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SheetNJ-POINT-PLEASANT-BEACH-NJ · Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 4,826 pop · income 91st pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Point Pleasant Beach
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Point Pleasant Beach on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Penns Grove · lowest
43,889
Penns Grove · lowest
43,889 median HH income
24.3% of the leader · rank #1
Bodega · near
131,613
Bodega · near
131,613 median HH income
72.9% of the leader · rank #2
Stevensville · near
131,618
Stevensville · near
131,618 median HH income
72.9% of the leader · rank #3
Point Pleasan… · this city
131,641
Point Pleasan… · this city
131,641 median HH income
72.9% of the leader · rank #4
Redland · near
131,667
Redland · near
131,667 median HH income
72.9% of the leader · rank #5
Taylor Landing · near
131,719
Taylor Landing · near
131,719 median HH income
73.0% of the leader · rank #6
Harrington Pa… · highest
180,515
Harrington Pa… · highest
180,515 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Point Pleasant Beach on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 4,826.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Point Pleasant Beach - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Point Pleasant Beach lands in the 91st percentile for household income and the 25th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
91st
percentile, household income
95th
percentile, home value
94th
percentile, median rent
25th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
4,826 people live in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Households in Point Pleasant Beach report a median income of $131,641 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 5.0%. Typical homes in Point Pleasant Beach are valued around $813,500, and the median resident age is 47.2 years. About 59.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 60.6% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 63 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Building Boom), up 271% from five years earlier. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: FBI UCR figures show 2350.8 crimes per 100,000 residents, near the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).
New Jersey carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 108.8 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $2,132 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $275 across New Jersey, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 90.8 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Point Pleasant Beach's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to comparison shortlist to housing and income to population change to schools and households to reported crime; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Point Pleasant Beach, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, commute-mode shares, local building permits, matched public-school count.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Point Pleasant Beach?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 53.1%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Which cities make useful reference points for Point Pleasant Beach?
Within New Jersey, the closest population matches are South Bound Brook (4,833 residents, $102,019 income); Penns Grove (4,860 residents, $43,889 income); Spring Lake Heights (4,866 residents, $102,829 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Midway, NC (4,826 residents); Venersborg, WA (4,827 residents); Okauchee Lake, WI (4,827 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
How far does income reach against housing in Point Pleasant Beach?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 6.2 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 5.0%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
Is Point Pleasant Beach growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +225 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +4.7% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 63 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Point Pleasant Beach?
The NCES join finds 2 public schools within the city match. 59.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
Matched public schools
2
Bachelor's degree+
59.1%
Poverty estimate
5.0%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Point Pleasant Beach?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 2350.8 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, near the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 3% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
2074.3
Violent rate
276.6
Total reported rate
2350.8
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Top-decile income · poverty 5.0% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
108.8 (US=100)
High cost · BEA RPP 2024, New Jersey average
C
City profile score · Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
59/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income A+
$131,641
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share A+
59.1%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate B-
5.0%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime F
277 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living F
108.8 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Point Pleasant Beach profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 91/100 (A+) · $131,641
Bachelor's+ share: 91/100 (A+) · 59.1%
Poverty rate: 65/100 (B-) · 5.0%
Violent crime: 36/100 (F) · 277 /100k
Cost of living: 10/100 (F) · 108.8 index
Where Point Pleasant Beach sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Point Pleasant Beach's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Point Pleasant Beach highlighted among 8 peers.Read the chart values
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ (this city): home $813,500, crime 2,351/100k
South Bay, FL : home $125,000, crime 3,149/100k
Pilot Point, TX : home $268,300, crime 740/100k
Penns Grove, NJ : home $170,100, crime 2,114/100k
Spring Lake Heights, NJ : home $648,500, crime 145/100k
Northvale, NJ : home $577,300, crime 627/100k
Harrington Park, NJ : home $709,200, crime 212/100k
Flemington, NJ : home $372,700, crime 2,646/100k
How does Point Pleasant Beach compare to other US cities?
Point Pleasant Beach measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income91% higher than other cities
Home value95% pricier than other cities
Median rent94% pricier than other cities
Safety25% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at New Jersey, Point Pleasant Beach ranks #199 of 238 New Jersey cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Point Pleasant Beach against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to New Jersey only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
New Jersey-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Point Pleasant Beach near the bottom of New Jersey's cities
Among the 686 New Jersey cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Point Pleasant Beach ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Point Pleasant Beach only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#182 of 659
72nd percentile in New Jersey
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 686
0th percentile in New Jersey
Median Home Value
#68 of 672
90th percentile in New Jersey
Poverty Rate
#231 of 680
65th percentile in New Jersey
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#168 of 686
76th percentile in New Jersey
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within New Jersey only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
91st percentile nationally for median household income · 25th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Point Pleasant Beach's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Point Pleasant Beach's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Point Pleasant Beach's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$813,5005th percentilemore affordable than 5% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Point Pleasant Beach's home-value-to-income ratio: 6.2×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#14,238 of 15,516
More affordable than 8% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#10,543 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 6.2×, Point Pleasant Beach sits in the pressured band:
national rank #14,238 of 15,516 and #10,543 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$131,641Point Pleasant Beach, NJ median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Point Pleasant Beach, NJ median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Point Pleasant Beach, NJ.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)59.1%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)5.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)60.6%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
4,826
Median Income
$131,641
Median Home Value
$813,500
Median Age
47.2
Poverty Rate
5.0%
Labor force participation
60.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
59.1%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2350.8
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
276.6
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2074.3
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
2
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Point Pleasant Beach's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
4,768 residents
2021
4,837 residents
2022
4,867 residents
2023
4,914 residents
2024
4,958 residents
2025
4,993 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
63
housing units authorized
Single-Family
11
detached homes
Multifamily
52
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
13.1
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
17
17
0
$5.5M
2020
180
35
145
$5.1M
2021
69
19
50
$6.8M
2022
73
14
59
$9.4M
2023
54
10
44
$8.5M
2024
63
11
52
$8.1M
Permit volume increased 271% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
53.1%
Carpool
9.9%
Public Transit
6.1%
Walk
15.1%
Work from Home
11.0%
Other
4.8%
Based on 2,589 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
New Jersey statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $275
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across New Jersey at $275 (electricity about $120 , water and sewer about $60 ).
These are New Jersey statewide averages, not a meter reading for Point Pleasant Beach. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
New Jersey's BEA cost-of-living index is 108.8 (Well Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Point Pleasant Beach is $2,132/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to New Jersey statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 90.8 / 100 (Very High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a New Jersey statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Point Pleasant Beach sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Point Pleasant Beach compares to similar-size New Jersey cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.