Housing data for Homer Township, MO

Homer Township, MO has an estimated 302 residents and 157 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Bates County.

29.1% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $767 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
302 (±99)
Housing units
157 (±53)
Households that rent
29.1%
Median gross rent
$767
Residents since 2015–2019
−30.3%

What stands out in Homer Township

Households without a vehicle: 3.1% (±3.6 points) in Homer Township, lower than in Bates County (7.5%).

Average commute: 44.2 minutes (±9.2) in Homer Township, higher than in Bates County (32.8 minutes).

Housing in Homer Township at a glance

  • Median rent: $767 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 29.1% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $67,933 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Homeowner costs: $1,500 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Property taxes: $738 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 44.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 70.0% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 48.8% heat with electricity (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 44.2 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −30.3% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 47.2% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 3.2% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Homer Township against Bates County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Homer TownshipBates CountyMissouriUnited States
Residents302 (±99)16,186 (exact)6,191,814 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units157 (±53)7,192 (±29)2,825,287 (±1,043)143,775,355
Households that rent29.1% (±22.4 points)25.1% (±3.1 points)31.9% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$767 (±$61)$786 (±$73)$1,033 (±$6)$1,413
Median household income$67,933 (±$22,442)$60,733 (±$4,639)$70,702 (±$325)$80,734
Median home value—$170,800 (±$12,266)$230,300 (±$880)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$738 (±$468)$1,039 (±$92)$1,948 (±$11)$3,119
Built before 198070.0% (±30.5 points)55.8% (±4.8 points)52.8% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute44.2 minutes (±9.2)32.8 minutes (±2.3)23.5 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband85.8% (±11.6 points)85.0% (±2.4 points)89.3% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents45.2 years (±6.3)41.4 years (±0.5)39.0 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Homer Township covers 34.3 square miles of land, about 9 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Homer Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents433 (±149)302 (±99)−30.3%Not a measurable change
Housing units208 (±53)157 (±53)−24.5%Not a measurable change
Median household income$66,696 (±$13,887)$67,933 (±$22,442)+1.9%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,290 (±$153)$1,500 (±$324)+16.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,116 (±$190)$738 (±$468)−33.9%Down after inflation
Households that rent7.7% (±5.2 points)29.1% (±22.4 points)+21.4 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate14.3% (±24.4 points)0.0% (±50.6 points)−14.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Bates County

Homer Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Bates County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Bates County recorded 624 violent and 1,023 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Homer Township

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
6472280%325$767$322,200$67,933

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Homer Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Amoret1.4 mi$685$65,00023.3%
Charlotte Township5.9 mi——11.1%
Amsterdam6.2 mi$675$48,0009.5%
Walnut Township6.7 mi—$190,60020.4%
West Point Township6.9 mi$588—21.2%
Valley Township (Linn County)6.9 mi—$228,8000.0%
Foster7.3 mi—$75,00029.7%
Lincoln Township (Linn County)8.7 mi$881$160,00016.4%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Homer Township, fiscal year 2027

Bates County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$834$839$1,098$1,402$1,835

HUD income limits for Homer Township, fiscal year 2026

Bates County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$17,700$29,450$47,150
2 people$21,640$33,650$53,850
3 people$27,320$37,850$60,600
4 people$33,000$42,050$67,300
5 people$38,680$45,450$72,700
6 people$44,360$48,800$78,100
7 people$50,040$52,150$83,500
8 people$55,550$55,550$88,850

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Bates County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $84,100.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Homer Township

Is Homer Township growing?

In Homer Township, the number of residents went from 433 in 2015–2019 to 302 in 2020–2024 (−30.3%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Homer Township?

The ZIP code that covers Homer Township is 64722.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 64722?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 64722 is $767 (±$61) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Homer township, Bates County, Missouri (county subdivision:32788, in state:29 county:013).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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