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Pomona, CA
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Pomona profile


Living in Pomona



Pomona is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 146,017 people and 33 associated neighborhoods, Pomona is the 37th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Pomona are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.44% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Pomona is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Pomona, the average commute to work is 31.73 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The percentage of adults in Pomona who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.18% of the adults in Pomona have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Pomona in 2022 was $26,064, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,256 for a family of four. However, Pomona contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Pomona is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pomona home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Pomona, accounting for 72.08% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Pomona residents report their race to be Asian, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Pomona include German, Italian, Irish, English, and European.

In addition, Pomona has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (32.91%).

The most common language spoken in Pomona is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Chinese.