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Perth Amboy, NJ ZIP Code

Zip codes of Perth Amboy, New Jersey

08861, 08862, 08863

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Demographic and housing estimates in Perth Amboy, NJ

Total population
Total population	51832
Male	25802
Female	26030

Population by age
Total population	51832
Under 5 years	3898
5 to 9 years	4160
10 to 14 years	3667
15 to 19 years	3829
20 to 24 years	4108
25 to 34 years	7631
35 to 44 years	6912
45 to 54 years	6971
55 to 59 years	2802
60 to 64 years	2191
65 to 74 years	3261
75 to 84 years	1439
85 years and over	963
Median age (years)	33.1
Under 18 years	14083
Under 16 years	39450
18 years and over	37749
21 years and over	35419
62 years and over	6973
65 years and over	5663

Population by race
Total population	51832
One race	50766
Two or more races	1066
One race	50766
White	41062
Black or African American	4357
American Indian and Alaska Native	70
Asian	697
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
Some other race	4580

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	28043
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	13517
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	14526

Social characteristics in Perth Amboy, NJ

Households by type
Total households	15946
Family households (families)	12109
Married-couple family	6737
Male householder, no wife present, family	1586
Female householder, no husband present, family	3786
Nonfamily households	3837
Average household size	3.21
Average family size	3.70

Economic characteristics in Perth Amboy, NJ

Income and benefits (in 2018 inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	15946
Less than $10,000	1593
$10,000 to $14,999	532
$15,000 to $24,999	1747
$25,000 to $34,999	1774
$35,000 to $49,999	1932
$50,000 to $74,999	3036
$75,000 to $99,999	2174
$100,000 to $149,999	1965
$150,000 to $199,999	732
$200,000 or more	461
Median household income (dollars)	53011

Housing characteristics in Perth Amboy, NJ

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	16966
Occupied housing units	15946
Vacant housing units	1020

Units in structure
Total housing units	16966
1-unit, detached	4994
1-unit, attached	976
2 units	4980
3 or 4 units	1715
5 to 9 units	909
10 to 19 units	1472
20 or more units	1890
Mobile home	30
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0

Year structure built
Total housing units	16966
Built 2014 or later	160
Built 2010 to 2013	530
Built 2000 to 2009	2547
Built 1990 to 1999	832
Built 1980 to 1989	849
Built 1970 to 1979	1274
Built 1960 to 1969	1666
Built 1950 to 1959	2257
Built 1940 to 1949	1569
Built 1939 or earlier	5282

Rooms
Total housing units	16966
1 room	561
2 rooms	254
3 rooms	2500
4 rooms	4007
5 rooms	4745
6 rooms	2619
7 rooms	1219
8 rooms	546
9 rooms or more	515
Median rooms	4.7

Bedrooms
Total housing units	16966
No bedroom	594
1 bedroom	3030
2 bedrooms	5867
3 bedrooms	5757
4 bedrooms	1502
5 or more bedrooms	216

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	15946
Owner-occupied	4673
Renter-occupied	11273
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3.42
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	3.13

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	15946
Moved in 2017 or later	518
Moved in 2015 to 2016	1938
Moved in 2010 to 2014	5528
Moved in 2000 to 2009	4831
Moved in 1990 to 1999	1632
Moved in 1989 and earlier	1499

Value
Owner-occupied units	4673
Less than $50,000	132
$50,000 to $99,999	32
$100,000 to $149,999	257
$150,000 to $199,999	626
$200,000 to $299,999	2372
$300,000 to $499,999	1090
$500,000 to $999,999	157
$1,000,000 or more	7
Median (dollars)	255100

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	4673
Housing units with a mortgage	3458
Housing units without a mortgage	1215

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	11116
Less than $500	778
$500 to $999	1354
$1,000 to $1,499	5557
$1,500 to $1,999	2469
$2,000 to $2,499	812
$2,500 to $2,999	125
$3,000 or more	21
Median (dollars)	1304
No rent paid	157