Demographics of Pomona city, California

Pomona city, California had 147,807 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −3,216 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pomona city, in four figures

147,807
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 147,943 ±74.; −2.1%
Change since July 2020: −3,216 people.; 36.0 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $79,479 ±$3,248
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Pomona city, California's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pomona city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Pomona city, California's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pomona city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	151,023	100.0	100.0
2021	147,024	97.4	100.2
2022	146,711	97.1	100.7
2023	146,962	97.3	101.6
2024	147,712	97.8	102.5
2025	147,807	97.9	103.1

Population of Pomona city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	151,023	—
2021	147,024	−3,999
2022	146,711	−313
2023	146,962	+251
2024	147,712	+750
2025	147,807	+95

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.0 ±0.7: for men 35.5 ±0.8 and for women 36.6 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pomona city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	8,732 ±838	5.9% ±0.6	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	25,124 ±1,307	17.0% ±0.9	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	15,634 ±986	10.6% ±0.7	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	42,430 ±1,604	28.7% ±1.1	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	36,153 ±1,467	24.4% ±1.0	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	19,870 ±1,112	13.4% ±0.8	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $79,479 ±$3,248, and income per person $29,252 ±$917, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Pomona city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	6,496 ±624	15.2% ±1.4	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,652 ±635	15.6% ±1.4	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	7,032 ±788	16.5% ±1.8	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	5,479 ±586	12.9% ±1.3	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	8,193 ±634	19.2% ±1.4	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	4,589 ±424	10.8% ±1.0	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,182 ±451	9.8% ±1.0	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Pomona city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	20,813 ±1,693	14.3% ±1.2	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,749 ±677	17.3% ±1.9	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	11,325 ±1,084	13.4% ±1.2	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,739 ±563	13.7% ±1.9	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pomona city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pomona city	California	United States
Housing units	44,373 ±934	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.1% ±0.8	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.9% ±0.7	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.0% ±1.8	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.0% ±1.8	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$593,800 ±$8,747	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,810 ±$38	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Pomona city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	106,153 ±2,253	71.8% ±1.5	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,941 ±1,355	9.4% ±0.9	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,786 ±962	5.3% ±0.7	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	15,678 ±1,428	10.6% ±1.0	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	182 to 1,148	0.1% to 0.8%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	121 to 463	0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	256 to 798	0.2% to 0.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,901 ±521	2.0% ±0.4	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Pomona city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	87,236 ±2,241	59.0% ±1.5	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,582 ±795	6.5% ±0.5	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,994 ±482	1.3% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	49,131 ±2,144	33.2% ±1.4	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	24,008 ±1,318	16.2% ±0.9	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	25,123 ±1,969	17.0% ±1.3	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Pomona city among the places of California

38th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Pomona city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Corona city	159,670 ±80
Hayward city	158,801 ±67
Roseville city	155,955 ±100
Sunnyvale city	154,236 ±68
Escondido city	149,668 ±57
Pomona city	147,943 ±74
Visalia city	143,939 ±53
Torrance city	142,130 ±39
Fullerton city	140,968 ±79
Orange city	138,266 ±77
Victorville city	137,627 ±74

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Pomona city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 71 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 85 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 90 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 182 Places by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 278 Places in California by median rent
No. 292 Places by foreign-born share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026