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08861

Perth Amboy, NJ · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
59,351
Median household income
$64,491
People below poverty
19.3%
Median home value
$370,900

Income

The median income of households in 08861 was $64,491. An estimated 5.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 08861 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.5
$10,000 to $14,999 7.1
$15,000 to $24,999 9.4
$25,000 to $34,999 5.9
$35,000 to $49,999 12
$50,000 to $74,999 16.7
$75,000 to $99,999 12.8
$100,000 to $149,999 16.1
$150,000 to $199,999 7.9
$200,000 or more 6.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 08861 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 56299
Female 41975

An estimated 81.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 28% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,762. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 08861 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 81.1
Social Security 28
Retirement income 19.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9
Cash public assistance income 1.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 19.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 25.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 20.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 08861 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 19.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 25.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 20.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17.1

In 2020-2024, 22.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 50.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 47.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 42.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 08861 in 2020-2024, 81% had health insurance coverage and 19% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 41.4% and public coverage was 45.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 11.6%.


In 2020-2024, 08861 had a total population of 59,351 - 29,950 (50.5%) females and 29,401 (49.5%) males. The median age was 38.3 years. An estimated 22.1% of the population was under 18 years, 34.6% was 19 to 44 years, 26.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 08861 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1559 1626
5 to 9 1318 1767
10 to 14 2323 2042
15 to 19 2358 2017
20 to 24 2262 2014
25 to 29 1969 1690
30 to 34 1904 2004
35 to 39 2041 2389
40 to 44 2595 1708
45 to 49 1835 2145
50 to 54 2217 2435
55 to 59 1973 1728
60 to 64 1286 2007
65 to 69 1118 1480
70 to 74 1112 945
75 to 79 884 902
80 to 84 309 507
85 and over 338 544

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 20.9% were White; 8.1% were Black or African American; 0.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.6% were Asian; 3.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 19% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 81.6% of the people in 08861 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 8.8% of the people in 08861 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 20,596 households in 08861. The average household size was 2.86 people.

Married-couple households made up 38.7% of the households in 08861 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 32.6% of all households, while 19.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 23.4% of all households.

In 08861, 38.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 08861 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 38.7
Cohabiting Couples 9.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 41.2% of males and 37.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 43.4 36.3
Now married, except separated 41.2 37.8
Separated 3.5 5.3
Widowed 1.6 7.2
Divorced 10.3 13.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 08861, 2,319 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 15.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 50.6% of the people living in 08861 were U.S. natives. 34.1% of the 08861 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 49.4% of 08861 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 48.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 57.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 08861 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 08861.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 08861 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 91.6
Asia 4.5
Europe 2.7
Africa 1.2
Northern America 0
Oceania 0.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 08861 in 2020-2024, 77.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 72.8% of people at least five years old; 43.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 08861 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 72.8
Other Indo-European languages 3.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.7
Other languages 0.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 08861 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 08861 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.5
Different house, same county 6.6
Different county, same state 0.7
Different state 1.6
Abroad 1.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 68.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 16.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 31.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 08861 was 13,865 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 829 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 10,155. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,881.

Educational Attainment of People in 08861 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 31.1
High school diploma or equivalency 28.6
Some college, no degree 16.5
Associate's degree 7.3
Bachelor's degree 11.7
Graduate or professional degree 4.7

Disability

In 08861, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.6% of people under 18 years old, to 10.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 38.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 08861, 58 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 32.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 23,073 82.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,368 12
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,573 5.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 08861 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 08861 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 5.7
Manufacturing 9.6
Wholesale trade 4.8
Retail trade 16
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 18.1
Information 1.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 16.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.5
Other Services, except public administration 4.3
Public administration 3.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 08861 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 6,149 21.9
Service occupations 4,462 15.9
Sales and office occupations 5,458 19.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,284 8.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 9,696 34.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 60.5% of 08861 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 13% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 08861 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 60.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 13
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.8
Walked 6.2
Other means 12.2
Worked from home 5.3

In 2020-2024, 08861 had a total of 21,166 housing units. Of these housing units, 38.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 61.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 08861 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 38.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 61.2
Mobile homes 0.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

8.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 29.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 08861 was 4.6 rooms, and of these housing units 44.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 08861 had 20,596 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 570 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 37.5% while renters occupied 62.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.04 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.75.

3.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 19.8% and another 12.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 08861:

House Heating Fuel Used in 08861 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 77.7
Electricity 15.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 5
All other fuels 1.2
No fuel used 0.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 08861 was $370,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 63.2 % had a mortgage. 36.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,351 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,112.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 08861 was $1,675. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.