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People MapStats |
Perth Amboy |
New Jersey |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
48,607 | 8,724,560 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
2.8% | 3.7% |
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Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
1,304 | 310,213 |
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Population, 2000 |
47,303 | 8,414,350 |
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Population under 5 years old, 2000 |
3,805 | 563,785 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
8.0% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2000 |
13,472 | 2,087,558 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
28.5% | 24.8% |
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Population 65 years old and over, 2000 |
4,820 | 1,113,136 |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
10.2% | 13.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
50.4% | 51.5% |
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White persons, 2000 |
21,951 | 6,104,705 |
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Black or African American persons, 2000 |
4,749 | 1,141,821 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000 |
330 | 19,492 |
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Asian persons, 2000 |
723 | 480,276 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, 2000 |
60 | 3,329 |
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Persons reporting some other race, 2000 |
16,834 | 450,972 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2000 |
2,656 | 213,755 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 |
33,033 | 1,117,191 |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
46.4% | 72.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
10.0% | 13.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.7% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.5% | 5.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 |
35.6% | 5.4% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
5.6% | 2.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
69.8% | 13.3% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
49.1% | 59.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
35.7% | 17.5% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
72.4% | 25.5% |
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High school graduates, persons age 25+, 2000 |
15,770 | 1,661,493 |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
9.7% | 29.8% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
24.1 | 30.0 |
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Households, 2000 |
14,562 | 3,064,645 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
3.20 | 2.68 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
15,236 | 3,310,275 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
40.5% | 65.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$126,200 | $170,800 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$37,608 | $55,146 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$14,989 | $27,006 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
17.6% | 8.5% |
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Very low-income (VLI) owner households, 2000 |
1,628 | 275,893 |
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Very low-income (VLI) renter households, 2000 |
4,923 | 404,537 |
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VLI owner households, pct of total owner households, 2000 |
28.4% | 13.9% |
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VLI renter households, pct of total renter households, 2000 |
58.6% | 39.0% |
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Critical housing needs, pct of VLI owner households 2000 |
47.2% | 49.8% |
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Critical housing needs, pct of total VLI renter hhlds, 2000 |
53.8% | 50.9% |
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Serious crimes known to police, 2000 |
1,606 | 265,935 |
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Serious crimes known to police per 100,000 population, 2000 |
3,677 | 3,160 |
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Property crimes known to police, 2000 |
1,392 | 233,637 |
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Violent crimes known to police, 2000 |
214 | 32,298 |
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Business MapStats |
Perth Amboy |
New Jersey |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
2,661 | 708,837 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 5.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
27.8% | 26.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
7.3% | 7.3% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
51.0% | 7.0% |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
409,996 | 256,925,492 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
319,397 | 102,153,833 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$6,683 | $11,911 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
32,416 | 15,715,595 |
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