Point Pleasant, WV (West Virginia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,451 (All urban)

Point Pleasant, West Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,343 (2,140 occupied: 1,326 owner occupied, 814 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	25%

Housing density: 983 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $109,727.

Median contract rent in 2007: $294 (lower quartile is $186, upper quartile is $381)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $389

Median gross rent in Point Pleasant, WV in 2007: $387

Housing units in Point Pleasant with a mortgage: 700 (79 second mortgage, 99 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 575

Point Pleasant,WV index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $90,069 (it was $66,100 in 2000)

Point Pleasant:	$90,069
West Virginia:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $55,451 - $128,266

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $108,841
Here: $108,841
State: $144,523

Mobile homes: $10,217
Here: $10,217
State: $32,459

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,755

In family households: 3,874 (985 male householders, 364 female householders)
1,042 spouses, 1,280 children (1,206 natural, 21 adopted, 53 stepchildren), 52 grandchildren, 35 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 70 other relatives, 46 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 881 (270 male householders (245 living alone)), 550 female householders (516 living alone)), 61 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 23 (12 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 634 2-persons, 301 3-persons, 304 4-persons, 78 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 761 1-person, 58 2-persons, 1 5-persons.

558 married couples with children.
362 single-parent households (63 men, 299 women).

96.4% of residents of Point Pleasant speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 66 (1.4%)
(16.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Point Pleasant, West Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 24 4 rooms: 122 5 rooms: 387 6 rooms: 322 7 rooms: 210 8 rooms: 127 9 or more rooms: 134

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Point Pleasant, West Virginia:
	1 room: 20 2 rooms: 26 3 rooms: 196 4 rooms: 201 5 rooms: 271 6 rooms: 61 7 rooms: 28 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 18
1995 to 1998: 26
1990 to 1994: 48
1980 to 1989: 222
1970 to 1979: 248
1960 to 1969: 344
1950 to 1959: 445
1940 to 1949: 578
1939 or earlier: 414

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Point Pleasant:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 38 2 bedrooms: 372 3 bedrooms: 688 4 bedrooms: 168 5 or more bedrooms: 60

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Point Pleasant:
	no bedroom: 20 1 bedroom: 285 2 bedrooms: 331 3 bedrooms: 171 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Point Pleasant in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 57 1 vehicle: 515 2 vehicles: 576 3 vehicles: 155 4 vehicles: 16 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Point Pleasant in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 249 1 vehicle: 395 2 vehicles: 148 3 vehicles: 9 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 9

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Point Pleasant, WV:

Less than $10,000: 10
$10,000 to $14,999: 5
$15,000 to $19,999: 11
$20,000 to $24,999: 10
$25,000 to $29,999: 10
$30,000 to $34,999: 11
$35,000 to $39,999: 27
$40,000 to $49,999: 68
$50,000 to $59,999: 83
$60,000 to $69,999: 159
$70,000 to $79,999: 108
$80,000 to $89,999: 86
$90,000 to $99,999: 80
$100,000 to $124,999: 261
$125,000 to $149,999: 133
$150,000 to $174,999: 66
$175,000 to $199,999: 57
$200,000 to $249,999: 50
$250,000 to $299,999: 33
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 5
$1,000,000 or more: 2

Point Pleasant rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Point Pleasant:

Less than $100: 67 people
$100 to $149: 61
$150 to $199: 73
$200 to $249: 37
$250 to $299: 143
$300 to $349: 113
$350 to $399: 98
$400 to $449: 75
$450 to $499: 28
$500 to $549: 6
$550 to $599: 7
$600 to $649: 12
$650 to $699: 10
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 52

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 55 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 7 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 4

Point Pleasant, WV Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 64.1%
Number of people working at home: 46 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 132
5 to 9 minutes: 391
10 to 14 minutes: 393
15 to 19 minutes: 330
20 to 24 minutes: 195
25 to 29 minutes: 32
30 to 34 minutes: 59
35 to 39 minutes: 9
40 to 44 minutes: 45
45 to 59 minutes: 60
60 to 89 minutes: 48
90 or more minutes: 47

Point Pleasant mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,491 (83%)
Carpooled: 130 (7%)
Walked: 120 (7%)
Worked at home: 46 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 474
$10,000 to $14,999: 221
$15,000 to $19,999: 151
$20,000 to $24,999: 173
$25,000 to $29,999: 149
$30,000 to $34,999: 181
$35,000 to $39,999: 160
$40,000 to $44,999: 127
$45,000 to $49,999: 115
$50,000 to $59,999: 106
$60,000 to $74,999: 111
$75,000 to $99,999: 65
$100,000 to $124,999: 64
$125,000 to $149,999: 58
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 14

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 996

English: 532

Other groups: 412

German: 366

Irish: 198

Scotch-Irish: 137

Italian: 123

Scottish: 78

Welsh: 48

French (except Basque): 32

Dutch: 24

Polish: 24

Arab:: 13

Lebanese: 13

Russian: 9

Swedish: 9

Czech: 8

Ukrainian: 8

Australian: 7

Turkish: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Pakistan (83%)
Korea (11%)
Turkey (6%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 3147
Northeast: 100
Midwest: 1170
South: 275
West: 9

64% of Point Pleasant residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in West Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 117
9th grade: 90
10th grade: 52
11th grade: 51
12th grade, no diploma: 45
High school graduate (or equivalency): 482
Less than 1 year of college: 80
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 136
Associate degree: 68
Bachelor's degree: 173
Master's degree: 79
Professional school degree: 47
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 24
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 33
7th and 8th grade: 81
9th grade: 120
10th grade: 72
11th grade: 54
12th grade, no diploma: 64
High school graduate (or equivalency): 699
Less than 1 year of college: 136
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 256
Associate degree: 112
Bachelor's degree: 150
Master's degree: 121
Professional school degree: 10
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $32,574
Black householders: $111,995
Asian householders: $129,718

Point Pleasant household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Point Pleasant household income for Black householders

Point Pleasant household income for Asian householders

Point Pleasant marital status for males

Point Pleasant marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $97,309
Black or African American householders: $94,545
Asian householders: $236,363

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,708
One, attached: 7
Two: 98
3 or 4: 115
5 to 9: 139
10 to 19: 37
20 to 49: 28
50 or more: 158
Mobile homes: 53

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,350

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Point Pleasant:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (80%) Electricity (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (51%) Electricity (46%) Other fuel (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7

Here:	1.6%
West Virginia:	5.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

Here:	5.7%
West Virginia:	4.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 43

Here:	26.5%
West Virginia:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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