Homeland, California city-limit-sign, 2009
Homeland’s story
77 years in pictures
Census counts: 1,187 in 1970, 6,772 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 3 maps from 1942 on.
- 1949Homeland is settled
HomelandCA
7,584 people live in this town, settled in 1949.
Population
7,584
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$562K
+1% in a year
Household income
$60K
median
Median age
32.9
years
Jobs based here
400
A commuter town
TownGrade
D−
#725 of 841 in CA
Is Homeland a good place to live?
Homeland’s weakest is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 100% of U.S. communities, with wildfire at the top. Homes run about $562K for a typical one, 6.3 times the Riverside metro’s $90K median household income. All told, that adds up to a D− overall and a rank of 725th of 841 in California. Nationally, it does better than 4% of U.S. towns. It also trails on health (D): residents are less healthy than 90% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The town’s average commute is 40 minutes, where California’s towns sit at 28 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than nearly three quarters of U.S. towns. Only 3 of California’s 1,063 towns score lower on history.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · National Register of Historic Places.
A growing town
Homeland has grown 14% from 2010 to 2020
5,969 counted in 2010 and 6,772 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Homeland grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within California), ordered by how far Homeland is from typical.
Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 100% of U.S. communities; wildfire tops the listD−Open →HealthMenifee Global Medical Center 3.7 miles awayDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.3 of 20; 3.8% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentCOpen →SchoolsBehind 67% of California districts on tests and graduationCOpen →Cost of livingClose to the middle of the towns comparedB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 97° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 32.9; 7% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Homeland: who provides what
Homeland is unincorporated, so Riverside County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerSouthern California Edison31.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterEastern Municipal WD water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesRiverside CountyRiverside County provides services here
SchoolsPerris Union High School District (9-12)Romoland Elementary School District2 districts serve Homeland; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn California you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereRiverside Registrar of VotersRiverside County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes92548, 9254592548 95% · 92545 5%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Homeland.
Homeland has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns, sends most of its workers to San Diego and beyond and has property taxes about half the California norm.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D−
In Homeland, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical California or U.S. town
Households in Homeland have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2007. Expected losses in Homeland break down as 51% from wildfires and 26% from earthquakes.
100risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
WildfireEarthquakesInland flooding
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HealthD
A larger share of adults have obesity in Homeland than in most of California or the rest of the country
In Homeland, 19% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 30% worry about having enough food. For adults here, the share who say their health is fair or poor is 33%.
10%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Homeland | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 22% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 9% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 16% | 14% |
32 measures vs. California
0 better8 too close to call24 worse
| What stands out | Homeland | CA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.4% | 10.6% |
| More uninsured adults | 19.4% | 10.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 12.1% | 7.3% |
Menifee Global Medical Center
3.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
7th
percentile among CA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Most working residents commute out of Homeland
Homeland has 400 jobs for its 2,519 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 39.7 minutes, against 28.7 across California.
The top destinations are San Diego (6%), Riverside (6%) and Temecula (5%). For most workers, Homeland is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. Employers in Homeland added 194 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 400. Its typical household income is $60,000.
2%work in town
| Homeland | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 40 minutes | 28 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 6.6% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Homeland2%
San Diego6%
Riverside6%
Temecula5%
Los Angeles4%
30 mi
median commute distance
400
jobs based in Homeland
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HousingCost of living grade B−
For cost of living, Homeland earns a B−
The median property tax bill is $1,256, against $5,124 across California, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Homeland home is worth about $562,000, up 1% in a year, 26% below the California typical home. Its midpoint rent stands at $1,635 a month. In Homeland, 75% of households own their home.
$562KZillow home value
| Homeland | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,635 a month | $1,898 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 75% | 64% | 73% |
Typical home value
Homeland$562K
California$762K
+1%
value change, 1 year
4
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Climate
Mild winters and hot summers in Homeland
The San Jacinto weather station, 9 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 315 days, longer than in 96% of U.S. towns. The San Jacinto weather station, 9 miles away, records that about 120 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns.
July afternoons reach 95°, January nights drop to 40° and snow is almost unheard of.
97°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter40–66°
Spring47–75°
Summer59–93°
Fall52–83°
Dec 10
typical first frost
Jan 31
typical last frost
+2.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
97°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsD
0% of Homeland is conserved land
2.0 miles of trail. In Homeland, the trail network density is 0.5 miles per square mile.
#543for trails in CA
0%
conserved · 0 of 2,721 acres
2.0 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 117 attractions →Orange Empire Railway Museum and 46 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Homeland. Close and well known come first.
7 mi MuseumOrange Empire Railway Museum
30 mi MountainSan Gorgonio Mountain
25 mi MountainSan Jacinto Peak
34 mi Stadium & arenaToyota Arena
35 mi LakeBig Bear Lake
13 mi LandmarkRiverside National CemeterySources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Orange Empire Railway Museum: The original uploader was Pretzelpaws at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Gorgonio Mountain: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0 · San Jacinto Peak: Wattewyl, CC BY 3.0 · Toyota Arena: jondoeforty1, CC BY 2.0 · Big Bear Lake: H.G. Judd, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Riverside National Cemetery: Sigris Lopez, CC BY-SA 4.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Homeland
17pages on Homeland
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Homeland
Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictCommunity college · Public · San Jacinto9.2 mi$1,448 in-state tuitionMoreno Valley CollegeCommunity college · Public · Moreno Valley11 mi$1,428 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Homeland residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Homeland for work
Where Homeland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
400jobs based in Homeland
2%of working residents work in town
30 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Homeland
Census-designated place in California, United States
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.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 4.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,604 ft
- ZIP code
- 92548
Homeland’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Homeland.
Green AcresHomeland
How the neighbors grade
| Town | CA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homeland | #725 | D− | B− | — | C | D |
| Green Acres | #705 | D− | C | — | C+ | C− |
Homeland and Green Acres report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Homeland with a neighbor →
Questions about Homeland
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Homeland, CA a good place to live?
Homeland grades D− overall, better than 4% of U.S. towns and #725 of 841 in California. It grades D for health and C for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.