Pomona vs Torrance

A side-by-side comparison of Pomona and Torrance: population, income, housing, and more.

Pomona and Torrance are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Pomona has the higher population (148,391 vs 143,499 in Torrance). Torrance has the higher median household income ($113,105 vs $78,869 in Pomona). Torrance has the higher median home value ($1,036,600 vs $569,600 in Pomona).

Population, income & housing

	Pomona	Torrance
Population	148,391	143,499
Median age	35.4 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$78,869	$113,105
Median home value	$569,600	$1,036,600
Median gross rent	$1,738	$2,214
Housing units	43,767	59,411
Homeownership rate	54.6%	54.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	53.0%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pomona	Torrance
Population	152,209 → 148,391 (-2.5%)	145,492 → 143,499 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$60,598 → $78,869 (+30.2%)	$93,492 → $113,105 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$394,500 → $569,600 (+44.4%)	$762,700 → $1,036,600 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,362 → $1,738 (+27.6%)	$1,736 → $2,214 (+27.5%)

Pomona

Population

152,209148,391

Median household income

$60,598$78,869

Median home value

$394,500$569,600

Median gross rent

$1,362$1,738

Torrance

Population

145,492143,499

Median household income

$93,492$113,105

Median home value

$762,700$1,036,600

Median gross rent

$1,736$2,214

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pomona	Torrance
Under 5	6.2%	4.8%
5 to 17	17.3%	15.9%
18 to 24	10.7%	6.1%
25 to 34	15.2%	11.9%
35 to 44	13.6%	13.8%
45 to 54	13.1%	14.6%
55 to 64	11.3%	14.6%
65 to 74	7.7%	10.2%
75 and over	4.9%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pomona	Torrance
White (non-Hispanic)	10.0%	32.2%
Black or African American	5.0%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	10.9%	38.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.6%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	71.4%	19.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pomona	Torrance
No high school diploma	25.8%	5.1%
High school graduate	26.6%	17.1%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	34.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	18.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pomona	Torrance
Drove alone	72.0%	71.1%
Carpooled	14.0%	6.2%
Public transit	1.9%	1.1%
Walked	1.5%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.4%
Worked from home	8.8%	18.5%
Other means	1.4%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pomona	Torrance
1-unit, detached	60.5%	53.1%
1-unit, attached	7.6%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	8.8%
20 or more units	11.2%	23.1%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Pomona	Torrance
Poverty rate	14.2%	6.9%
Average household size	3.44	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	32	27
Median year structure built	1966	1963