3.9% of Point Pleasant, NJ residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 151.7% less than the poverty level of 9.7% across the entire state of New Jersey. 3.6% of high school graduates and 11.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 11.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 21.1%. For comparison, it was 12.9% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Point Pleasant, NJ
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Point Pleasant:
3.9%
Whole state:
9.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Point Pleasant:
1.8%
Whole state:
4.4%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Point Pleasant:
11.1%
New Jersey:
16.8%
Disability rate in this borough among poor residents (it is 6.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Point Pleasant:
19.8%
New Jersey:
19.6%
Renting rate in this borough among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
21.1%
Residents above poverty level:
12.9%
Poverty by age in Point Pleasant, NJ
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Point Pleasant,NJ (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
6.4%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
6.5%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
7.2%18 to 24 years
2.3%25 to 34 years
4.4%35 to 44 years
1.1%45 to 54 years
4.4%55 to 64 years
10.3%65 to 74 years
7.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Point Pleasant,NJ (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
4.2%12 to 14 years
12.9%15 years
20.5%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
2.1%25 to 34 years
1.9%35 to 44 years
2.4%45 to 54 years
5.9%55 to 64 years
6.4%65 to 74 years
10.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Point Pleasant,NJ (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
3.6%12 to 17 years
3.6%18 to 24 years
0.2%25 to 34 years
2.0%35 to 44 years
1.2%45 to 54 years
2.2%55 to 64 years
4.1%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Point Pleasant, NJ
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Point Pleasant, NJ (%)
4.3%White
0.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
19.6%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
8.8%Other race
4.9%2+ races
3.7%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Point Pleasant, NJ (absolute numbers)
704White
0Black
0American Indian
14Asian
0Native Hawaiian
65Other race
702+ races
73Hispanic
4.0%Below poverty level
96.0%Above poverty level
8.6%Below poverty level
91.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Point Pleasant, NJ
Children below poverty level:
Point Pleasant, New Jersey:
3.0%
State:
12.7%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Point Pleasant:
3.6%
New Jersey:
7.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Point Pleasant:
11.6%
New Jersey:
21.4%
58.9%Married-couple family
22.6%Male, no wife present
18.5%Female, no husband present
11.9%Worked full-time, year-round
19.4%Worked part-time
68.7%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
11.5%One part-time, other didn't work
88.5%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
21.2%1980 to 1989
13.8%1970 to 1979
27.6%1960 to 1969
21.7%1950 to 1959
13.3%1940 to 1949
2.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.9%1999 to 2000
3.0%1995 to 1998
3.7%1990 to 1994
11.2%1980 to 1989
14.7%1970 to 1979
25.1%1960 to 1969
25.4%1950 to 1959
8.2%1940 to 1949
7.9%1939 or earlier
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