Pomona

Population & Demographics

Pomona, CA

Pomona is home to 147,943 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 64,148 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
147,943
people
Population

147,943 residents

Median age 36.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Pomona population & demographics

Who lives in Pomona — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
147,943
Median age
36.0yrs
Median household income
$79,479
Median home value
$593,800
Median gross rent
$1,810/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
20.3%
Poverty rate
14.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Pomona

How Pomona breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino71.8%
Asian10.6%
White9.4%
Black5.3%
Two or more races2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Some other race0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%

Race across Pomona

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Pomona.

Pomona at a glance
Employed Residents
64,148
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
17.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
11.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
9.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Los Angeles
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Pomona proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Pomona commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

39 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Pomona

64,148 commutes, one dot at a time

Pomona

Where 64,148 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Pomona, by worker count.

1Pomona0.0 mi7,105
2Los Angeles35.5 mi6,323
3Ontario7.6 mi3,640
4Chino6.1 mi2,454
5Rancho Cucamonga11.4 mi1,863
6Industry10.9 mi1,680
7Anaheim17.5 mi1,451
8Claremont3.9 mi1,362

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Pomona.

1Pomona0.0 mi7,105
2Ontario7.6 mi2,774
3Rancho Cucamonga11.4 mi2,318
4Los Angeles35.5 mi2,099
5Upland6.8 mi1,590
6Chino6.1 mi1,483
7Fontana17.4 mi1,425
8Chino Hills6.4 mi1,282

Top industries

The sectors that employ Pomona’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance25.0%
EDEducational Services13.4%
MFManufacturing8.0%
COConstruction7.3%
RTRetail Trade6.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.7%
WSWholesale Trade6.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.6%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Pomona

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Pomona

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