Living in Perth Amboy City School District, New Jersey

Overview

A total of 15,980 households are located in Perth Amboy City School District area. Among them, 6,953 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.63 people. The total number of children in the region is 18,833 and 14,473 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

20% (10,177) of residents are non-citizens and 75% (38,172) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Perth Amboy City School District, New Jersey
Household	15,980
Population	51,071
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	6,953 (44%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	18,833
Total Students	14,473
Pre-Kindergarten	1,418
Kindergarten	684
Grade 1-8	6,354
Grade 9-12	3,193
College/Graduate School	2,824
Veterans	37,689
Non-citizen	10,177
Non-English Home Language	38,172
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

39,355 residents are over the age of 16 and 24,616 people are in labor force. Among them, 24,610 people are in civilian labor force and 6 are in armed labor force. 23,658 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Perth Amboy City School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	23,255	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	16,305	70.11%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,349	14.40%
Public transportation	1,084	4.66%
Walked	1,214	5.22%
Other method	883	3.80%
Worked from home	420	1.81%
Average Commute Time	26 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	23,658	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,092	17.30%
Service	4,685	19.80%
Sales and office	4,794	20.26%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,944	8.22%
Production, transportation, and material moving	8,143	34.42%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	23,658	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	78	0.33%
Construction	1,448	6.12%
Manufacturing	2,426	10.25%
Wholesale trade	1,107	4.68%
Retail trade	2,742	11.59%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,962	16.75%
Information	238	1.01%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	849	3.59%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,414	14.43%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,774	15.95%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,752	7.41%
Other services, except public administration	1,309	5.53%
Public administration	559	2.36%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	23,658	-
Private wage and salary workers	21,053	88.99%
Government workers	2,116	8.94%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	484	2.05%
Unpaid family workers	5	0.02%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $67,201 for the 15,980 households in Perth Amboy City School District area, New Jersey. The average income of a single worker is $30,411. 42,452 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 82.83%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,980	-
Less than $10,000	1,604	10.04%
$10,000 - $14,999	589	3.69%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,606	10.05%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,771	11.08%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,000	12.52%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,013	18.85%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,089	13.07%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,038	12.75%
$150,000 - $199,999	666	4.17%
More than $200,000	604	3.78%
Median Household Income	$52,563	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$67,201	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	12,304	-
Less than $10,000	816	6.63%
$10,000 - $14,999	331	2.69%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,156	9.40%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,566	12.73%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,822	14.81%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,319	18.85%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,530	12.43%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,743	14.17%
$150,000 - $199,999	561	4.56%
More than $200,000	460	3.74%

Median Family Income	$53,978	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$69,116	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,411	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$40,728	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$40,728	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	51,254	-
With health insurance coverage	42,452	82.83%
Public coverage	20,225	39.46%
Private health insurance	25,567	49.88%
Without health insurance coverage	8,802	17.17%

Housing

There are 16,960 housing units in Perth Amboy City School District area, New Jersey with 15,980 units (94.22%) occupied. 4,583 houses (28.68%) are occupied by owner and 11,397 houses (71.32%) are rented. The average housing value is $261,800 and the average rental cost is $1,340. 182 houses (1.07%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 7,241 houses (42.69%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,960	-
Occupied	15,980	94.22%
Owner Occupied	4,583	28.68%
Renter Occupied	11,397	71.32%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	4,951	29.19%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,176	6.93%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	10,799	63.67%
Mobile Homes	34	0.20%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,960	-
Built 2014 or later	182	1.07%
Built 2010 - 2013	371	2.19%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,178	12.84%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,088	6.42%
Built 1980 - 1989	683	4.03%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,420	8.37%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,561	9.20%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,236	13.18%
Built 1949 or earlier	7,241	42.69%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,960	-
1 room	590	3.48%
2 rooms	273	1.61%
3 rooms	2,377	14.02%
4 rooms	4,243	25.02%
5 rooms	4,629	27.29%
6 rooms	2,562	15.11%
7 rooms	1,141	6.73%
8 rooms	573	3.38%
9 rooms or more	572	3.37%
Median Number of Rooms	4.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,960	-
no bedroom	626	3.69%
1 bedroom	2,938	17.32%
2 bedrooms	5,961	35.15%
3 bedrooms	5,703	33.63%
4 bedrooms	1,517	8.94%
5 bedrooms or more	215	1.27%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	4,583	-
Less than $50,000	97	2.12%
$50,000 - $99,999	6	0.13%
$100,000 - $149,999	161	3.51%
$150,000 - $199,999	567	12.37%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,309	50.38%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,212	26.45%
$500,000 - $999,999	201	4.39%
$1,000,000 or more	30	0.65%
Median House Value	$261,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	11,236	-
Less than $500	721	6.42%
$500 - $999	1,226	10.91%
$1,000 - $1,499	5,719	50.90%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,634	23.44%
$2,000 - $2,499	742	6.60%
$2,500 - $2,999	177	1.58%
$3,000 or more	17	0.15%
Median Rental Costs	$1,340	-

Demographic

A total of 51,678 people lives in Perth Amboy City School District area, New Jersey with 25,505 male and 26,173 female. The males to female ratio is 49.35 to 50.65. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	51,678	-
Male	25,505	49.35%
Female	26,173	50.65%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	51,678	-
Under 5 years	3,940	7.62%
5 - 9 years	3,950	7.64%
10 - 14 years	3,720	7.20%
15 - 19 years	3,942	7.63%
20 - 24 years	3,993	7.73%
25 - 34 years	7,518	14.55%
35 - 44 years	6,708	12.98%
45 - 54 years	6,902	13.36%
55 - 59 years	2,950	5.71%
60 - 64 years	2,261	4.38%
65 - 74 years	3,379	6.54%
75 - 84 years	1,523	2.95%
85 years and older	892	1.73%
Median Age	33.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	51,678	-
One Race	50,384	97.50%
White	40,930	79.20%
Black or African American	4,345	8.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native	24	0.05%
Asian	584	1.13%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	4,501	8.71%

Two or more races	1,294	2.50%
White and Black or African American	483	0.93%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	104	0.20%
White and Asian	40	0.08%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	9	0.02%

Living in Perth Amboy City School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic