South Amboy

Population: 9,714
Median household income: $110,125
Median home value: $365,000

South Amboy is a community in Middlesex County, New Jersey, home to 9,714 residents. At $110,125, its median household income sits in line with Middlesex County's $109,028.

From 2019 to 2023, South Amboy's population grew 10.7% from 8,772 to 9,714, while its median home value rose 23.9% from $294,500 to $365,000.

Owners occupy 55.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,714
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $110,125
Median home value: $365,000
Median gross rent: $1,644
Housing units: 4,361
Homeownership rate: 55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,772	$73,056	$294,500	$1,332
2020	8,868	$81,742	$321,800	$1,392
2021	9,320	$93,859	$322,100	$1,568
2022	9,336	$94,776	$346,300	$1,657
2023	9,714	$110,125	$365,000	$1,644

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6417.9%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	402	4.1%
5 to 17	1,264	13.0%
18 to 24	664	6.8%
25 to 34	1,392	14.3%
35 to 44	1,372	14.1%
45 to 54	1,262	13.0%
55 to 64	1,737	17.9%
65 to 74	1,315	13.5%
75 and over	306	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,022	62.0%
Black or African American	847	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	425	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	216	2.2%
Two or more races	210	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,994	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.2%

High school graduate28.5%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree16.9%

Graduate or professional degree13.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	902	12.2%
High school graduate	2,105	28.5%
Some college or associate's	2,165	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,248	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	964	13.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone68.2%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit8.8%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,675	68.2%
Carpooled	616	11.4%
Public transit	477	8.8%
Walked	29	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	555	10.3%
Other means	38	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	853	17.6%
15 to 29 min	1,996	41.3%
30 to 44 min	640	13.2%
45 to 59 min	502	10.4%
60+ min	844	17.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 7.5% (725 of 9,659)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,034	73.3%
Nonfamily households	1,106	26.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,140	94.9%
Vacant	221	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,285	55.2%
Renter-occupied	1,855	44.8%

1-unit, detached45.1%

1-unit, attached14.8%

2 to 4 units22.2%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units9.6%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,965	45.1%
1-unit, attached	644	14.8%
2 to 4 units	966	22.2%
5 to 19 units	352	8.1%
20 or more units	420	9.6%
Mobile home & other	14	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3468550
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.54 sq mi
Water area: 1.16 sq mi
Center point: 40.4864, -74.2788