Point Pleasant Beach

Population: 4,826
Median household income: $131,641
Median home value: $813,500

Point Pleasant Beach, a community in Ocean County, New Jersey, has 4,826 residents. At $131,641, its median household income sits above Ocean County's $86,411.

From 2019 to 2023, Point Pleasant Beach's population grew 6.4% from 4,537 to 4,826, while its median home value rose 33.8% from $608,000 to $813,500.

The median resident is 47.2 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 18.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,826
Median age: 47.2 yrs
Median household income: $131,641
Median home value: $813,500
Median gross rent: $1,717
Housing units: 2,856
Homeownership rate: 70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,5374,826

Median household income

$103,940$131,641

Median home value

$608,000$813,500

Median gross rent

$1,417$1,717

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,537	$103,940	$608,000	$1,417
2020	4,548	$104,034	$583,100	$1,469
2021	4,748	$108,919	$616,200	$1,710
2022	4,786	$119,647	$772,100	$1,672
2023	4,826	$131,641	$813,500	$1,717

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

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 2414.4%

25 to 349.4%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6418.5%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	94	1.9%
5 to 17	577	12.0%
18 to 24	695	14.4%
25 to 34	453	9.4%
35 to 44	453	9.4%
45 to 54	634	13.1%
55 to 64	894	18.5%
65 to 74	530	11.0%
75 and over	496	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,029	83.5%
Black or African American	42	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.3%
Asian	30	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.2%
Two or more races	49	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	650	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate15.0%

Some college or associate's18.2%

Bachelor's degree43.6%

Graduate or professional degree15.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	265	7.7%
High school graduate	520	15.0%
Some college or associate's	630	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,507	43.6%
Graduate or professional degree	538	15.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone53.1%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit6.1%

Walked15.1%

Bicycle3.2%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,375	53.1%
Carpooled	256	9.9%
Public transit	158	6.1%
Walked	391	15.1%
Bicycle	82	3.2%
Worked from home	286	11.0%
Other means	41	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	887	38.5%
15 to 29 min	288	12.5%
30 to 44 min	492	21.4%
45 to 59 min	164	7.1%
60+ min	472	20.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 11.2% (540 of 4,807)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,271	67.0%
Nonfamily households	626	33.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,897	66.4%
Vacant	959	33.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,338	70.5%
Renter-occupied	559	29.5%

1-unit, detached69.4%

1-unit, attached12.0%

2 to 4 units11.1%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,981	69.4%
1-unit, attached	342	12.0%
2 to 4 units	318	11.1%
5 to 19 units	203	7.1%
20 or more units	12	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3459910
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.42 sq mi
Water area: 0.32 sq mi
Center point: 40.0926, -74.0452