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People QuickFacts |
Perth Amboy |
New Jersey |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
48,447 | 8,638,396 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
2.4% | 2.7% |
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Population, 2000 |
47,303 | 8,414,350 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
13.0% | 8.6% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
8.0% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
28.5% | 24.8% |
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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, percent, 2000 (a) |
46.4% | 72.6% |
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Black or African American 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 (a) |
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 |
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, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
55.7% | 82.1% |
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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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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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Households, 2000 |
14,562 | 3,064,645 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
3.20 | 2.68 |
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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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Business QuickFacts |
Perth Amboy |
New Jersey |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
514,756 | 227,309,002 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
215,462 | 79,914,892 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$5,120 | $9,922 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
18,869 | 13,416,088 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
1,898 | 654,227 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
42.8% | 15.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
23.6% | 23.7% |
