What is the population of Perth Amboy, New Jersey?

The population of Perth Amboy, New Jersey is 52,840.

What is the median household income in Perth Amboy, New Jersey?

The median household income in Perth Amboy, New Jersey is $59,249, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Perth Amboy, New Jersey is $375,046, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Perth Amboy, New Jersey is 12.8%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income D

Education F

Metric	Perth Amboy	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Population	52,840	9,029,857	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	8863.7	1036.4	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.83%	0.55%	0.57%
Median age	37.1	40.2	37.1
Households	19,019	3,476,039	128,459,983

Year	Perth Amboy

Group	Share

Perth Amboy has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Perth Amboy	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$59,249	$101,200	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	2.65%	4.63%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	12.8%	6.1%	5.2%

Metric	Perth Amboy	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$375,046	$359,215	$242,182
Median rent	$1,629	$1,653	$1,342
Homeownership rate	33.4%	63.7%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM .

Metric	Perth Amboy	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	21.5	26.6	22.5
Work from home	4.0%	15.0%	13.4%

Perth Amboy has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Perth Amboy	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	39.6%	31.6%
Average household size	2.88	2.61	2.54

Perth Amboy has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Perth Amboy	New Jersey Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	80.3	79.4	78.3
Self-rated poor health	19.4%	12.9%	16.3%
Smokers	15.2%	14.2%	19.0%