Point Pleasant, WV

West Virginia · Mason County

Point Pleasant is a small town in West Virginia with a population of 4,009. Residents earn $40,837 per year, which is 46% below the national average.

3.1 /5.0

B Good

4,009 Population 1,657/sq mi density

$40,837 Median Income $29,123 per capita

$113,900 Home Value $159,061 Zillow

$631 Median Rent 25.9% income on rent

55°F Avg Temperature 293 sunny days/yr

209 Violent Crime/100K 2,764 property/100K

Overall

3.1 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

Economy

3.4 / 5.0

$40,837 median income, 1.7% unemployment

A+

Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$113,900 home value, $631/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

209 violent crimes/100K (45% below avg)

C+

Education

2.8 / 5.0

22.6% bachelor's degree or higher

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UFO Sightings

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Haunted Places

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Bigfoot Sightings

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Mines

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3 reported haunted locations found near Point Pleasant, WV.

Name	Description
Point Pleasant	Boys Industrial School at Lakin - It is a an old rather large house. It has 3 floors, you can feel something as soon as you enter. It has many cold spots. The feeling of not being alone. A heavy smell of smoke & death as you enter the second floor & noises as if someone is following you up and down the stairs. At times you can see a patch of a bluish fog around the place. You can hear footsteps on the second and third floors. Doors slamming with no explanation and even being touch by somethi...
Point Pleasant	Lakin State Hospital - Believed to be haunted. - January 2007 Update: it has been torn down- We are, however still interested in the hauntings that happened. Please email Haunted Places with any information.
Point Pleasant	T.N.T. area - Called T.N.T. area because the U.S. military used to make explosives there during World War II. There are over 100 igloos in the area, where they stored the T.N.T. This is the place where sightings of the Mothman have occurred. The first sighting was here at the old North Power Plant, now destroyed back in 1995.