Pomona is home to 147,943 people in California. 33% of people here were born outside the United States. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Density works out to 6,437 people per square mile. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $593,800. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,479, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 143%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pomona
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share50.6% → 71.8%(+21.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Black share13.9% → 5.3%(−8.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.1% → 20.3%(+7.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)28.3%(848)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16%(479)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.8%(804)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.3%(219)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.1%(62)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,999 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Pomona, decade by decade
Pomona population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
131,723
$77,119
$320,889
13.1%
79.9
2000
149,473
$72,904
$244,102
12.8%
67.7
2010
149,058
$72,644
$511,987
14.2%
59.4
2020
151,713
$75,640
$509,784
17.5%
58.5
2024
147,943
$79,479
$593,800
20.3%
57.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
