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Perth Amboy, New Jersey QuickFacts

	Perth Amboy, New Jersey	United States
Total population	47,303	281,421,906
State	New Jersey
City	perth amboy

Perth Amboy, New Jersey Population

	Perth Amboy, New Jersey	%, Perth Amboy, New Jersey	United States
Male	23,441	49.55%	49.06%
Female	23,862	50.45%	50.94%
Median age (years)	31.2		35.3

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	Perth Amboy, New Jersey	%, Perth Amboy, New Jersey	United States
18 years and over	33,831	71.52%	74.31%
21 years and over	31,558	66.71%	69.97%
62 years and over	5,637	11.92%	14.66%
65 years and over	4,820	10.19%	12.43%

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	Perth Amboy, New Jersey	%, Perth Amboy, New Jersey	United States
White	21,951	46.41%	75.14%
Black or African American	4,749	10.04%	12.32%
Asian	723	1.53%	3.64%
Some other race	17,224	36.41%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,656	5.61%	2.43%

Perth Amboy, New Jersey Housing

	Perth Amboy, New Jersey	%, Perth Amboy, New Jersey	United States
Total households	14,562		105,480,101
Family households (families)	10,768	73.95%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	3,794	26.05%	31.94%

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	Perth Amboy, New Jersey	%, Perth Amboy, New Jersey	United States
Total housing units	15,236		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	674	4.42%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	14,562	95.58%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	5,898	38.71%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	8,664	56.87%	30.77%

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	Perth Amboy, New Jersey	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	18	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	860	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,102	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	794	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	125	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	26	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	126,200	119,600

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	Perth Amboy, New Jersey	%, Perth Amboy, New Jersey	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	3,426	23.53%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	4,347	29.85%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,035	13.97%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,990	13.67%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,072	7.36%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,692	11.62%	9.65%

Perth Amboy, New Jersey Education

	Perth Amboy, New Jersey	%, Perth Amboy, New Jersey	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	13,030		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	666	5.11%	6.47%
Kindergarten	983	7.54%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,183	47.45%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	3,228	24.77%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,970	15.12%	22.81%

Perth Amboy, New Jersey Economy

	Perth Amboy, New Jersey	%, Perth Amboy, New Jersey	United States
Population 16 years and over	35,254		217,168,077
In labor force	20,970	59.48%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	20,970	59.48%	63.39%
- - Employed	18,698	53.04%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,272	6.44%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	10.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	14,284	40.52%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	18,140	51.46%	51.66%
In labor force	9,798	27.79%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	9,798	27.79%	29.65%
- - Employed	8,636	24.5%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,134	11.73%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,412		12,787,501

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	Perth Amboy, New Jersey	%, Perth Amboy, New Jersey	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	14,563		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,602	11.0%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,103	7.57%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,042	14.02%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,009	13.8%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,465	16.93%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,741	18.82%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,289	8.85%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,055	7.24%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	142	0.98%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	115	0.79%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	37,608		41,994

	Perth Amboy, New Jersey	%, Perth Amboy, New Jersey	United States
With earnings	11,964	33.94%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	48,598		56,604
With Social Security income	3,694	10.48%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,367		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,035	2.94%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,765		6,320
With public assistance income	760	2.16%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,864		3,032
With retirement income	2,136	6.06%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	13,718		17,376

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