Point Pleasant.
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New Jersey·Ocean County
4 tracts·19K people·$575K median·5,538/mi²
White 88 · Hispanic 8 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 1 · Black 1 · Other 0
Married couple 55 · Living alone 24 · Other 20
Retail 20 · Leisure 20 · Professional 18 · Health 17 · Manufacturing 15 · Public admin 3 · Other 6
Management · business · science · arts 49 · Sales · office 20 · Service 17 · Production · transport 7 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 73 · Work from home 15 · Carpool 12 · Walk 2 · Bike 2 · Transit 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Point Pleasant is $575,300 (Census ACS) — 1.3× the US median of $458,812.
Point Pleasant has 19,334 residents across 4 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 46.1; the population is 88.2% White, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Multiracial, 0.8% Asian, 0.6% Black and 0.2% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 50.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 4.5% (Census ACS).
Nellie F. Bennett Elementary School (60%) and Ocean Road Elementary School (52%) lead the elementary schools; Memorial Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (59%); Point Pleasant Borough High School is the high school with reported scores (60%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,930/month, 22% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Point Pleasant is $115,625 a year, 34% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Point Pleasant, median rent is $1,930/month and the median home value is $575,300 (Census ACS).
Point Pleasant reported 0.5 violent crimes and 4.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 100 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 17 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Point Pleasant are strong wind (99), winter weather (83) and ice storm (78), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Point Pleasant, 2.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).