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Point Pleasant, NJ Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Point Pleasant is $39,885, which is higher than the state average of $36,359 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Point Pleasant median household income is $84,163, which has grown by 50.33% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 30.67% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Point Pleasant residents spend 30.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 31.2 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #209

Point Pleasant, NJ	39,885 USD
New Jersey	36,359 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Point Pleasant, NJ	46,332 USD
New Jersey	39,546 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Point Pleasant, NJ	61,027 USD
New Jersey	47,106 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Point Pleasant, NJ	36,022 USD
New Jersey	32,292 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #193

Point Pleasant, NJ	84,163 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Point Pleasant, NJ	100,437 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #62

Point Pleasant, NJ	50.33%
New Jersey	30.67%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Point Pleasant, NJ		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	29.92%	$12,816, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.14%	$20,911, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.22%	$4,105, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.48%	$33,666, see rank	17.41%	$26,347	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Point Pleasant, NJ	104,540 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Point Pleasant, NJ	120,580 USD
New Jersey	114,618 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Point Pleasant, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$84,774, see rank	$77,446	$56,900
Hispanic	$19,724, see rank	$49,097	$42,396
One Race, Other	$19,483, see rank	$45,137	$40,300
Two or More Races	$176,875, see rank	$59,161	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Point Pleasant, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
less than 25	$81,071, see rank	$32,789	$25,788
25 to 44	$104,662, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$98,886, see rank	$88,136	$65,027
65 or over	$51,345, see rank	$44,740	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Point Pleasant, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	15,030, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	6,940, 46.17%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,318, 76.63%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	9, 0.13%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	5,309, 76.50%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,757, 89.60%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	552, 10.40%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,622, 23.37%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	8,090, 53.83%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,021, 62.06%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	49, 0.61%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,972, 61.46%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,615, 92.82%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	357, 7.18%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,069, 37.94%, see rank	39.25%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Point Pleasant, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	9,207, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7,946, 86.30%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	483, 5.25%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	169, 1.84%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	112, 1.22%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	67, 0.73%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	430, 4.67%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Point Pleasant, NJ	30.2 minutes
New Jersey	31.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Point Pleasant, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,372	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	4,757, 50.76%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,079, 43.70%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	709, 14.90%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	770, 16.19%, see rank	18.56%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	28, 0.59%, see rank	0.26%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	535, 11.25%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	376, 7.90%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	4,615, 49.24%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,129, 46.13%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	711, 15.41%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,681, 36.42%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	78, 1.69%, see rank	5.12%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Point Pleasant, NJ	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,372, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	55, 0.59%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	769, 8.21%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	643, 6.86%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	203, 2.17%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,229, 13.11%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	439, 4.68%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	90, 0.96%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	852, 9.09%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	981, 10.47%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,241, 23.91%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	974, 10.39%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	541, 5.77%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	355, 3.79%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Point Pleasant, NJ	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,151	6.27%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	194	4.03%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.