Moving to Pomona, New York

Population: 2,726. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,945 (+8.0% change)
Males: 1,361 (49.9%), Females: 1,365 (50.1%)

Rockland County

Zip code: 10970

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.6 years
Median household income: $103,608
Median house value: $311,600

Population by Race

Races in Pomona:

• White Non-Hispanic (75.3%)
• Black (10.4%)
• Hispanic (5.9%)
• Two or more races (2.1%)
• Asian Indian (1.8%)
• Chinese (1.7%)
• Other race (1.6%)
• Korean (1.6%)
• Filipino (0.9%)
• American Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (18.2%), Russian (11.4%), Irish (11.0%), Polish (7.8%), West Indian (7.7%), German (5.3%).

Elevation: 440 feet

Land area: 2.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pomona

• High school or higher: 91.6%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 58.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 27.8%
• Unemployed: 5.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 40.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pomona village

• Never married: 21.6%
• Now married: 68.0%
• Separated: 1.5%
• Widowed: 3.5%
• Divorced: 5.4%

20.7% Foreign born (7.3% Latin America, 7.2% Asia, 6.0% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +108 (+4.1%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Pomona:

• SUMMIT PARK HOSP (SANATORIUM ROAD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Pomona:

• HELEN HAYES HOSP (about 6 miles; WEST HAVERSTRAW, NY)
• GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL OF SUFFERN (about 7 miles; SUFFERN, NY)
• NYACK HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; NYACK, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pomona:

• STEWART INT’L (about 22 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; Abbreviation: SWF)
• TETERBORO (about 24 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
• WESTCHESTER COUNTY (about 26 miles; WHITE PLAINS, NY; Abbreviation: HPN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pomona:

• HAVERSTRAW (about 7 miles; HAVERSTRAW, NY; Abbreviation: H43)
• PEEKSKILL (about 8 miles; PEEKSKILL, NY; Abbreviation: 7N2)
• WARWICK MUNI (about 18 miles; WARWICK, NY; Abbreviation: N72)

Amtrak station near Pomona:

• 12 miles: CROTON-HARMON (CROTON-ON-HUDSON, CROTON POINT AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pomona:

• ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; SUFFERN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,409)
• RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 11 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,076)
• UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY (about 15 miles; WEST POINT, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,088)
• BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; PARAMUS, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,733)
• MERCY COLLEGE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 18 miles; DOBBS FERRY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,643)
• PACE UNIVERSITY-PLEASANTVILLE BRIARCLIFF (about 19 miles; PLEASANTVILLE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
• PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; PATERSON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,452)

Private primary/middle schools in Pomona:

• BAIS YAAKOV CHOFETZ CHAIM OF P (Students: 377; Location: PO BOX 704 44 CAMP HILL RD; Grades: PK – 9; Girls only)
• ROCKLAND LEARNING CENTER (Students: 66; Location: 136 CONCKLIN ROAD; Grades: PK – KG)