Point Pleasant is a city located in Mason County West Virginia. Point Pleasant has a 2020 population of 3,900. Point Pleasant is currently declining at a rate of -1.37% annually and its population has decreased by -10.26% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 4,346 in 2010.
The average household income in Point Pleasant is $52,154 with a poverty rate of 20.52%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $418 per month, and the median house value is $84,000. The median age in Point Pleasant is 36.4 years, 33.6 years for males, and 38.9 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Point Pleasantwas:
2021 and 2022 population is estimated by projecting the 2019 numbers.
Year | Population | Growth | Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 58,440 | 0.00% | |
2011 | 58,347 | -93 | -0.16% |
2012 | 58,103 | -244 | -0.42% |
2013 | 57,829 | -274 | -0.47% |
2014 | 57,616 | -213 | -0.37% |
2015 | 57,338 | -278 | -0.48% |
2016 | 57,124 | -214 | -0.37% |
2017 | 56,968 | -156 | -0.27% |
2018 | 56,697 | -271 | -0.48% |
2019 | 56,414 | -283 | -0.50% |
2020 | 56,131 | -283 | -0.50% |
2021 | 55,848 | -283 | -0.51% |
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 4,027 | 97.93% |
Black or African American | 20 | 0.49% |
Asian | 4 | 0.10% |
Some Other Race | 46 | 1.12% |
Two or More Races | 15 | 0.36% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 1,774 | 2.3 | 65.1 |
Married | 811 | 2.9 | 79.7 |
Male | 91 | 2.34 | 48.4 |
Female | 171 | 3.61 | 45 |
Non Family | 701 | 1.28 | 55.3 |
2.94
Average Family Size
2.3
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 73 | 2.57% |
9th to 12th Grade | 244 | 8.59% |
High School Graduate | 1,194 | 42.06% |
Some College | 581 | 20.46% |
Associates Degree | 272 | 9.58% |
Bachelors Degree | 337 | 11.87% |
Graduate Degree | 138 | 4.86% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 2,838 | 2,521 | 475 |
Black | 1 | 1 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among black people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 16.74%.
99.58% of Point Pleasant residents speak only English, while 0.42% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Other Indo-European, which is spoken by 0.42% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Black | 11 | 11 | 100.00% |
Multiple | 14 | 14 | 100.00% |
White | 3,970 | 761 | 19.17% |
Other | 46 | NaN% |
20.52%
Overall Poverty Rate
13.86%
Male Poverty Rate
26.47%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Point Pleasant is Black, with 100.00% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Point Pleasant is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 2.58%. Among those working part-time, it was 18.41%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 21.23%.
53.3%
Overall Marriage Rate
59.6%
Male Marriage Rate
48.1%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 35-44, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 248 | 8.04% |
13.31%
Veteran Poverty Rate
66.13%
Veteran Disability Rate
49.6%
Labor Force Participation
47%
Employment Rate
5.3%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
61.99%
Born in Point Pleasant
99.90%
Native Born
0.10%
Foreign Born
0.00%
Non Citizen
0.10%
Naturalized
99.90% of Point Pleasant residents were born in the United States, with 61.99% having been born in West Virginia. 0.00% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1920 | 3,059 | 0.00% | |
1930 | 3,301 | 242 | 0.76% |
1940 | 3,538 | 237 | 0.70% |
1950 | 4,596 | 1,058 | 2.65% |
1960 | 5,785 | 1,189 | 2.33% |
1970 | 6,122 | 337 | 0.57% |
1980 | 5,682 | -440 | -0.74% |
1990 | 4,996 | -686 | -1.28% |
2000 | 4,637 | -359 | -0.74% |
2010 | 4,346 | -291 | -0.65% |
2011 | 4,322 | -24 | -0.55% |
2012 | 4,292 | -30 | -0.69% |
2013 | 4,266 | -26 | -0.61% |
2014 | 4,244 | -22 | -0.52% |
2015 | 4,221 | -23 | -0.54% |
2016 | 4,183 | -38 | -0.90% |
2017 | 4,144 | -39 | -0.93% |
2018 | 4,116 | -28 | -0.68% |
2019 | 4,062 | -54 | -1.31% |
2020 | 4,008 | -54 | -1.33% |
2021 | 3,954 | -54 | -1.35% |
2022 | 3,900 | -54 | -1.37% |