Perth Amboy Population and Demographics

Perth Amboy New Jersey Population and Demographics Resources

Perth Amboy City, New Jersey Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Perth Amboy Population: 47303 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 23441 49.55% Female 23862 50.45%       Under 5 years 3805 8.04% 5 to 9 years 3935 8.32% 10 to 14 years 3609 7.63% 15 to 19 years 3633 7.68% 20 to 24 years 3878 8.2% 25 to 34 years 7810 16.51% 35 to 44 years 7147 15.11% 45 to 54 years 5337 11.28% 55 to 59 years 1842 3.89% 60 to 64 years 1487 3.14% 65 to 74 years 2390 5.05% 75 to 84 years 1831 3.87% 85 years and over 599 1.27%       Median age (years) 31.2       18 years and over 33831 71.52% Male 16468 34.81% Female 17363 36.71% 21 years and over 31558 66.71% 62 years and over 5637 11.92% 65 years and over 4820 10.19% Male 1885 3.98% Female 2935 6.2%       Race     One race 44647 94.39% White 21951 46.41% Black or African American 4749 10.04% American Indian and Alaska Native 330 0.7% Asian 723 1.53% Asian indian 232 0.49% Chinese 136 0.29% Filipino 197 0.42% Japanese 8 0.02% Korean 33 0.07% Vietnamese 60 0.13% Other Asian 57 0.12% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 60 0.13% Native Hawaiian 5 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 7 0.01% Samoan 11 0.02% Other Pacific Islander 37 0.08% Some other race 16834 35.59% Two or more races 2656 5.61%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 47303 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 33033 69.83% Mexican 3056 6.46% Puerto Rican 13145 27.79% Cuban 918 1.94% Other Hispanic or Latino 15914 33.64% Not Hispanic or Latino 14270 30.17% White alone 8919 18.86%       Relationship     Total Population 47303 100.00% In households 46601 98.52% Householder 14562 30.78% Spouse 6489 13.72% Child 16126 34.09% Own child under 18 years 11370 24.04% Other relatives 5752 12.16% Under 18 years 1731 3.66% Nonrelatives 3672 7.76% Unmarried partner 1338 2.83% In group quarters 702 1.48% Institutionalized population 379 0.8% Non-Institutionalized population 323 0.68%       Households by Type     Total Households 14562 100.0 % Family households (families) 10768 73.95% With own children under 18 years 5864 40.27% Married-couple family 6489 44.56% With own children under 18 years 3472 23.84% Female householder, no husband present 3063 21.03% With own children under 18 years 1773 12.18% Non Family households 3794 26.05% Householder living alone 2993 20.55% Householder 65 years and over 1288 8.84%       Households with individuals under 18 years 6727 46.2% Households with individuals 65 years and over 3493 23.99%       Average Household size 3.2 Average family size 3.63       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 15236 100.00% Occupied housing units 14562 95.58% Vacant housing units 674 4.42% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 27 0.18% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.8       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 14562 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 5898 40.5% Renter-occupied housing units. 8664 59.5%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 3.24 Average household size of renter-occupied units 3.17

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