Point Pleasant, WV Demographic Data
Point Pleasant, WV Summary
Point Pleasant is located in Mason County in West Virginia
- Population: 4,359
- Area: 3.10 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.40 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.70 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,408.40 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 556.76 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Point Pleasant, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,222
52%
50.8
Male
2,059
48%
49.2
Total Population
4,281
323,128,000
Point Pleasant, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
304
7.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
236
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
265
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
173
4.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
223
5.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
506
11.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
404
9.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
478
11.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
341
8.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
309
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
425
9.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
374
8.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
243
5.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,327
77.7%
77.2
Female
1,841
55.3%
51.3
Male
1,486
44.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,157
73.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,269
29.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,042
24.3%
15.2
Female
676
64.9%
55.8
Male
366
35.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Point Pleasant, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,279
100.0%
96.8
White
4,274
99.8%
72.6
Black or African American
5
0.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
2
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
56
1.3%
17.8
Mexican
36
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
20
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,225
98.7%
82.2
Point Pleasant, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
123
4.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
253
8.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,409
45.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
595
19.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
229
7.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
339
11.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
132
4.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
376
12.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,704
87.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
471
15.3%
31.2
Point Pleasant, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
828
23.8%
33.7%
Now Married
1,534
44.1%
47.5
Divorced
638
18.4%
11.0%
Separated
24
0.7%
2.0
Widowed
452
13.0
5.8%
Point Pleasant, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,933
98.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
44
1.1%
21.6%
Spanish
12
0.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
15
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
16
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
1
0.0%
1.1%
Point Pleasant, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
391
20.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
158
8.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
211
10.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
313
16.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
275
14.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
276
14.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
165
8.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
150
7.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
19
1.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
31,778
57,617
Per capita income
18,521
31,128
Point Pleasant, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
49
4.3%
9.8
Construction
75
6.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
236
20.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
0
0.0%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
140
12.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
150
13.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
87
7.6%
11.4
Public administration
153
13.4%
4.6
Retail trade
129
11.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
105
9.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
14
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
69
6.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
267
23.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
290
25.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
298
26.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
214
18.8%
18.1%
Point Pleasant, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,105
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,036
93.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
49
4.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1
0.1%
5.1
Walked
2
0.2%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
17
1.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.1
26.6
Point Pleasant, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
271
13.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
831
42.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
659
33.7%
37.1
3 or more
197
10.1%
21.0
Point Pleasant, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,958
84.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,348
68.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
610
31.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
349
15.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Point Pleasant, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,307
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
68
2.9%
2.7
3 rooms
102
4.4%
9.1
4 rooms
249
10.8%
16.5
5 rooms
730
31.6%
19.8
6 rooms
498
21.6%
17.8
7 rooms
507
22.0%
12.0
8 rooms
49
2.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
104
4.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Point Pleasant, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,307
1-unit, detached
1,813
78.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
81
3.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
59
2.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
207
9.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
53
2.3%
9.0
Mobile home
94
4.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Point Pleasant, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
338
14.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
513
22.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
286
12.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
556
24.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
297
12.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
189
8.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
99
4.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
29
1.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Point Pleasant, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,304
66.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
33
1.7%
4.7
Electricity
621
31.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Point Pleasant, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
612
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
19
3.1%
20.1%
Less than $500
115
18.8%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
123
20.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
355
58.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
293
47.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
101
16.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
19
3.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
36
5.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
163
26.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Point Pleasant, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
583
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
14
2.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
219
37.6%
41.0%
Less than $500
350
60.0%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
27
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
468
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
71
12.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
39
6.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
83
14.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
53
9.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
55
9.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
282
48.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
27
0.0%
0.0%
Point Pleasant, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,348
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
282
20.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
544
40.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
368
27.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
106
7.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
48
3.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
77,400
205,000