Madison Park vs South Amboy

A side-by-side comparison of Madison Park and South Amboy: population, income, housing, and more.

Madison Park and South Amboy are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Amboy has the higher population (9,714 vs 8,798 in Madison Park). South Amboy has the higher median household income ($110,125 vs $76,396 in Madison Park). Madison Park has the higher median home value ($386,200 vs $365,000 in South Amboy).

Population, income & housing

	Madison Park	South Amboy
Population	8,798	9,714
Median age	32.3 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$76,396	$110,125
Median home value	$386,200	$365,000
Median gross rent	$1,558	$1,644
Housing units	2,988	4,361
Homeownership rate	31.9%	55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.1%	30.0%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison Park	South Amboy
Population	7,834 → 8,798 (+12.3%)	8,772 → 9,714 (+10.7%)
Median household income	$65,971 → $76,396 (+15.8%)	$73,056 → $110,125 (+50.7%)
Median home value	$289,100 → $386,200 (+33.6%)	$294,500 → $365,000 (+23.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,285 → $1,558 (+21.2%)	$1,332 → $1,644 (+23.4%)

Madison Park

Population

7,8348,798

Median household income

$65,971$76,396

Median home value

$289,100$386,200

Median gross rent

$1,285$1,558

South Amboy

Population

8,7729,714

Median household income

$73,056$110,125

Median home value

$294,500$365,000

Median gross rent

$1,332$1,644

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison Park	South Amboy
Under 5	8.7%	4.1%
5 to 17	21.7%	13.0%
18 to 24	8.3%	6.8%
25 to 34	14.6%	14.3%
35 to 44	9.5%	14.1%
45 to 54	13.5%	13.0%
55 to 64	11.0%	17.9%
65 to 74	9.6%	13.5%
75 and over	3.0%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison Park	South Amboy
White (non-Hispanic)	30.2%	62.0%
Black or African American	25.9%	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	20.8%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	2.2%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	20.8%	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison Park	South Amboy
No high school diploma	8.5%	12.2%
High school graduate	34.5%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison Park	South Amboy
Drove alone	67.8%	68.2%
Carpooled	3.7%	11.4%
Public transit	10.6%	8.8%
Walked	7.1%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	10.3%
Other means	4.9%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison Park	South Amboy
1-unit, detached	27.9%	45.1%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	14.8%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	22.2%
5 to 19 units	45.2%	8.1%
20 or more units	12.1%	9.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Madison Park	South Amboy
Poverty rate	15.3%	7.5%
Average household size	3.09	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	32	33
Median year structure built	1962	1958