Linwood vs Pomona

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

Linwood 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 6,954 in Linwood). Linwood has the higher median household income ($135,904 vs $100,382 in Pomona). Linwood has the higher median home value ($351,100 vs $244,500 in Pomona).

Population, income & housing

	Linwood	Pomona
Population	6,954	8,141
Median age	45.8 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$135,904	$100,382
Median home value	$351,100	$244,500
Median gross rent	$2,070	$897
Housing units	2,859	2,532
Homeownership rate	90.0%	82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.6%	34.6%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Linwood	Pomona
Population	6,742 → 6,954 (+3.1%)	7,363 → 8,141 (+10.6%)
Median household income	$109,013 → $135,904 (+24.7%)	$82,191 → $100,382 (+22.1%)
Median home value	$290,000 → $351,100 (+21.1%)	$202,400 → $244,500 (+20.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,583 → $2,070 (+30.8%)	$712 → $897 (+26.0%)

Linwood

Population

6,7426,954

Median household income

$109,013$135,904

Median home value

$290,000$351,100

Median gross rent

$1,583$2,070

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)

	Linwood	Pomona
Under 5	5.7%	2.8%
5 to 17	17.6%	21.7%
18 to 24	6.7%	9.6%
25 to 34	6.9%	9.8%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.9%
45 to 54	12.1%	9.4%
55 to 64	14.8%	13.3%
65 to 74	12.5%	11.2%
75 and over	11.8%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Linwood	Pomona
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	41.0%
Black or African American	2.0%	15.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.7%	20.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	13.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Linwood	Pomona
No high school diploma	5.6%	12.1%
High school graduate	16.9%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	18.9%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	33.6%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	25.0%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Linwood	Pomona
Drove alone	74.0%	73.4%
Carpooled	9.2%	18.7%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	14.8%	5.7%
Other means	0.8%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Linwood	Pomona
1-unit, detached	88.0%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	10.4%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Linwood	Pomona
Poverty rate	2.9%	5.5%
Average household size	2.62	3.16
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1968	1995