Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey · 3.5 sq mi · 5,693 people per sq mi
About 20,000 people live in Point Pleasant. The typical household earns $115,625, and the median resident is 46.1 years old.
2026 projection
From 18,971 in 2020
Poverty rate 4.46%
Men 45.4 · Women 47
1930–2026
19,876
2026 projection
4.8% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1930–2026
19,876
2026 projection
4.8% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 19,876 | +164 | 0.83% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19,712 | +84 | 0.43% |
| 2024 | 19,628 | +129 | 0.66% |
| 2023 | 19,499 | +86 | 0.44% |
| 2022 | 19,413 | +174 | 0.90% |
| 2021 | 19,239 | +268 | 1.41% |
| 2020 | 18,971 | +185 | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 18,786 | +101 | 0.54% |
| 2018 | 18,685 | +108 | 0.58% |
| 2017 | 18,577 | +65 | 0.35% |
Showing 10 of 25 years.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 193 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 22 residents
57% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 57% | 60% | 54% |
| Never married | 27% | 29% | 25% |
| Divorced | 12% | 9% | 14% |
| Widowed | 4% | 1% | 6% |
| Separated | <1% | <1% | <1% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau