California · Census place 58072
Pomona city, CA
Quick answer
Pomona city has 148,391 residents, ranking #39 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $78,869, the median home is worth $569,600 and median gross rent runs $1,738 a month.
- Population
- 148,391Pomona city residents
- Median household income
- $78,869Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $569,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,738Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Pomona city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pomona city median would spend about 26.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 7.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.2% of residents and 54.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in California.
- Sunnyvale city 153,455
- Roseville city 152,438
- Escondido city 149,913
- Torrance city 143,499
- Visalia city 142,649
- Fullerton city 141,278
- Orange city 138,723
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