Perth Amboy

Population: 55,278
Median household income: $58,490
Median home value: $339,200

Located in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Perth Amboy is a community with a population of 55,278. The median household income of $58,490 is below the Middlesex County median ($109,028).

Between 2019 and 2023, Perth Amboy's population grew 7.0% from 51,678 to 55,278, while its median home value rose 29.6% from $261,800 to $339,200.

The median resident is 36.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 55,278
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $58,490
Median home value: $339,200
Median gross rent: $1,629
Housing units: 19,684
Homeownership rate: 33.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Unemployment rate: 12.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	51,678	$52,563	$261,800	$1,340
2020	51,589	$54,188	$270,500	$1,387
2021	55,046	$53,750	$282,600	$1,453
2022	55,226	$56,239	$327,700	$1,562
2023	55,278	$58,490	$339,200	$1,629

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,863	7.0%
5 to 17	9,521	17.2%
18 to 24	5,527	10.0%
25 to 34	7,656	13.8%
35 to 44	7,858	14.2%
45 to 54	7,728	14.0%
55 to 64	6,320	11.4%
65 to 74	4,129	7.5%
75 and over	2,676	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,283	11.4%
Black or African American	3,055	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	700	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	219	0.4%
Two or more races	348	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	44,673	80.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.7%

High school graduate30.1%

Some college or associate's23.1%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,511	31.7%
High school graduate	10,934	30.1%
Some college or associate's	8,410	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,855	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,657	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone59.1%

Carpooled13.7%

Public transit3.8%

Walked7.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means12.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,486	59.1%
Carpooled	3,350	13.7%
Public transit	935	3.8%
Walked	1,772	7.2%
Bicycle	18	0.1%
Worked from home	990	4.0%
Other means	2,943	12.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,113	30.3%
15 to 29 min	8,072	34.3%
30 to 44 min	4,642	19.7%
45 to 59 min	1,372	5.8%
60+ min	2,305	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 20.0% (10,951 of 54,778)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,546	71.2%
Nonfamily households	5,473	28.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,019	96.6%
Vacant	665	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,348	33.4%
Renter-occupied	12,671	66.6%

1-unit, detached30.1%

1-unit, attached8.3%

2 to 4 units33.9%

5 to 19 units14.8%

20 or more units12.5%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,924	30.1%
1-unit, attached	1,636	8.3%
2 to 4 units	6,667	33.9%
5 to 19 units	2,904	14.8%
20 or more units	2,467	12.5%
Mobile home & other	86	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3458200
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.66 sq mi
Water area: 1.3 sq mi
Center point: 40.5202, -74.2713