Population
195 residents
Census ACS 2023 - California
City profile · California · Census ACS 2023
Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Homewood Canyon - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.
Homewood Canyon - the verdict
Homewood Canyon has 195 residents in California. Source: Census ACS.
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Homewood Canyon is a small town in California, home to 195 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Homewood Canyon's housing stock carries a median value of $100,700, and the median resident age is 53.2 years. 10.9% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 65.1% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
California carries a cost-of-living premium: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, California scores 110.7 (Well Above Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,514 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $275 across California, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 79.3 out of 100 (High).
Population
195 residents
Census ACS 2023 - California
Median Household Income
N/A /yr
Poverty 0.0%
Cost of Living Index (state)
110.7 (US=100)
Well Above Average - BEA RPP 2024, California average
Here's how Homewood Canyon stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Each percentile compares Homewood Canyon against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to California only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
California-relative analysis
Among the 1,450 California cities PlainCities tracks with reported poverty rate data, Homewood Canyon ranks #1,194 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Homewood Canyon only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within California only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
How Homewood Canyon's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$100,700 Among the most affordable more affordable than 90% of 15,600 US cities
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Median household income is not available for Homewood Canyon in the current Census ACS release (common for very small places).
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Based on 127 workers 16 and over.
State-average estimates for California - EIA 2023 residential energy data
Estimates reflect California state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Cost of living is a California state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Homewood Canyon sits in
Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Homewood Canyon's 195 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).
City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.
Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).
| City | Population | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| Homewood Canyon (this city) | 195 | N/A |
| Cherokee Strip | 194 | $29,896 |
| Port Costa | 194 | N/A |
| Goodmanville | 193 | $149,120 |
195 people live in Homewood Canyon, CA according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Homewood Canyon; the closest available measure is the California state average, a cost of living index of 110.7 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Above Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within California vary by metro area.
Homewood Canyon's median home value sits at $100,700, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.
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