Homer is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,077 people and three associated neighborhoods, Homer is the 455th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Homer was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Also of interest is that Homer has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Homer is also a village of artists. Homer has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Homer’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.82% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

The overall crime rate in Homer is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

Homer is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of Homer are among the most well-educated in the nation: 45.65% of adults in Homer have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Homer in 2022 was $41,128, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $164,512 for a family of four. However, Homer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Homer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Homer residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Homer include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Homer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Polish.