Pomona vs Smithville

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

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

Smithville has the higher population (9,260 vs 8,141 in Pomona). Pomona has the higher median household income ($100,382 vs $72,875 in Smithville). Smithville has the higher median home value ($270,600 vs $244,500 in Pomona).

Population, income & housing

	Pomona	Smithville
Population	8,141	9,260
Median age	40.2 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$100,382	$72,875
Median home value	$244,500	$270,600
Median gross rent	$897	$1,477
Housing units	2,532	4,814
Homeownership rate	82.9%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.6%	37.8%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pomona	Smithville
Population	7,363 → 8,141 (+10.6%)	7,365 → 9,260 (+25.7%)
Median household income	$82,191 → $100,382 (+22.1%)	$61,010 → $72,875 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$202,400 → $244,500 (+20.8%)	$202,800 → $270,600 (+33.4%)
Median gross rent	$712 → $897 (+26.0%)	$1,198 → $1,477 (+23.3%)

Pomona

Population

7,3638,141

Median household income

$82,191$100,382

Median home value

$202,400$244,500

Median gross rent

$712$897

Smithville

Population

7,3659,260

Median household income

$61,010$72,875

Median home value

$202,800$270,600

Median gross rent

$1,198$1,477

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pomona	Smithville
Under 5	2.8%	1.7%
5 to 17	21.7%	13.7%
18 to 24	9.6%	4.0%
25 to 34	9.8%	18.7%
35 to 44	12.9%	8.8%
45 to 54	9.4%	12.0%
55 to 64	13.3%	13.7%
65 to 74	11.2%	12.7%
75 and over	9.4%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pomona	Smithville
White (non-Hispanic)	41.0%	63.0%
Black or African American	15.6%	14.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	20.9%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.5%
Two or more races	8.8%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	13.6%	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pomona	Smithville
No high school diploma	12.1%	6.9%
High school graduate	32.4%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.7%	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	15.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pomona	Smithville
Drove alone	73.4%	78.7%
Carpooled	18.7%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	0.6%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	5.7%	9.4%
Other means	1.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pomona	Smithville
1-unit, detached	83.3%	50.5%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	19.0%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	18.1%
20 or more units	10.4%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Pomona	Smithville
Poverty rate	5.5%	8.1%
Average household size	3.16	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1995	1989