Pleasant Plains

Population: 536
Median home value: $576,100

Located in Somerset County, New Jersey, Pleasant Plains is a community with a population of 536. The median home value of $576,100 is above the Somerset County median ($523,900).

Between 2019 and 2023, Pleasant Plains's population held roughly steady from 540 to 536, while its median home value rose 11.8% from $515,400 to $576,100.

49.6% of workers drive to work alone. 100.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 536
Median age: 50.4 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $576,100
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 183
Homeownership rate: 90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.7%
Unemployment rate: 10.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

540536

Median household income

$209,583$225,809

Median home value

$515,400$576,100

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	540	$209,583	$515,400
2020	627	$211,547	$535,400
2021	390	$225,809	$645,800
2022	525	—	$593,300
2023	536	—	$576,100

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 2416.6%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 5417.2%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 7421.6%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	2.4%
5 to 17	76	14.2%
18 to 24	89	16.6%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	49	9.1%
45 to 54	92	17.2%
55 to 64	62	11.6%
65 to 74	116	21.6%
75 and over	39	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	251	46.8%
Black or African American	113	21.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	5.2%
Asian	133	24.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate39.4%

Some college or associate's10.9%

Bachelor's degree32.1%

Graduate or professional degree17.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	141	39.4%
Some college or associate's	39	10.9%
Bachelor's degree	115	32.1%
Graduate or professional degree	63	17.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 45 min

Drove alone49.6%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home44.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	121	49.6%
Carpooled	15	6.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	108	44.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	19	14.0%
30 to 44 min	52	38.2%
45 to 59 min	35	25.7%
60+ min	30	22.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 536)

	Count	Share
Family households	161	88.0%
Nonfamily households	22	12.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	183	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	166	90.7%
Renter-occupied	17	9.3%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	183	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3459500
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.22 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.4531, -74.5765