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CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Point Pleasant

New Jersey · 18,177 residents · 3.49 sq mi
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Point Pleasant is a city of 18,177 people in New Jersey. Renters pay $768 a month at the median. Median home value sits at $151,400. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 37.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 3.1%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $30,130
Older
median age 37.2
US median: 33.0
Average education
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 20%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $93,722
Section 01

Population & growth

18,177
−6%vs 2000
vs 19,306 in 2000
1990 – 2025
37.2
−5%vs 2000
vs 39.4 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Land area
3.49 sq mi
Population, 19902024
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202419K
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Age distribution, 1990
Under 56.1%(1,106)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 96.4%(1,158)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 145.5%(1,008)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 196.3%(1,151)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 246.3%(1,140)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3416%(2,904)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 4415.5%(2,811)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 5411.2%(2,038)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 649.7%(1,761)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 749.3%(1,696)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 845.4%(973)
US avg: 4%
85 and over2.4%(431)
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 02

Income & economy

$40,798
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $55,987 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
$18,770
−27%vs 2000
vs $25,715 in 2000
US average: $14,340
3.1%
−0.1 ptsvs 2000
vs 3.2% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

$151,400
+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $159,800 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
$768
+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $859 in 2000
US average: $450
76.8%
−3.0 ptsvs 2000
vs 79.8% in 2000
23.2% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic96.1%(18,556)
Black0.2%(47)
Hispanic / Latino2.4%(465)
Asian0.5%(103)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic99.3%(18,050)
Black0.4%(69)
Hispanic / Latino1%(182)
Asian0%(9)
Other0.3%(49)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.9%(552)
Colombian1%(196)
Cuban0.9%(177)
Ecuadorian0.7%(131)
Costa Rican0.3%(53)
Argentine0.2%(48)
Guatemalan0.1%(22)
Dominican0.1%(15)
Peruvian0.1%(12)
Asian origin
Filipino0.2%(45)
Korean0.2%(34)
Japanese0.1%(24)
Chinese0.1%(17)
Indonesian0.1%(14)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(20)
Ancestry
Irish27.6%(5,332)
Italian24.5%(4,730)
German17.7%(3,431)
English7.4%(1,432)
Polish7.1%(1,374)
Scottish2.6%(504)
American2.3%(452)
Swedish1.5%(282)
Norwegian1.4%(280)
Russian1.3%(257)
Hungarian1.2%(240)
Dutch1.1%(221)
+ 29 more ancestry groups with data
Arab1%(184)
French0.9%(181)
Greek0.7%(141)
Austrian0.7%(135)
Welsh0.5%(103)
Portuguese0.5%(100)
Egyptian0.5%(95)
Lithuanian0.5%(95)
Czech0.4%(81)
Ukrainian0.3%(66)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(64)
Slovak0.3%(63)
Swiss0.3%(56)
Canadian0.2%(34)
Armenian0.2%(32)
Moroccan0.1%(25)
Brazilian0.1%(25)
Palestinian0.1%(24)
British0.1%(23)
Croatian0.1%(23)
Danish0.1%(20)
Syrian0.1%(19)
West Indian0.1%(10)
Jamaican0.1%(10)
Turkish0%(7)
Finnish0%(6)
Belgian0%(4)
Section 05

Education

20.2%
−7.7 ptsvs 2000
vs 27.8% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
81.1%
−7.4 ptsvs 2000
vs 88.5% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
5.4%
−2.3 ptsvs 2000
vs 7.7% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

24.8 min
+3%vs 2000
vs 24.2 min in 2000
US average: 21.9
Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married29.4%(2,359)
Married60.3%(4,832)
Widowed1.2%(97)
Divorced9.1%(728)
Women 15+
Never married25.3%(2,174)
Married54.8%(4,699)
Widowed6%(511)
Divorced14%(1,198)
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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

3.5%
−6.6 ptssince 2013
from 10.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
73.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 73.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.2%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 15.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
18.0%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 15.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
6.7%
−1.5 ptssince 2020
from 8.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
85.3%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 85.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
22.9%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 22.3% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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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How many people live in Point Pleasant, New Jersey?

Point Pleasant, New Jersey has about 18,177 residents according to the 1990 Census.

What is the median household income in Point Pleasant, New Jersey?

The typical household in Point Pleasant, New Jersey earns about $40,798 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Point Pleasant, New Jersey expensive?

In Point Pleasant, New Jersey, the median home is worth about $151,400, and the typical rent is about $768 a month.

How educated are people in Point Pleasant, New Jersey?

About 20.2% of adults age 25 and over in Point Pleasant, New Jersey hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Point Pleasant, New Jersey?

About 3.1% of people in Point Pleasant, New Jersey live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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