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Perth Amboy, NJ
Demographic Data




Perth Amboy Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Perth Amboy Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

55,357

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.0%
5 - 17:
16.2%
18 - 24:
11.1%
25 - 34:
14.2%
35 - 54:
27.8%
55 - 64:
11.5%
Over 65 Years:
12.1%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.2%
5.2%
70.2%
70.2%
14.6%
14.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Perth Amboy
USA
$25,853
$25,853
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Perth Amboy
USA
$56,239
$56,239
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

19.7%

Employment Industries

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Transportation
Retail
Manufacturing
Administration
Healthcare
Construction
Education
Wholesale
Other
Accommodation
Finance
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Public Service
17.8%
17.8%
12.4%
12.4%
10.3%
10.3%
9.9%
9.9%
9.1%
9.1%
7.1%
7.1%
6.1%
6.1%
5.9%
5.9%
4.7%
4.7%
4.4%
4.4%
3.3%
3.3%
2.7%
2.7%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
White
Black or African American
Asian
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
78.8%
78.8%
13.9%
13.9%
5.3%
5.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Polish
Irish
Italian
German
Jamaican
Hungarian
British West Indian
Egyptian
Greek
Ukrainian
English
Portuguese
African
Russian
Other Subsaharan African
Slovak
Nigerian
Haitian
Romanian
Iranian
1.6%
1.6%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Spanish
English
Portuguese
Polish
Tagalog
Italian
African languages
Langs. of India
French
Arabic
Slavic languages
Vietnamese
Native American languages
Chinese
Pacific Island languages
Urdu
Greek
Hungarian
Navajo
Other Asian languages
76.9%
76.9%
19.4%
19.4%
0.7%
0.7%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
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0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Perth Amboy Residents

46.4%


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