Homestead is a village in Ray County, Missouri, and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the United States.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.16 square miles (0.41 km2), all land.

26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The racial makeup of the village was 96.13% White, 2.21% African American, and 1.66% from two or more races.

About 10.2% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.