According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.3 square miles (11 km2), of which 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2), or 2.37%, are water.[1]
Homestead Base CDP – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
As of 2000, the 13 households 69.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.9% were married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 7.7% were non-families. 7.7% of households were one person and none had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 4.85 and the average family size was 5.17.
In 2000, the age distribution was 33.6% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 4.3% 65 or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.9 males.
In 2000, the median household income was $43,750 and the median family income was $43,750. Males had a median income of $6,979 versus $20,662 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,181. None of the families and 65.5% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
Locations and events in italics are/were in unincorporated areas in proximity to Homestead, and have Homestead postal addresses and/or are in proximity.