Moving to Pomona, Kansas
Population: 923. Estimated population in July 2024: 942 (+2.1% change)
Males: 462 (50.1%), Females: 461 (49.9%)
Zip code: 66076
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.0 years
Median household income: $30,521
Median house value: $64,200
Population by Race
Races in Pomona:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.7%)
- American Indian (4.2%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
Ancestries: United States (17.0%), German (16.9%), English (10.0%), Irish (9.3%), French (2.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%).
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Pomona
- High school or higher: 79.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Pomona city
- Never married: 16.7%
- Now married: 59.0%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 10.8%
- Divorced: 11.2%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +83 (+9.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Pomona:
- RANSOM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; OTTAWA, KS)
- ANDERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; GARNETT, KS)
- LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; LAWRENCE, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pomona:
- FORBES FIELD (about 28 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Abbreviation: FOE)
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 70 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MKC)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 70 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MCI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pomona:
- OTTAWA MUNI (about 15 miles; OTTAWA, KS; Abbreviation: OWI)
- POMONA LAKE (about 17 miles; LYNDON, KS; Abbreviation: 39K)
- OSAGE CITY MUNI (about 25 miles; OSAGE CITY, KS; Abbreviation: 53K)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pomona:
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 27 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
- WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 38 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,857)
- KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 59 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,168)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 66 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
Schools
Public high school in Pomona:
- POMONA HIGH (Students: 221; Location: 511 E FRANKLIN; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Pomona:
- POMONA ELEM (Students: 241; Location: 331 E ‘D’ STREET; Grades: KG – 08)
- APPANOOSE ELEM (Students: 197; Location: 600 SHAWNEE RD; Grades: KG – 08)