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South Amboy, NJ, 08879 QuickFacts

	South Amboy, NJ, 08879	United States
Total population	21,956	281,421,906
State	New Jersey
City	south amboy
Zip(s)	08879

South Amboy, NJ, 08879 Population

	South Amboy, NJ, 08879	%, South Amboy, NJ, 08879	United States
Male	10,814	49.25%	49.06%
Female	11,142	50.75%	50.94%
Median age (years)	36.9		35.3

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	South Amboy, NJ, 08879	%, South Amboy, NJ, 08879	United States
18 years and over	16,709	76.1%	74.31%
21 years and over	15,998	72.86%	69.97%
62 years and over	3,243	14.77%	14.66%
65 years and over	2,767	12.6%	12.43%

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	South Amboy, NJ, 08879	%, South Amboy, NJ, 08879	United States
White	18,875	85.97%	75.14%
Black or African American	950	4.33%	12.32%
Asian	1,065	4.85%	3.64%
Some other race	562	2.56%	5.46%
Two or more races	504	2.3%	2.43%

South Amboy, NJ, 08879 Housing

	South Amboy, NJ, 08879	%, South Amboy, NJ, 08879	United States
Total households	8,156		105,480,101
Family households (families)	5,710	70.01%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,446	29.99%	31.94%

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	South Amboy, NJ, 08879	%, South Amboy, NJ, 08879	United States
Total housing units	8,437		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	284	3.37%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	8,156	96.67%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	5,178	61.37%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	2,978	35.3%	30.77%

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	South Amboy, NJ, 08879	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	35	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	630	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,148	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,434	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	358	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	71	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	19	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	7	0.57%
Median (dollars)	141,300	119,600

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	South Amboy, NJ, 08879	%, South Amboy, NJ, 08879	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,169	14.33%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	1,989	24.39%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,303	15.98%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,254	15.38%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	766	9.39%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,675	20.54%	9.65%

South Amboy, NJ, 08879 Education

	South Amboy, NJ, 08879	%, South Amboy, NJ, 08879	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,421		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	361	6.66%	6.47%
Kindergarten	297	5.48%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,539	46.84%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,187	21.9%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,037	19.13%	22.81%

South Amboy, NJ, 08879 Economy

	South Amboy, NJ, 08879	%, South Amboy, NJ, 08879	United States
Population 16 years and over	17,362		217,168,077
In labor force	11,591	66.76%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	11,584	66.72%	63.39%
- - Employed	11,010	63.41%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	574	3.31%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	7	0.04%	0.53%
Not in labor force	5,771	33.24%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	9,083	52.32%	51.66%
In labor force	5,401	31.11%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	5,401	31.11%	29.65%
- - Employed	5,165	29.75%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,577	9.08%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	892		12,787,501

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	South Amboy, NJ, 08879	%, South Amboy, NJ, 08879	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	8,217		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	401	4.88%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	384	4.67%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	729	8.87%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	908	11.05%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,382	16.82%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,970	23.97%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,249	15.2%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	913	11.11%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	152	1.85%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	129	1.57%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	52,976		41,994

	South Amboy, NJ, 08879	%, South Amboy, NJ, 08879	United States
With earnings	6,875	39.6%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	62,029		56,604
With Social Security income	2,416	13.92%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,381		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	165	0.95%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	7,110		6,320
With public assistance income	139	0.8%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,512		3,032
With retirement income	1,640	9.45%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,402		17,376

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