Orangeburg vs Pomona

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

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

Orangeburg has the higher population (4,279 vs 3,961 in Pomona). Pomona has the higher median household income ($172,188 vs $107,000 in Orangeburg). Pomona has the higher median home value ($716,500 vs $619,300 in Orangeburg).

Population, income & housing

	Orangeburg	Pomona
Population	4,279	3,961
Median age	42.8 yrs	29.6 yrs
Median household income	$107,000	$172,188
Median home value	$619,300	$716,500
Median gross rent	$1,308	$1,778
Housing units	1,469	1,055
Homeownership rate	77.7%	93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.8%	60.0%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Orangeburg	Pomona
Population	4,491 → 4,279 (-4.7%)	2,668 → 3,961 (+48.5%)
Median household income	$85,507 → $107,000 (+25.1%)	$122,500 → $172,188 (+40.6%)
Median home value	$465,900 → $619,300 (+32.9%)	$550,900 → $716,500 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	$981 → $1,308 (+33.3%)	$3,181 → $1,778 (-44.1%)

Orangeburg

Population

4,4914,279

Median household income

$85,507$107,000

Median home value

$465,900$619,300

Median gross rent

$981$1,308

Pomona

Population

2,6683,961

Median household income

$122,500$172,188

Median home value

$550,900$716,500

Median gross rent

$3,181$1,778

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Orangeburg	Pomona
Under 5	2.7%	10.0%
5 to 17	11.0%	22.9%
18 to 24	20.2%	10.1%
25 to 34	10.2%	15.1%
35 to 44	12.4%	11.1%
45 to 54	5.6%	8.6%
55 to 64	12.1%	7.3%
65 to 74	9.6%	9.0%
75 and over	16.2%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Orangeburg	Pomona
White (non-Hispanic)	63.1%	59.9%
Black or African American	6.1%	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	11.3%	13.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	15.6%	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Orangeburg	Pomona
No high school diploma	7.1%	13.4%
High school graduate	13.1%	15.6%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	11.0%
Bachelor's degree	22.5%	30.1%
Graduate or professional degree	34.3%	29.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Orangeburg	Pomona
Drove alone	64.9%	61.6%
Carpooled	4.7%	9.7%
Public transit	6.8%	6.3%
Walked	5.8%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.4%
Worked from home	16.5%	16.5%
Other means	0.7%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Orangeburg	Pomona
1-unit, detached	67.1%	92.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	14.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Orangeburg	Pomona
Poverty rate	12.0%	1.5%
Average household size	2.37	3.85
Mean commute (minutes)	31	37
Median year structure built	1964	1981