Pleasantville is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 20,662 people and five associated neighborhoods, Pleasantville is the 95th largest community in New Jersey.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pleasantville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pleasantville is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Pleasantville who work in sales jobs (11.57%), maintenance occupations (10.05%), and food service (9.80%). One of the nice things about Pleasantville is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. Pleasantville has a lot of people who ride the bus to and from work. In fact, for its size, Pleasantville has quite a high level of public transit users. Pleasantville’s need for inexpensive transportation options for its citizens is quite high.In Pleasantville, just 10.99% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Pleasantville in 2022 was $24,198, which is low income relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,792 for a family of four. However, Pleasantville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pleasantville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pleasantville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Pleasantville, accounting for 48.65% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Pleasantville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Pleasantville include Irish, Haitian, Italian, English, and German. Pleasantville also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 26.52%. The most common language spoken in Pleasantville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
