Point Pleasant is home to 19,334 people in New Jersey. At a median age of 46.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. There are 5,538 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $115,625, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
50% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 98%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Point Pleasant
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree20.2% → 50.0%(+29.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share98.5% → 88.2%(−10.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Point Pleasant's population equals 3.0% of Ocean County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.7% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.3% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)13%(84)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.6%(114)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era49.5%(320)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.2%(14)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.7%(24)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 647 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Point Pleasant, decade by decade
Point Pleasant population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
18,177
$97,918
$363,370
20.2%
3.6
2000
19,306
$101,989
$291,100
27.8%
9.4
2010
18,392
$112,958
$550,685
34.2%
16.2
2020
18,941
$120,028
$468,695
43.8%
24.9
2024
19,334
$115,625
$575,300
50.0%
26.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
