Homeland is simultaneously a town, a portion of the Winchester-Homeland Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) area which aspires to become a model city, and a census-designated place (CDP) all in the unincorporated area of Riverside County, California, United States.
Within the CDP, the population was 6,772 at the 2020 census, up from 5,969 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Homeland is located at (33.741859, -117.113201).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of .
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Homeland had a population of 6,772 and a population density of . The median age was 36.9 years. The age distribution was 26.1% under the age of 18, 8.9% aged 18 to 24, 24.2% aged 25 to 44, 22.4% aged 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.3 males age 18 and over.
The census reported that 99.8% of the population lived in households, 0.2% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. In total, 96.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 3.6% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,119 households, of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.4% were married-couple households, 8.0% were cohabiting couple households, 17.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.7% of households were one person households, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.19. There were 1,499 families (70.7% of all households).
2010 census
At the 2010 census Homeland had a population of 5,969. The population density was . The racial makeup of Homeland was 3,727 (62.4%) White, 130 (2.2%) African American, 85 (1.4%) Native American, 49 (0.8%) Asian, 15 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 1,673 (28.0%) from other races, and 290 (4.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3,110 persons (52.1%).
The census reported that 5,959 people (99.8% of the population) lived in households, 10 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.
There were 1,964 households, 691 (35.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 948 (48.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 259 (13.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 144 (7.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 143 (7.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 11 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 494 households (25.2%) were one person and 314 (16.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.03. There were 1,351 families (68.8% of households); the average family size was 3.63.
The age distribution was 1,655 people (27.7%) under the age of 18, 545 people (9.1%) aged 18 to 24, 1,362 people (22.8%) aged 25 to 44, 1,354 people (22.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,053 people (17.6%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 36.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.
There were 2,262 housing units at an average density of 529.8 per square mile, of the occupied units 1,330 (67.7%) were owner-occupied and 634 (32.3%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 5.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.5%. 3,554 people (59.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2,405 people (40.3%) lived in rental housing units.
Politics
In the California State Legislature Homeland is in , and .
In the United States House of Representatives, Homeland is in .
Education
It is in the Romoland Elementary School District<!--ELM 33390-->, and the Perris Union High School District<!--SEC 06034--> for grades 9-12.