The majority of residents living in tract 3.01 are renters as shown in Table I and often times apartments are considerably smaller than homes people own. This points out that population must be dense with a lot of apartments consisting of duplexes to four-plexes in the region. Figures I and II graphically explain the housing size being quite a bit larger in Pomona than in Montclair, by the number of rooms in each unit. These two figures also show Pomona has smaller households living in larger units than tract 3.01 of Montclair. Affordable Housing Affordable housing remains a problem in most areas of Southern California, Montclair and Pomona are no exception.
Renters find themselves paying even more for monthly housing expenses.
Affordable housing for renters in Montclair exists, but is extremely competitive. Pomona homeowners remain in a better situation than the rest of Los Angeles County. Renters in Pomona find themselves in the same situation as renters in Montclair. Figures III and IV graphically display how household income relates to the percentage people pay in monthly housing expenses. Figure III, which deals with San Bernardino County shows as monthly income increases, affordability also increases.