City safety & data profile

PleasantvilleNJ

Pleasantville, NJ is a 21K-resident city in Atlantic County with a median household income of $53,661.

Atlantic County, New Jersey. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Pleasantville, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Pleasantville has a population larger than 46% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $194,100.

Data updated 2026-08-21

21K
Population (place)
Bottom 47%
By size
$53,661
Median income (place)
$194,100
Median home (place)
25.1%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Pleasantville

Pleasantville posts a median household income higher than 13% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 14%
by median income, US cities

Where Pleasantville income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$53,661 Bottom 13% higher than 13% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Pleasantville $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in NJ

Population among 151 NJ places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Newark is the largest NJ city on this list; Short Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in NJ

Median household income among the same 151-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Short Hills posts the highest place-level median income in NJ; Newark is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Pleasantville, NJ beyond the headline numbers

Pleasantville sits inside Atlantic County, New Jersey, at roughly 39.39°N, -74.52°W. Population 20,755, $53,661 median household income. Median home value $194,100, median rent $1,354. Poverty rate 25.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

25.1% of Pleasantville, NJ residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

The median home in Pleasantville costs roughly 3.6 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Only 5.5% of Pleasantville workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 24.3% in Pleasantville, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

8.6% of Pleasantville workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Pleasantville's median age is 34.7 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Pleasantville from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
20,755
Pleasantville · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$53,661
-40% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$194,100
-53% vs avg
Median Age (place)
34.7
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Atlantic County): Pleasantville's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
276K+0%
Median Income
$78,050+44%
Median Home Value
$295,000+24%
Poverty Rate
13.2%-8%
Unemployment
8.7%-33%

Economics

Economics indicators for Pleasantville, NJ
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,354/mo
Poverty Rate
25.1% +102% vs avg
Unemployment 10.7%
Bachelor's Degree+ 11%
Work From Home 5.5%
Public Transit 8.6%

Population

White 13.5%
African American 32.4%
Asian 2%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
45.5%
Physical Inactivity
40%
Obesity
39.4%
High Blood Pressure
39.1%
Lack of Health Insurance
24.3%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
17.3%
Current Smoking
17.3%
Diabetes
17.1%
Binge Drinking
13.2%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 47.1%
Annual Checkup 78.1%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
10.5%
Coronary Heart Disease
7%
Stroke
4.7%

Alerts & News - Pleasantville Area

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Pleasantville right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Pleasantville, NJ? ▼
Pleasantville, NJ has a population of 20,755 people, located in Atlantic County, New Jersey.
What is the median household income in Pleasantville? ▼
The median household income in Pleasantville, NJ is $53,661 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 25.1%.
What is the median home value in Pleasantville? ▼
The median home value in Pleasantville, NJ is $194,100. Median rent is $1,354/month.
What are the top health concerns in Pleasantville? ▼
The top health indicators in Pleasantville include Short Sleep Duration (45.5%), Physical Inactivity (40%), Obesity (39.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Pleasantville? ▼
The median age in Pleasantville, NJ is 34.7 years. 11% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Safety Context

Pleasantville, NJ is located in Atlantic County, New Jersey. With a population of 21K and a $53,661 median household income, the community faces health challenges including short sleep duration and physical inactivity. Safety alerts for the Pleasantville area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.

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Primary source data

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NOAA active watches, warnings, advisories

CDC Air Quality & Health

Health-impact reference for every AQI category

EPA NAAQS standards

National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Pleasantville, both outside New Jersey so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NJ (25.1% here).

Tuscaloosa, AL 25.1% Harlingen, TX 25.1% Moscow, ID 25.1% Cumberland, MD 25.1%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NJ ($53,661 here).

Harlingen, TX $53,645 Vincennes, IN $53,637 Roanoke Rapids, NC $53,690 Lafayette, IN $53,716

Nearby Cities 8

Ventnor City, NJ 10K Somers Point, NJ 11K Atlantic City, NJ 39K Ocean City, NJ 11K Hammonton, NJ 15K Ocean Acres, NJ 16K South Vineland, NJ 58K Vineland, NJ 61K
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Using Pleasantville's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Pleasantville area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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  • Compare Pleasantville against New Jersey peers on any ranking lens. Explore New Jersey

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Atlantic County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.