Pomona vs Thiells

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

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

Thiells has the higher population (4,539 vs 3,961 in Pomona). Pomona has the higher median household income ($172,188 vs $126,250 in Thiells). Pomona has the higher median home value ($716,500 vs $532,200 in Thiells).

Population, income & housing

	Pomona	Thiells
Population	3,961	4,539
Median age	29.6 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$172,188	$126,250
Median home value	$716,500	$532,200
Median gross rent	$1,778	$1,739
Housing units	1,055	1,565
Homeownership rate	93.6%	91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.0%	43.6%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pomona	Thiells
Population	2,668 → 3,961 (+48.5%)	4,870 → 4,539 (-6.8%)
Median household income	$122,500 → $172,188 (+40.6%)	$127,891 → $126,250 (-1.3%)
Median home value	$550,900 → $716,500 (+30.1%)	$414,800 → $532,200 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$3,181 → $1,778 (-44.1%)	$1,857 → $1,739 (-6.4%)

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

Thiells

Population

4,8704,539

Median household income

$127,891$126,250

Median home value

$414,800$532,200

Median gross rent

$1,857$1,739

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pomona	Thiells
Under 5	10.0%	8.3%
5 to 17	22.9%	14.7%
18 to 24	10.1%	3.9%
25 to 34	15.1%	15.7%
35 to 44	11.1%	9.8%
45 to 54	8.6%	9.4%
55 to 64	7.3%	17.9%
65 to 74	9.0%	11.2%
75 and over	5.9%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pomona	Thiells
White (non-Hispanic)	59.9%	61.6%
Black or African American	10.4%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	13.8%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.5%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	28.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pomona	Thiells
No high school diploma	13.4%	5.5%
High school graduate	15.6%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	11.0%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	30.1%	27.3%
Graduate or professional degree	29.9%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pomona	Thiells
Drove alone	61.6%	71.8%
Carpooled	9.7%	12.8%
Public transit	6.3%	1.6%
Walked	1.1%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.5%	9.5%
Other means	4.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pomona	Thiells
1-unit, detached	92.3%	91.8%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Pomona	Thiells
Poverty rate	1.5%	3.2%
Average household size	3.85	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	37	29
Median year structure built	1981	1975