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.
The citizens of Pomeroy have a very low rate of college education: just 7.81% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Pomeroy in 2022 was $21,205, which is low income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,820 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 38.57% 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 Welsh.
The most common language spoken in Pomeroy is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
