COMPARING TWO PLACES
Manasquan vs Point Pleasant
PLACE A
Manasquan, New Jersey
VS
PLACE B
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Manasquan is 54% larger than Point Pleasant. Manasquan earns more, with a median household income $105,381 higher. Manasquan has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -6%).
MANASQUANPOINT PLEASANTDIFFERENCE
Total population5,9543,869+54% vs Point Pleasant
Population density4,3141,601+2,713
Population growth0.7%-6.4%+7.1 pts
Median age48.348.5−0.2
Male50.0%52.0%−1.9 pts
Female50.0%48.0%+1.9 pts
Foreign-born4.1%0.3%+3.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.3%94.3%−3.0 pts
Black0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.3%0.0%+4.3 pts
Asian0.8%0.5%+0.3 pts
Other3.6%2.1%+1.5 pts
Median household income$142,944$37,563+$105,381
Per capita income$90,603$28,276+$62,327
Poverty rate3.0%24.4%−21.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5120.452+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher71.2%28.2%+43.1 pts
Graduate degree25.2%7.2%+17.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%8.1%−5.4 pts
Labor force participation63.9%39.3%+24.7 pts
Median home value$988,100$118,000+$870,100
Median gross rent$2,030$624+$1,406
Owner-occupied83.9%62.7%+21.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.1%17.4%+6.7 pts
Rent-burdened households33.3%18.9%+14.4 pts
Average commute34.321.7+12.6
Worked from home20.4%4.2%+16.2 pts
Public transit to work2.9%0.0%+2.9 pts
Uninsured2.0%2.0%Even
Population, 1990 – 2025