Perth Amboy vs Sayreville

A side-by-side comparison of Perth Amboy and Sayreville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Perth Amboy has the higher population (55,278 vs 45,237 in Sayreville). Sayreville has the higher median household income ($98,629 vs $58,490 in Perth Amboy). Sayreville has the higher median home value ($407,600 vs $339,200 in Perth Amboy).

Population, income & housing

	Perth Amboy	Sayreville
Population	55,278	45,237
Median age	36.3 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,490	$98,629
Median home value	$339,200	$407,600
Median gross rent	$1,629	$1,641
Housing units	19,684	17,435
Homeownership rate	33.4%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	36.8%
Unemployment rate	12.8%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Perth Amboy	Sayreville
Population	51,678 → 55,278 (+7.0%)	44,292 → 45,237 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$52,563 → $58,490 (+11.3%)	$81,883 → $98,629 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$261,800 → $339,200 (+29.6%)	$302,800 → $407,600 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,340 → $1,629 (+21.6%)	$1,332 → $1,641 (+23.2%)

Perth Amboy

Population

51,67855,278

Median household income

$52,563$58,490

Median home value

$261,800$339,200

Median gross rent

$1,340$1,629

Sayreville

Population

44,29245,237

Median household income

$81,883$98,629

Median home value

$302,800$407,600

Median gross rent

$1,332$1,641

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Perth Amboy	Sayreville
Under 5	7.0%	6.1%
5 to 17	17.2%	15.9%
18 to 24	10.0%	7.0%
25 to 34	13.8%	14.6%
35 to 44	14.2%	13.6%
45 to 54	14.0%	15.1%
55 to 64	11.4%	12.8%
65 to 74	7.5%	9.8%
75 and over	4.8%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Perth Amboy	Sayreville
White (non-Hispanic)	11.4%	45.6%
Black or African American	5.5%	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.3%	16.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.6%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	80.8%	21.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Perth Amboy	Sayreville
No high school diploma	31.7%	8.0%
High school graduate	30.1%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	23.1%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Perth Amboy	Sayreville
Drove alone	59.1%	70.4%
Carpooled	13.7%	10.1%
Public transit	3.8%	5.5%
Walked	7.2%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.0%	10.4%
Other means	12.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Perth Amboy	Sayreville
1-unit, detached	30.1%	51.5%
1-unit, attached	8.3%	13.9%
2 to 4 units	33.9%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	14.8%	15.9%
20 or more units	12.5%	7.1%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Perth Amboy	Sayreville
Poverty rate	20.0%	6.0%
Average household size	2.88	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	25	32
Median year structure built	1957	1973