Commercial districts are located along Eureka Road and Fort Street and the rest of the neighborhood is mostly single-family homes, most of which were built during the 1940s and 1950s.

The most common housing styles within Old Homestead consist of one-story ranch homes, one-and-a-half-story Cape Cods and two-story colonial revivals.

Old Homestead was originally platted in 1923 as a subdivision of Ecorse Township, however, for approximately the next two decades, it continued to remain mostly agricultural land.

The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation operates three bus routes along the borders of Old Homestead.

Route #160 travels along Eureka Road along the southern edge of Old Homestead, connecting it to Trenton, downtown Wyandotte, Wayne County Community College District's Downriver Campus and Southland Center.