Pomona vs Ventnor City

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

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

Ventnor City has the higher population (9,220 vs 8,141 in Pomona). Pomona has the higher median household income ($100,382 vs $74,619 in Ventnor City). Ventnor City has the higher median home value ($345,300 vs $244,500 in Pomona).

Population, income & housing

	Pomona	Ventnor City
Population	8,141	9,220
Median age	40.2 yrs	56.1 yrs
Median household income	$100,382	$74,619
Median home value	$244,500	$345,300
Median gross rent	$897	$1,477
Housing units	2,532	7,813
Homeownership rate	82.9%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.6%	37.8%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pomona	Ventnor City
Population	7,363 → 8,141 (+10.6%)	10,095 → 9,220 (-8.7%)
Median household income	$82,191 → $100,382 (+22.1%)	$59,219 → $74,619 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$202,400 → $244,500 (+20.8%)	$273,500 → $345,300 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	$712 → $897 (+26.0%)	$1,163 → $1,477 (+27.0%)

Pomona

Population

7,3638,141

Median household income

$82,191$100,382

Median home value

$202,400$244,500

Median gross rent

$712$897

Ventnor City

Population

10,0959,220

Median household income

$59,219$74,619

Median home value

$273,500$345,300

Median gross rent

$1,163$1,477

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pomona	Ventnor City
Under 5	2.8%	1.9%
5 to 17	21.7%	11.7%
18 to 24	9.6%	5.5%
25 to 34	9.8%	11.8%
35 to 44	12.9%	7.8%
45 to 54	9.4%	10.1%
55 to 64	13.3%	22.0%
65 to 74	11.2%	14.5%
75 and over	9.4%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pomona	Ventnor City
White (non-Hispanic)	41.0%	68.3%
Black or African American	15.6%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	20.9%	8.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	8.8%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.6%	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pomona	Ventnor City
No high school diploma	12.1%	6.7%
High school graduate	32.4%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	24.7%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	15.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pomona	Ventnor City
Drove alone	73.4%	68.2%
Carpooled	18.7%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	8.4%
Walked	0.6%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.8%
Worked from home	5.7%	11.7%
Other means	1.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pomona	Ventnor City
1-unit, detached	83.3%	49.1%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	8.7%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	19.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.0%
20 or more units	10.4%	17.1%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Pomona	Ventnor City
Poverty rate	5.5%	10.3%
Average household size	3.16	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1995	1961