| | People QuickFacts | Perth Amboy | New Jersey |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 51,093 | 8,821,155 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 50,814 | 8,791,894 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.5% | 0.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 50,814 | 8,791,894 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 27.3% | 23.5% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 9.3% | 13.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.7% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 50.3% | 68.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 10.5% | 13.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.1% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.7% | 8.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 5.6% | 2.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 78.1% | 17.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 12.0% | 59.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 89.3% | 89.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 37.0% | 20.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 74.5% | 28.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 67.0% | 87.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 13.9% | 34.6% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 21.9 | 29.8 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 37.8% | 66.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 64.6% | 36.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $310,500 | $357,000 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 16,365 | 3,176,069 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 3.03 | 2.69 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $20,162 | $34,858 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $47,696 | $69,811 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 19.4% | 9.1% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Perth Amboy | New Jersey |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,525 | 781,622 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 20.3% | 7.7% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 10.3% | 8.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 52.0% | 8.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 30.4% | 27.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 938,547 | 116,608,094 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 361,389 | 233,413,004 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 340,743 | 124,813,580 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $7,047 | $14,453 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 32,547 | 19,993,613 |