Point Pleasant Beach, NJ Population

Overview

4,748

Total Population

50.0

Median age

48.90%

Female population %

104.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

41.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

688

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Point Pleasant Beach's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Point Pleasant Beach is 50.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Point Pleasant Beach's population under 18 was 13.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Point Pleasant Beach's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Point Pleasant Beach, 7.14% were under the age of 15, 21.76% aged 15 to 29, 49.18% aged 30 to 64, 18.09% aged 65 to 84, and 3.83% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 104 less females than males in Point Pleasant Beach:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.90% females and 51.10% males in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ.
The Point Pleasant Beach, NJ gender ratio is 104.5:100 i.e. 104.5 men to 100 women (1.045).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 278.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 303.

Point Pleasant Beach's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Point Pleasant Beach population: 86.42% are White, 0.91% are Black or African American, 8.82% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.64% are some other race and 2.21% are multiracial.
Point Pleasant Beach's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 688 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,06 (85.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Point Pleasant Beach is White with a population of 4,103 (86.42% of the total population).

Point Pleasant Beach's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 5,434 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Point Pleasant Beach's population decreased by 617 (11.63%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Point Pleasant Beach's population increased by 75 (1.60%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Point Pleasant Beach's population was lowest in year 2017 at 4,530.