Brigantine vs Pomona

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

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

Pomona has the higher population (8,141 vs 7,702 in Brigantine). Pomona has the higher median household income ($100,382 vs $88,906 in Brigantine). Brigantine has the higher median home value ($485,000 vs $244,500 in Pomona).

Population, income & housing

	Brigantine	Pomona
Population	7,702	8,141
Median age	59.2 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$88,906	$100,382
Median home value	$485,000	$244,500
Median gross rent	$1,499	$897
Housing units	9,340	2,532
Homeownership rate	74.8%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.6%	34.6%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brigantine	Pomona
Population	8,832 → 7,702 (-12.8%)	7,363 → 8,141 (+10.6%)
Median household income	$72,372 → $88,906 (+22.8%)	$82,191 → $100,382 (+22.1%)
Median home value	$354,200 → $485,000 (+36.9%)	$202,400 → $244,500 (+20.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,344 → $1,499 (+11.5%)	$712 → $897 (+26.0%)

Brigantine

Population

8,8327,702

Median household income

$72,372$88,906

Median home value

$354,200$485,000

Median gross rent

$1,344$1,499

Pomona

Population

7,3638,141

Median household income

$82,191$100,382

Median home value

$202,400$244,500

Median gross rent

$712$897

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brigantine	Pomona
Under 5	2.6%	2.8%
5 to 17	6.9%	21.7%
18 to 24	4.8%	9.6%
25 to 34	11.4%	9.8%
35 to 44	6.3%	12.9%
45 to 54	8.5%	9.4%
55 to 64	25.7%	13.3%
65 to 74	20.2%	11.2%
75 and over	13.6%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brigantine	Pomona
White (non-Hispanic)	84.8%	41.0%
Black or African American	1.1%	15.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.4%	20.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	13.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brigantine	Pomona
No high school diploma	6.8%	12.1%
High school graduate	23.3%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	27.5%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	18.1%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brigantine	Pomona
Drove alone	70.1%	73.4%
Carpooled	5.4%	18.7%
Public transit	3.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	19.3%	5.7%
Other means	1.2%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brigantine	Pomona
1-unit, detached	50.6%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	13.5%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	17.2%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	10.5%	10.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Brigantine	Pomona
Poverty rate	9.4%	5.5%
Average household size	1.95	3.16
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1980	1995