Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ

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2021 Population

105,398

1.52% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bob Menendez

Democratic Party

US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

45.3

1.12% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

5.01%

1.96% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$96,293

5.18% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$359,600

3.24% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ had a population of 105k people with a median age of 45.3 and a median household income of $96,293. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ declined from 107,020 to 105,398, a −1.52% decrease and its median household income grew from $91,553 to $96,293, a 5.18% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.1%), White (Hispanic) (5.2%), Other (Hispanic) (2.66%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.13%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.04%).

10.8% of the households in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.9% of the residents in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ was $359,600, and the homeownership rate was 82.4%.

Most people in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ was 2 cars per household.

Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ borders Tinton Falls Borough (South) PUMA, NJ, Monmouth County (Central) PUMA, NJ, Ocean County (South) PUMA, NJ, Beachwood Borough PUMA, NJ, and Ocean County (North Central) PUMA, NJ.

United States New Jersey

Population & Diversity

Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ is home to a population of 105k people, from which 96.9% are citizens. As of 2021, 7.73% of Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ residents were born outside of the country (8.15k people).

In 2021, there were 16.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (88.6k people) in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.48k White (Hispanic) and 2.81k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary langauge in households in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ are Spanish (6,472 households), Italian (907 households), and Portuguese (492 households).

Citizenship

96.9%

2021 Citizenship

97.4%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 96.9% of Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ

White (Non-Hispanic)
88.6k ± 1.88k
White (Hispanic)
5.48k ± 994
Other (Hispanic)
2.81k ± 917

10.7%

Hispanic Population

11.3k people

10.7% of the people in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ are hispanic (11.3k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

7.73%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

8.15k people

7.24%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

7.75k people

As of 2021, 7.73% of Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ residents (8.15k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ was 7.24%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
6,472 households (6.44%)
Italian
907 households (0.902%)
Portuguese
492 households (0.489%)

10.8% of the households in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 21.7%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2021, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ was Spanish. 6.44% of the households in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,993 ± 261
Korea
579 ± 218
Gulf War (1990s)
463 ± 147

Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.44 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ employs 53.3k people. The largest industries in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ are Elementary & secondary schools (4,899 people), Construction (4,094 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,957 people), and the highest paying industries are Nondepository credit & related activities ($158,010), Couriers & messengers ($146,361), and Drugs, sundries, & chemical & allied products merchant wholesalers ($145,963).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

25,400

Women

48.2%

27,259

Men

51.8%

The workforce of Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ in 2020 was 52,659 people, with 48.2% woman, and 51.8% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ.

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Occupations

53.3k

2021 Value

1.18%

1 Year growth

± 1.18%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ grew at a rate of 1.18%, from 52.7k employees to 53.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ, are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,988 people), Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (1,642 people), and Cashiers (1,520 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

53.3k

2021 Value

1.18%

1 Year growth

± 1.18%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ grew at a rate of 1.18%, from 52.7k employees to 53.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ, are Elementary & secondary schools (4,899 people), Construction (4,094 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,957 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,777

Median earning men ± $3,052

$41,655

Median earning women ± $2,208

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Public Administration ($96,616), Information ($93,947), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($80,139).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Wholesale Trade ($102,692), Information ($70,833), and Manufacturing ($69,211).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from New Jersey to other states, or from other states to New Jersey.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound New Jersey product (by dollars) was Electronics with $68.4B, followed by Pharmaceuticals ($64.3B) and Motorized vehicles ($45.5B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound New Jersey products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$634B

2020 Value in New Jersey

$1.35T

Projected 2050 Value in New Jersey

113% growth

In 2020, total outbound New Jersey trade was $634B. This is expected to increase 113% to $1.35T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound New Jersey trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from New Jersey to other states, or from other states to New Jersey.

Most Common Trade Partners

New York
$114B
Pennsylvania
$59.4B
Ohio
$21.2B

In 2020, the top outbound New Jersey domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was New York with $114B, followed by Pennsylvania with $59.4B and Ohio and $21.2B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that New Jersey shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.696%).

Bob Menendez and Cory Booker are the senators currently representing the state of New Jersey. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Jersey is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ. Showing the available data for New Jersey.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (57.3%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41.4%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.696%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.696%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New Jersey for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New Jersey

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Bob Menendez

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on January 17, 2006
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jon Corzine, who was elected Governor of New Jersey.

Cory Booker

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on October 31, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Jeffrey Chiesa, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg.

Bob Menendez and Cory Booker are the senators currently representing New Jersey.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New Jersey over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from New Jersey

New Jersey is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New Jersey have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2021, 0.793% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.46% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (25.1k), Bachelors Degree (22k), and Some college (16.6k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ was $359,600 in 2021, which is 1.47 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $348,300 to $359,600, a 3.24% increase. The homeownership rate in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ is 82.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ have an average commute time of 31.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ is $96,293. In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ was Ridgewood Village, Glen Rock & Westwood Boroughs PUMA, NJ with a value of $169,605, followed by Tenafly, Park Ridge & Cresskill Boroughs PUMA, NJ and Somerset County (North & West) PUMA, NJ, with respective values of $162,351 and $158,432.

Property

$359,600

Median Property Value 2021

±$5,404

$34,559

Median Property Taxes

±$1,107

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

82.4%

Homeownership

2021

61%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 82.4% of the housing units in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2021, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ was Ridgewood Village, Glen Rock & Westwood Boroughs PUMA, NJ with a value of $169,605, followed by Tenafly, Park Ridge & Cresskill Boroughs PUMA, NJ and Somerset County (North & West) PUMA, NJ, with respective values of $162,351 and $158,432.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$96,293

Median Household Income

± $2,591

42k

Number of Households

± 1,507

In 2021, the median household income of the 42k households in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ grew to $96,293 from the previous year's value of $91,553.

The following chart displays the households in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.457

2021 Wage GINI in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ

0.45

2020 Wage GINI in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ

In 2021, the income inequality in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.48% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (79.4%)
Worked At Home (8.22%)
Carpooled (6.56%)

In 2021, 79.4% of workers in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.22%) and those who carpooled to work (6.56%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ have a longer commute time (31.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 6.01% of the workforce in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.01% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ (5.25k out of 105k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.6% of the population of Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ has health coverage, with 58.3% on employee plans, 8.83% on Medicaid, 15.6% on Medicare, 12.4% on non-group plans, and 0.523% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1171 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.679% decrease from the previous year (1179 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1139 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 383 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,171 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New Jersey

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see an average of 1,171 patients per year. This represents a 0.679% decrease from the previous year (1,179 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in New Jersey in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.2% under 18 years, 18% between 18 and 34 years, 42.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.38%

Uninsured

58.3%

Employer Coverage

8.83%

Medicaid

15.6%

Medicare

12.4%

Non-Group

0.523%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ grew by 4.93% from 4.17% to 4.38%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Point Pleasant Borough PUMA, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.