It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Pomeroy has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Pomeroy has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Pomeroy than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Pomeroy may be for you.
In Pomeroy, just 7.47% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Pomeroy in 2022 was $20,405, which is low income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $81,620 for a family of four. However, Pomeroy contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pomeroy also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.50% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Pomeroy home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pomeroy residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Pomeroy include German, Irish, English, French, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Pomeroy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
