Point Pleasant

Population: 19,158
Median household income: $108,713
Median home value: $523,400

Point Pleasant, a community in Ocean County, New Jersey, has 19,158 residents. At $108,713, its median household income sits above Ocean County's $86,411.

From 2019 to 2023, Point Pleasant's population grew 3.0% from 18,598 to 19,158, while its median home value rose 35.5% from $386,200 to $523,400.

The typical home was built around 1968. 3.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,158
Median age: 44.9 yrs
Median household income: $108,713
Median home value: $523,400
Median gross rent: $1,969
Housing units: 8,522
Homeownership rate: 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,59819,158

Median household income

$98,401$108,713

Median home value

$386,200$523,400

Median gross rent

$1,634$1,969

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,598	$98,401	$386,200	$1,634
2020	18,686	$99,030	$386,700	$1,689
2021	18,839	$102,143	$407,400	$1,706
2022	19,024	$106,203	$475,400	$1,920
2023	19,158	$108,713	$523,400	$1,969

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5415.4%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	915	4.8%
5 to 17	2,843	14.8%
18 to 24	1,008	5.3%
25 to 34	2,417	12.6%
35 to 44	2,420	12.6%
45 to 54	2,950	15.4%
55 to 64	3,278	17.1%
65 to 74	2,337	12.2%
75 and over	990	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,610	86.7%
Black or African American	110	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	89	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	37	0.2%
Some other race	30	0.2%
Two or more races	319	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,963	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate22.0%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree32.3%

Graduate or professional degree16.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	591	4.1%
High school graduate	3,169	22.0%
Some college or associate's	3,658	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,643	32.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,331	16.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit1.2%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle3.0%

Worked from home12.1%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,265	75.7%
Carpooled	534	4.9%
Public transit	128	1.2%
Walked	182	1.7%
Bicycle	322	3.0%
Worked from home	1,316	12.1%
Other means	168	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,539	26.5%
15 to 29 min	2,897	30.2%
30 to 44 min	1,832	19.1%
45 to 59 min	778	8.1%
60+ min	1,553	16.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 3.8% (721 of 19,013)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,211	66.0%
Nonfamily households	2,679	34.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,890	92.6%
Vacant	632	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,345	80.4%
Renter-occupied	1,545	19.6%

1-unit, detached78.6%

1-unit, attached5.7%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units8.7%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,701	78.6%
1-unit, attached	487	5.7%
2 to 4 units	415	4.9%
5 to 19 units	738	8.7%
20 or more units	154	1.8%
Mobile home & other	27	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3459880
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 3.49 sq mi
Water area: 0.67 sq mi
Center point: 40.0777, -74.0699