Perth Amboy, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
55,855
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
37.9
4.41% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
20.2%
0.963% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$61,977
5.96% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$370,600
9.26% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
26,142
1.38% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Perth Amboy, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

73.8% of the residents in Perth Amboy, NJ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Perth Amboy, NJ are Universal Training Institute (46 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Perth Amboy, NJ was $370,600, and the homeownership rate was 35.4%.

Most people in Perth Amboy, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Perth Amboy, NJ was 1 car per household.

United StatesNew JerseyMiddlesex County, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PAMiddlesex County (North Central)--Metuchen & South Edison PUMA, NJMiddlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge PUMA, NJMiddlesex County (East Central)--Perth Amboy & Sayreville PUMA, NJNYC-Staten Island Community District 3--South Shore PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Perth Amboy, NJ is home to a population of 55.9k people, from which 73.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 50.6% of Perth Amboy, NJ residents were born outside of the country (28.3k people).

In 2024, there were 2.79 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (26.5k people) in Perth Amboy, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.51k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 6.83k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

73.8%
2024 Citizenship
76.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 73.8% of Perth Amboy, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Perth Amboy, NJ was 76.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Perth Amboy, NJ
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    26.5k ± 1.92k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    9.51k ± 1.52k
  3. White (Hispanic)
    6.83k ± 1.37k
83.6%
Hispanic Population
46.7k people

In 2024, there were 2.79 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (26.5k people) in Perth Amboy, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.51k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 6.83k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

83.6% of the people in Perth Amboy, NJ are hispanic (46.7k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Perth Amboy, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,706 ± 12,653 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    205,965 ± 11,018 people
  3. Mexico
    107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

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Foreign-Born Population

50.6%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
28.3k people
47.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
26.5k people

As of 2024, 50.6% of Perth Amboy, NJ residents (28.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Perth Amboy, NJ was 47.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    323 ± 156
  2. Vietnam
    242 ± 119
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    64 ± 73

Perth Amboy, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.33 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Perth Amboy, NJ employs 26.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Perth Amboy, NJ were Transportation & Warehousing (4,937 people), Retail Trade (4,048 people), and Manufacturing (2,619 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($71,598), Public Administration ($68,258), and Educational Services ($58,810).

Employment

Occupations

26.1k
2024 Value
± 1,584
1.38%
1 Year growth
± 8.41%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Perth Amboy, NJ grew at a rate of 1.38%, from 25.8k employees to 26.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Perth Amboy, NJ, are Material Moving Occupations (3,729 people), Production Occupations (2,933 people), and Transportation Occupations (2,747 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Perth Amboy, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

26.1k
2024 Value
± 1,584
1.38%
1 Year growth
± 8.41%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Perth Amboy, NJ grew at a rate of 1.38%, from 25.8k employees to 26.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Perth Amboy, NJ, are Transportation & Warehousing (4,937 people), Retail Trade (4,048 people), and Manufacturing (2,619 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Perth Amboy, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Perth Amboy, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,433
Median earning men ± $4,035
$29,957
Median earning women ± $2,327

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($73,188), Information ($69,333), and Public Administration ($66,635).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($71,978), Public Administration ($69,280), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,713).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Perth Amboy, NJ awarded 46 degrees. The student population of Perth Amboy, NJ in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 16 male students and 117 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Perth Amboy, NJ are Black or African American (35 and 76.1%), Hispanic or Latino (6 and 13%), Asian (3 and 6.52%), and White (2 and 4.35%).

The largest universities in Perth Amboy, NJ by number of degrees awarded are Universal Training Institute (46 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Perth Amboy, NJ are Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants (46 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 133 students enrolled in Perth Amboy, NJ, 12% men and 88% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 119 records, of which 88.2% were women and 11.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants
Most Common
46 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Perth Amboy, NJ was Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing, & Nursing Assistants with 46 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Perth Amboy, NJ according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Universal Training Institute
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
46 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Universal Training Institute with 46 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 4 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Perth Amboy, NJ, which is 0.0952 times less than the 42 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 35 degrees mean that there were 5.83 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 6 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Perth Amboy, NJ was $370,600 in 2024, which is 1.11 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $339,200 to $370,600, a 9.26% increase. The homeownership rate in Perth Amboy, NJ is 35.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Perth Amboy, NJ have an average commute time of 23.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Perth Amboy, NJ is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$370,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$17,996
$6,749
Median Property Taxes
±$647

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Perth Amboy, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Perth Amboy, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

35.4%
Homeownership
2024
64.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 35.4% of the housing units in Perth Amboy, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 33.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$61,977
Median Household Income
± $5,725
19k
Number of Households
± 1,391

In 2024, the median household income of the 19k households in Perth Amboy, NJ grew to $61,977 from the previous year's value of $58,490.

The following chart displays the households in Perth Amboy, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Perth Amboy, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.486
2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (59.7%)
  2. Carpooled (13.2%)
  3. Other (8.36%)

In 2024, 59.7% of workers in Perth Amboy, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.2%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (8.36%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

23.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Perth Amboy, NJ have a shorter commute time (23.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.49% of the workforce in Perth Amboy, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Perth Amboy, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Perth Amboy, NJ have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Perth Amboy, NJ (11.2k out of 55.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Perth Amboy, NJ is Hispanic, followed by Other and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

80% of the population of Perth Amboy, NJ has health coverage, with 29.3% on employee plans, 34.8% on Medicaid, 7.28% on Medicare, 7.94% on non-group plans, and 0.701% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25% under 18 years, 21.6% between 18 and 34 years, 40.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

20%
Uninsured
29.3%
Employer Coverage
34.8%
Medicaid
7.28%
Medicare
7.94%
Non-Group
0.701%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Perth Amboy, NJ declined by 4.7% from 20.9% to 20%.

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