Point Pleasant

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  5. Point Pleasant Family Information
  6. Point Pleasant Education Information
  7. Point Pleasant Public Benefits Information
  8. Point Pleasant Immigration & Civil Rights Information


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Point Pleasant Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 19,306
  • Land Area (2000): 9.155 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.626 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 8,350
Point Pleasant Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Point Pleasant Employment Information Back to top
Point Pleasant Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 960 18.34%
2. Educational Services 417 7.97%
3. Public Administration 374 7.15%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 332 6.34%
5. Finance and Insurance 276 5.27%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 271 5.18%
7. Health Care 177 3.38%
8. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 169 3.23%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 128 2.45%
10. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 117 2.24%
11. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 113 2.16%
12. Utilities 110 2.10%
13. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 97 1.85%
14. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 90 1.72%
15. U.S. Postal Service 77 1.47%
16. Food and Beverage Stores 71 1.36%
17. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 70 1.34%
18. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 65 1.24%
19. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 61 1.17%
20. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 60 1.15%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 794 17.66%
2. Educational Services 733 16.30%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 366 8.14%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 294 6.54%
5. Finance and Insurance 230 5.12%
6. Public Administration 210 4.67%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 180 4.00%
8. Personal and Laundry Services 163 3.63%
9. Social Assistance 148 3.29%
10. Construction 103 2.29%
11. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 86 1.91%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 81 1.80%
13. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 65 1.45%
14. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 63 1.40%
15. Department and Other General Stores 60 1.33%
16. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 58 1.29%
17. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 57 1.27%
18. Food Manufacturing 53 1.18%
19. Chemical Manufacturing 47 1.05%
20. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 41 0.91%

Point Pleasant Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 336 6.42%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 234 4.47%
3. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 223 4.26%
4. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 202 3.86%
5. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 196 3.74%
6. Law Enforcement Workers 192 3.67%
7. Other Installation / Maintenance 189 3.61%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 171 3.27%
9. Top Executives 159 3.04%
10. Computer Specialists 152 2.90%
11. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 149 2.85%
12. Carpenters 148 2.83%
13. Other Construction Trades 138 2.64%
14. Operations Managers Non Finance 131 2.50%
15. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 119 2.27%
16. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 102 1.95%
17. Other Financial Specialists 98 1.87%
18. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 97 1.85%
19. Construction Laborers 95 1.82%
20. Other Office and Admin Support 94 1.80%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 451 10.03%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 343 7.63%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 301 6.69%
4. Registered Nurses 229 5.09%
5. Waiters and Waitresses 172 3.83%
6. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 156 3.47%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 155 3.45%
8. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 142 3.16%
9. Health Technologists and Technicians 140 3.11%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 139 3.09%
11. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 134 2.98%
12. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 131 2.91%
13. Personal Appearance Workers 119 2.65%
14. Business Operations Specialists 116 2.58%
15. Cashiers 114 2.54%
16. Other Management Occupations 113 2.51%
17. Computer Specialists 109 2.42%
18. Other Healthcare Support 102 2.27%
19. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 95 2.11%
20. Teachers, Secondary School 90 2.00%

Point Pleasant Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 8,093 53.24%
15-35 hours 2,254 14.83%
1-14 hours 531 3.49%
No regular hours 4,324 28.44%

Point Pleasant Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 237 2.51%
5 AM-5:29 AM 336 3.56%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 487 5.16%
6 AM-6:29 AM 712 7.54%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 956 10.13%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,465 15.52%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,373 14.55%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,059 11.22%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 671 7.11%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 686 7.27%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 303 3.21%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 100 1.06%
Noon-3:59 PM 603 6.39%
4 PM-11:59 PM 449 4.76%

Point Pleasant Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 377 3.99%
5-9 1,456 15.43%
10-14 1,152 12.21%
15-19 1,063 11.26%
20-24 952 10.09%
25-29 438 4.64%
30-34 939 9.95%
35-39 295 3.13%
40-44 353 3.74%
45-59 799 8.47%
60-89 1,028 10.89%
At least 90 585 6.20%

Point Pleasant Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 20 0.21% 5,418 57.41%
30-44 6 0.06% 1,581 16.75%
45-59 0 0.00% 799 8.47%
At least 60 130 1.38% 1,483 15.71%

Point Pleasant Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 32 0.33%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 743 7.76%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 8,394 87.72%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 23 0.24%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 156 1.63%
Color 6 Box Walked 89 0.93%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 132 1.38%

Point Pleasant Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Point Pleasant Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 7,551 (19,049 people)
Families (2000): 5,183 (16,070 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,283
People at same address in 1995: 11,464
Point Pleasant Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 301 3.99%
$10,000-$14,999 242 3.20%
$15,000-$19,999 468 6.20%
$20,000-$24,999 328 4.34%
$25,000-$29,999 175 2.32%
$30,000-$34,999 480 6.36%
$35,000-$39,999 439 5.81%
$40,000-$44,999 396 5.24%
$45,000-$49,999 390 5.16%
$50,000-$59,999 846 11.20%
$60,000-$74,999 937 12.41%
$75,000-$99,999 1,095 14.50%
$100,000-$124,999 666 8.82%
$125,000-$149,999 447 5.92%
$150,000-$199,999 229 3.03%
$200,000 or more 112 1.48%

Point Pleasant Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,941 25.67%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,139 28.29%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 343 4.54%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,282 16.96%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 34 0.45%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,158 15.32%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 8 0.11%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 456 6.03%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 4 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 152 2.01%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 41 0.54%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.03%

Point Pleasant Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 6,141 28.36%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,816 17.62%
Public Assistance 86 0.40%
Retirement 1,420 6.56%
Self Employment 904 4.17%
Social Security 2,079 9.60%
Supplemental Security 170 0.79%
Wage / Salary 5,891 27.21%
Other 1,147 5.30%

Point Pleasant Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,133 50.57%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,085 49.43%

Point Pleasant Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 586 8.03%
Color 1 Box Married 4,471 61.25%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,945 26.65%
Color 3 Box Widowed 297 4.07%

Point Pleasant Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 941 11.51%
Color 1 Box Married 4,632 56.68%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,638 20.04%
Color 3 Box Widowed 961 11.76%

Point Pleasant Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Point Pleasant Education Information Back to top
Point Pleasant Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 361 2.46%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,447 9.84%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,982 33.88%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,202 21.78%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 826 5.62%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,849 19.38%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,036 7.05%

Point Pleasant Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 184 0.95% 245 1.27% 429 2.22%
Kindergarten 275 1.42% 27 0.14% 302 1.56%
Grades 1-4 1,132 5.86% 65 0.34% 1,197 6.20%
Grades 5-8 940 4.87% 66 0.34% 1,006 5.21%
Grades 9-12 953 4.94% 123 0.64% 1,076 5.57%
Undergrad college 562 2.91% 181 0.94% 743 3.85%
Graduate or professional school 78 0.40% 120 0.62% 198 1.03%
Total 4,124 21.36% 827 4.28% 4,951 25.64%

Point Pleasant Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Point Pleasant Public Benefits Information Back to top
Point Pleasant Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 18,415 96.76%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 616 3.24%

Point Pleasant Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Point Pleasant Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Point Pleasant Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,486 12.88%
10-19 Years 2,445 12.66%
20-29 Years 1,820 9.43%
30-39 Years 3,123 16.18%
40-49 Years 3,324 17.22%
50-59 Years 2,467 12.78%
60-69 Years 1,460 7.56%
70-79 Years 1,341 6.95%
80-89 Years 658 3.41%
90+ Years 182 0.94%

Point Pleasant Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 9,279 48.06%
Color 1 Box Female 10,027 51.94%

Point Pleasant Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 18,556 96.12%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 465 2.41%
Color 2 Box Asian 103 0.53%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 101 0.52%
Color 1 Box African-American 47 0.24%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 24 0.12%
Color 6 Box Other Race 8 0.04%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2 0.01%

Point Pleasant Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 6,317 25.56%
2. Italian 4,864 19.68%
3. German 4,153 16.80%
4. Polish 1,936 7.83%
5. English 1,933 7.82%
6. Scottish 551 2.23%
7. United States Or American 542 2.19%
8. French Non-Basque 536 2.17%
9. Dutch 491 1.99%
10. Scotch Irish 378 1.53%

Point Pleasant Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 17,193 94.58%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 378 2.08%
3. Italian 170 0.94%
4. German 88 0.48%
5. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 60 0.33%
6. Chinese 41 0.23%
7. French 39 0.21%
8. Serbo Croatian 35 0.19%
9. Greek 31 0.17%
10. Polish 26 0.14%

Point Pleasant Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 18,713 96.93%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 382 1.98%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 211 1.09%

Point Pleasant Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Point Pleasant Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.