Point Pleasant, NJ

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3459880, place: Point Pleasant borough, New Jersey)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 15,202 (100%)
In labor force: 10,113 (66.52%)
--Civilian labor force: 10,105 (66.47%)
----Employed: 9,730 (64%)
----Unemployed: 375 (2.47%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.7%
--Armed Forces: 8 (0.05%)
Not in labor force: 5,089 (33.48%)
Females 16 years and over: 8,032 (52.84%)
In labor force: 4,681 (30.79%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,681 (30.79%)
----Employed: 4,496 (29.58%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,379 (9.07%)
All parents in family in labor force: 841 (5.53%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 9,569 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 8,394 (87.72%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 743 (7.76%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 156 (1.63%)
Walked: 89 (0.93%)
Other means: 55 (0.57%)
Worked at home: 132 (1.38%)
Mean travel time to work: 31.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 9,730 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,511 (36.08%)
Service occupations: 1,532 (15.75%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,806 (28.84%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 18 (0.18%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,017 (10.45%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 846 (8.69%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 31 (0.32%)
Construction: 1,063 (10.92%)
Manufacturing: 653 (6.71%)
Wholesale trade.: 430 (4.42%)
Retail trade: 1,206 (12.39%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 475 (4.88%)
Information: 294 (3.02%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 677 (6.96%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 907 (9.32%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,275 (23.38%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 799 (8.21%)
Other services (except public administration): 336 (3.45%)
Public administration: 584 (6%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 7,448 (76.55%)
Government workers: 1,643 (16.89%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 619 (6.36%)
Unpaid family workers: 20 (0.21%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 7,551 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 301 (3.99%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 242 (3.2%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 796 (10.54%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 655 (8.67%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,225 (16.22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,783 (23.61%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,095 (14.5%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,113 (14.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 229 (3.03%)
$200,000 or more: 112 (1.48%)
Median household income: $55,987

With earnings: 6,141 (81.33%)
--Mean earnings: $66,481
With Social Security income: 2,079 (27.53%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,852
With Supplemental Security Income: 170 (2.25%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,219
With public assistance income: 86 (1.14%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,249
With retirement income: 1,420 (18.81%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,525

Families: 5,183 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 63 (1.22%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 32 (0.62%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 313 (6.04%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 420 (8.1%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 842 (16.25%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,367 (26.37%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 907 (17.5%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 936 (18.06%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 208 (4.01%)
$200,000 or more: 95 (1.83%)
Median family income: $64,798

Per capita income: $25,715

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $50,828
Female full-time, year-round workers: $32,886

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 102 (1.97%)
--With related children under 18 years: 78 (1.5%)
----With related children under 5 years: 32 (0.62%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 48 (0.93%)
--With related children under 18 years: 48 (0.93%)
----With related children under 5 years: 18 (0.35%)
Individuals: 616 (11.89%)
--18 years and over: 480 (9.26%)
----65 years and over: 139 (2.68%)
--Related children under 18 years: 136 (2.62%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 100 (1.93%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 311 (6%)

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