CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Perth Amboy

New Jersey · 41,967 residents · 4.66 sq mi

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With 41,967 people, Perth Amboy is a city in New Jersey. Owners hold 42% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. That trails the New Jersey median by roughly 31%. The typical home is worth $124,300. Median rent is $568 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

41,967

−11%vs 2000

vs 47,303 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.0

+3%vs 2000

vs 31.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.66 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202456K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(3,162)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(3,093)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(2,781)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(3,152)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.2%(3,433)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.9%(7,532)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(5,919)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(4,004)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.6%(3,191)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(3,263)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(1,947)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(490)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,377

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,608 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,351

−24%vs 2000

vs $14,989 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.2%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$124,300

+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $132,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$568

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $732 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

42.0%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 40.5% in 2000

58.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic18.9%(8,919)

Black8%(3,790)

Hispanic / Latino69.8%(33,033)

Asian1.4%(669)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic59.8%(25,087)

Black11.7%(4,911)

Hispanic / Latino54.7%(22,940)

Asian1.6%(672)

Other26.9%(11,297)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Dominican45%(25,129)

Puerto Rican15.8%(8,848)

Mexican8.2%(4,567)

South American7.1%(3,955)

Peruvian3.7%(2,042)

Central American3%(1,678)

Ecuadorian1.4%(795)

Colombian1.2%(689)

Cuban1.2%(643)

Honduran1%(551)

Guatemalan0.8%(436)

Salvadoran0.6%(352)

+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0.4%(242)

Spaniard0.4%(238)

Costa Rican0.4%(211)

Panamanian0.2%(111)

Venezuelan0.1%(82)

Bolivian0.1%(59)

Paraguayan0.1%(39)

Nicaraguan0%(17)

Uruguayan0%(7)

Asian origin

Chinese0.7%(399)

Asian Indian0.3%(181)

Filipino0.3%(144)

Vietnamese0.1%(78)

Korean0.1%(47)

Thai0%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(21)

Ancestry

American2.3%(1,264)

Polish1.7%(933)

Irish1.4%(786)

West Indian1.4%(779)

Portuguese1.3%(706)

Italian1.2%(660)

German1%(563)

Subsaharan African0.9%(516)

Jamaican0.6%(345)

Hungarian0.5%(294)

Ukrainian0.4%(234)

English0.4%(230)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Nigerian0.3%(180)

Russian0.3%(160)

Arab0.3%(144)

Haitian0.2%(117)

Greek0.2%(108)

Norwegian0.1%(79)

Slovak0.1%(78)

Brazilian0.1%(70)

Ghanaian0.1%(50)

Iranian0.1%(45)

British0.1%(36)

French0.1%(35)

Egyptian0.1%(28)

Danish0%(27)

Austrian0%(26)

Czech0%(22)

Dutch0%(17)

Welsh0%(11)

Barbadian0%(11)

Scottish0%(9)

Swedish0%(8)

Romanian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest Dominican population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Mexican population · Largest South American population · Largest Peruvian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.2%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

50.2%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.4 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 16.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married45.4%(10,251)

Married42.7%(9,642)

Widowed1.6%(361)

Divorced10.3%(2,325)

Women 15+

Never married37.3%(8,579)

Married41.1%(9,461)

Widowed7.5%(1,717)

Divorced14.1%(3,241)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

20.0%

−11.5 ptssince 2013

from 31.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.6%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 35.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.2%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.8%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

37.4%

+8.4 ptssince 2020

from 29.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 0.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

39.8%

−7.3 ptssince 2020

from 47.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.9%

+7.6 ptssince 2020

from 38.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)36.9%(323)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.1%(115)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29%(254)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.3%(46)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.4%(12)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 876 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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