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Point Pleasant gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $170K for a typical one, or 3.4 years of the county’s $50K median household income. It grades C− overall, 43rd of 61 graded towns in West Virginia. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 98% of the country, and the median household income is $38K, and 24% of residents live below the poverty line. Point Pleasant has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Lewis-Capehart-Roseberry House and Point Pleasant Historic District. Among 61 West Virginia towns, just 3 have a lower median household income than Point Pleasant. The biggest park or preserve is Krodel Park, at 70 acres.
Where Point Pleasant beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within West Virginia), ordered by how far Point Pleasant is from typical.
Its grades run from A for cost of living (better than 90% of comparable towns) to D− for health (better than 2%), so the C− overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 773 in 1870, a peak of 6,122 in 1970, 4,070 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1902 and 5 maps from 1908 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Point Pleasant, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Point Pleasant.
20% of Point Pleasant adults report frequent physical distress, above both the West Virginia town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 19% of Point Pleasant adults have diabetes. Point Pleasant beats the West Virginia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| Point Pleasant | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 32% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 14% |
| What stands out | Point Pleasant | WV |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.2% | 79.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 14% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Mason County Schools. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pt. Pleasant IntermediateLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–6 | Grades 3–6 | 339 | C |
| Mason County School For SuccessLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 13 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WV on state tests and graduation
Adults 18 to 34 are 9% of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 29% of residents (21% statewide). At 48.5 years, Point Pleasant’s median age is against 42 years in West Virginia’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Point Pleasant has lost 4.7% of its people since 2020, down to 3,869 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Point Pleasant | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.5 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 29% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.4 points. Across West Virginia, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Point Pleasant | WV | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.7% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.7% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.8% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17% | 12% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.5% | 12.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 17.3% | 8.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.8% | 10.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.7% | 39.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.5% | 17.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.8% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.9% | 14.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.2% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,900, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 27 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Point Pleasant.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Point Pleasant has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 24° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
34% of working residents cross a state line to work, Green Township among the top destinations. Point Pleasant has about as many jobs (1,758) as working residents, but only 304 people both live and work here.
About one in 5 of Point Pleasant’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Point Pleasant has lost 451 jobs, to 1,758 in 2023. The top destinations are Green Township (6%), Huntington (5%) and Charleston (5%).
| Point Pleasant | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 21% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.8 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Point Pleasant | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.6% | 2.5% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Krodel Park | — | 70 |
| 2. Harmon Park | — | 14 |
| 3. Tu-Endie-Wei Point Pleasant Battle Monument State Park | 0.2 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Point Pleasant’s median rent is $624 a month. Typical home values rose 7% in the year to September 2026. 63% of households own their home in Point Pleasant.
| Point Pleasant | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $624 a month | $882 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 63% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Point Pleasant
About 6 of every 100 Point Pleasant residents are enrolled in college, about the same as West Virginia.
3 places in Point Pleasant on the National Register of Historic Places.
11 notable people were born in Point Pleasant.
City in West Virginia, United States
Point Pleasant is a city in and the county seat of Mason County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. The population was 4,101 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Point Pleasant micropolitan area extending into Ohio. The town is best known for the Mothman, a purported humanoid creature reportedly sighted in the area that has become a part of West Virginia folklore, and more broadly part of American popular culture.
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4 towns share a border with Point Pleasant.
| Town | WV rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Pleasant | #43 | C− | A | — | B− | D− |
| Henderson | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Point Pleasant reports no FBI crime data of its own. Henderson isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Point Pleasant with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Point Pleasant grades C− overall, better than 23% of U.S. towns and #43 of 61 in West Virginia. It grades D− for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
11 notable people were born here, including Royal Robbins and Robert L. Hogg.
