Pomona is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,860 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pomona is the 397th largest community in New York. Pomona home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Pomona real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Pomona is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 89.17% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Pomona is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pomona who work in management occupations (18.85%), sales jobs (13.17%), and teaching (10.05%). Also of interest is that Pomona has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.23% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Because of many things, Pomona is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Pomona really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Pomona perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. 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 34.61 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Despite being a small village, Pomona has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.If knowledge is power, Pomona is a pretty powerful place. 59.33% of the adults in Pomona have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Pomona in 2022 was $63,773, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $255,092 for a family of four. Pomona is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Pomona home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pomona residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Pomona include Polish, Hungarian, Haitian, Russian, and Irish. In addition, Pomona has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.76%). The most common language spoken in Pomona is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
