishing Capital of the World", Homer is also nicknamed "the end of the road", and more recently, "the cosmic hamlet by the sea".
Ethnicity | Homer | USA |
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White | 79.6% | 60.1% |
African American | 0.2% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 5.9% | 0.6% |
Asian | 1.6% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0% | 0.2% |
Multiracial | 5.8% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 6.7% | 18.2% |
Other | 0.1% | 0.3% |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Homer | USA |
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Less than $10,000 | 3% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 3.2% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 5.8% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 9.1% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 15.7% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 25.1% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 12.7% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 15.2% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 5.9% | 7.1% |
Education | Homer | USA |
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< 9th Grade | 1% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 4% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 21% | 27.0% |
Other College | 27% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 10% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 22% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 12% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 1% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 2% | 1.0% |