Homeland is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 6,772 people and two associated neighborhoods, Homeland is the 474th largest community in California.Homeland is a blue-collar town, with 40.02% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Homeland is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Homeland who work in office and administrative support (13.46%), sales jobs (12.58%), and teaching (10.82%). A relatively large number of people in Homeland telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.74% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Homeland has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Homeland has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Homeland than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Homeland may be for you. In Homeland, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.43 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Homeland is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In Homeland, just 9.30% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Homeland in 2022 was $25,583, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,332 for a family of four. However, Homeland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Homeland is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Homeland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Homeland, accounting for 67.97% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Homeland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Homeland include German, Irish, English, European, and Italian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Homeland's cultural character, accounting for 20.79% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Homeland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
