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Perth Amboy, New Jersey Neighborhood Profile



Over forty-seven thousand, three hundred and three people live in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, 23,441 males, 23,862 females. The median age for Perth Amboy, New Jersey is 31.2 years old. The number of households is 14,562. The number of affordable housing units in Perth Amboy, New Jersey is 674 compared to ten million, four hundred and twenty-four thousand, five hundred and forty nationwide. The number of Perth Amboy, New Jersey owner-occupied units is 14,562 compared to 105,480,101 in the U.S. The median value of Perth Amboy, New Jersey housing units currently stands at $126,200. In terms of Perth Amboy, New Jersey income characteristics, the median household income for Perth Amboy, New Jersey is $37,608 dollars.

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 Perth Amboy, New Jersey United States
Total population47,303 281,421,906
StateNew Jersey 
CityPerth Amboy 

Perth Amboy, New Jersey Population

 Perth Amboy, New Jersey %, Perth Amboy, New Jersey United States
Male23,44149.55%49.06%
Female23,86250.45%50.94%
Median age (years)31.2  35.3
18 years and over33,83171.52%74.31%
21 years and over31,55866.71%69.97%
62 years and over5,63711.92%14.66%
65 years and over4,82010.19%12.43%

 Perth Amboy, New Jersey %, Perth Amboy, New Jersey United States
White21,95146.41%75.14%
Black or African American4,74910.04%12.32%
Asian7231.53%3.64%
Some other race17,22436.41%5.46%
Two or more races2,6565.61%2.43%

Perth Amboy, New Jersey Housing

 Perth Amboy, New Jersey %, Perth Amboy, New Jersey United States
Total housing units 15,236 115,904,641
- Vacant housing units 6744.42%8.99%
- Occupied housing units 14,56295.58%91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units 5,89838.71%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units 8,66456.87%30.77%
 Perth Amboy, New Jersey %, Perth Amboy, New Jersey United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 20003,426 23.53%19.95%
1995 to 19984,347 29.85%28.9%
1990 to 19942,035 13.97%16.07%
1980 to 19891,990 13.67%15.58%
1970 to 19791,072 7.36%9.86%
1969 or earlier1,692 11.62%9.65%
 Perth Amboy, New Jersey %, Perth Amboy, New Jersey United States
Total households14,562  105,480,101
Family households (families)10,768 73.95%68.06%
Nonfamily households3,794 26.05%31.94%
 Perth Amboy, New Jersey United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000185,457,817
$50,000 to $99,99986016,778,971
$100,000 to $149,9992,10213,110,384
$150,000 to $199,9997948,075,904
$200,000 to $299,9991256,583,049
$300,000 to $499,999263,584,108
$500,000 to $999,99901,308,116
$1,000,000 or more0313,759
Median (dollars)126,200119,600

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, preschool6665.11% 6.47%
Kindergarten9837.54% 5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)6,18347.45% 43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)3,22824.77% 21.38%
College or graduate school1,97015.12% 22.81%

Perth Amboy, New Jersey Economy

 Perth Amboy, New Jersey %, Perth Amboy, New Jersey United States
Population 16 years and over35,254  217,168,077
In labor force20,970 59.48%63.92%
- Civilian labor force20,970 59.48%63.39%
- - Employed18,698 53.04%59.73%
- - Unemployed2,272 6.44%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force10.8  5.8
- Armed Forces0  0.53%
Not in labor force14,284 40.52%36.08%
Females 16 years and over18,140 51.46%51.66%
In labor force9,798 27.79%29.72%
- Civilian labor force9,798 27.79%29.65%
- - Employed8,636 24.5%27.92%
Own children under 6 years4,134 11.73%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force2,412  12,787,501
With earnings11,964 33.94%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)48,598  56,604
With Social Security income3,694 10.48%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,367  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income1,035 2.94%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,765  6,320
With public assistance income760 2.16%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,864  3,032
With retirement income2,136 6.06%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)13,718  17,376
 Perth Amboy, New Jersey %, Perth Amboy, New Jersey United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households14,563  105,539,122
Less than $10,0001,602 11.0%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9991,103 7.57%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9992,042 14.02%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9992,009 13.8%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9992,465 16.93%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9992,741 18.82%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9991,289 8.85%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9991,055 7.24%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999142 0.98%2.2%
$200,000 or more115 0.79%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)37,608  41,994


The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.