Pomona, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,996
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
29.2
1.35% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
2.19%
48.9% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$156,000
9.4% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$767,600
7.13% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,620
2.86% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Pomona, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.4% of the residents in Pomona, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Pomona, NY was $767,600, and the homeownership rate was 94.3%.

Most people in Pomona, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Pomona, NY was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew YorkRockland County, NYNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PARockland County (North)--New City & Congers PUMA, NYRockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Pomona, NY is home to a population of 4k people, from which 95.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 17.2% of Pomona, NY residents were born outside of the country (688 people).

In 2024, there were 4.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.2k people) in Pomona, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 545 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 437 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.4%
2024 Citizenship
94.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.4% of Pomona, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pomona, NY was 94.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pomona, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.2k ± 455
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    545 ± 437
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    437 ± 162
12.2%
Hispanic Population
488 people

In 2024, there were 4.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.2k people) in Pomona, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 545 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 437 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

12.2% of the people in Pomona, NY are hispanic (488 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pomona, NY as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.
Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

17.2%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
688 people
19.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
755 people

As of 2024, 17.2% of Pomona, NY residents (688 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Pomona, NY was 19.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
6 ± 22

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Economy

The economy of Pomona, NY employs 1.62k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pomona, NY were Retail Trade (321 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (284 people), and Educational Services (142 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($242,679), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($160,265), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($160,227).

Employment

Occupations

1.62k
2024 Value
± 245
2.86%
1 Year growth
± 20.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pomona, NY grew at a rate of 2.86%, from 1.58k employees to 1.62k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pomona, NY, are Management Occupations (234 people), Sales & Related Occupations (177 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (160 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pomona, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.62k
2024 Value
± 245
2.86%
1 Year growth
± 20.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pomona, NY grew at a rate of 2.86%, from 1.58k employees to 1.62k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pomona, NY, are Retail Trade (321 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (284 people), and Educational Services (142 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pomona, NY, though some of these residents may live in Pomona, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$95,882
Median earning men ± $19,280
$45,556
Median earning women ± $12,330

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Information ($120,313), and Retail Trade ($114,219).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($84,479), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($81,827), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,500).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.
Y-Axis
2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Pomona, NY was $767,600 in 2024, which is 2.31 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $716,500 to $767,600, a 7.13% increase. The homeownership rate in Pomona, NY is 94.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pomona, NY have an average commute time of 34.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pomona, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$767,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$58,598
$964
Median Property Taxes
±$153

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Pomona, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Pomona, NY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

94.3%
Homeownership
2024
73.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 94.3% of the housing units in Pomona, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 93.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$156,000
Median Household Income
± $32,975
1.02k
Number of Households
± 179

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.02k households in Pomona, NY declined from $156,000 from the previous year's value of $172,188.

The following chart displays the households in Pomona, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pomona, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (57.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (18%)
  3. Carpooled (10.5%)

In 2024, 57.7% of workers in Pomona, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18%) and those who carpooled to work (10.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

34.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pomona, NY have a longer commute time (34.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.51% of the workforce in Pomona, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Pomona, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pomona, NY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.19% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pomona, NY (87 out of 3.98k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pomona, NY is White, followed by Black and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

97.6% of the population of Pomona, NY has health coverage, with 46.4% on employee plans, 23.1% on Medicaid, 11.5% on Medicare, 16.4% on non-group plans, and 0.15% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 35.7% under 18 years, 23.3% between 18 and 34 years, 26.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.4%
Uninsured
46.4%
Employer Coverage
23.1%
Medicaid
11.5%
Medicare
16.4%
Non-Group
0.15%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pomona, NY declined by 41.6% from 4.12% to 2.4%.

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