New Jersey · Census place 59910
Point Pleasant Beach borough, NJ
Quick answer
Point Pleasant Beach borough has 4,826 residents, ranking #305 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $131,641, the median home is worth $813,500 and median gross rent runs $1,717 a month.
- Population
- 4,826Point Pleasant Beach borough residents
- Median household income
- $131,641Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $813,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,717Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Point Pleasant Beach borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Point Pleasant Beach borough median would spend about 15.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.2% of residents and 70.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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