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Moving to Perth Amboy, New Jersey

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Population: 47,303. Estimated population in July 2024: 48,797 (+3.2% change)
Males: 23,441 (49.6%), Females: 23,862 (50.4%)

Middlesex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.2 years
Median household income: $37,608
Median house value: $126,200

Population by Race

Races in Perth Amboy:

  • Hispanic (69.8%)
  • Other race (35.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (18.9%)
  • Black (10.0%)
  • Two or more races (5.6%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Polish (5.1%), Italian (2.9%), Irish (2.0%), Hungarian (1.9%), Portuguese (1.7%), United States (1.7%).

Elevation: 65 feet

Land area: 4.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Perth Amboy

  • High school or higher: 55.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 10.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Perth Amboy city

  • Never married: 34.8%
  • Now married: 46.3%
  • Separated: 4.3%
  • Widowed: 6.2%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

35.7% Foreign born (30.7% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +5,363 (+12.8%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Perth Amboy:

  • RARITAN BAY MEDICAL CENTER (530 NEW BRUNSWICK AVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Perth Amboy:

  • STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL-SOUT (about 5 miles; STATEN ISLAND, NY)
  • RAHWAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; RAHWAY, NJ)
  • TRINITAS HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; ELIZABETH, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Perth Amboy:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 14 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 23 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)
  • TETERBORO (about 28 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Perth Amboy:

  • LINDEN (about 8 miles; LINDEN, NJ; Abbreviation: LDJ)
  • OLD BRIDGE (about 15 miles; OLD BRIDGE, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N6)
  • NEWARK NR 1 (about 18 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N4)

Amtrak stations near Perth Amboy:

  • 5 miles: METROPARK (ISELIN, 100 MIDDLESEX-ESSEX TPK.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 13 miles: NEW BRUNSWICK (FRENCH & ALBANY STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 14 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Perth Amboy:

  • REIGNBOW BEAUTY SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 75; Location: 312 STATE ST; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Perth Amboy:

  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
  • CUNY COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND (about 11 miles; STATEN ISLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 8,135)
  • MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; EDISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,739)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 13 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 30,649)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 16 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,897)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)

Schools

Public high schools in Perth Amboy:

  • PERTH AMBOY HIGH (Students: 2,054; Location: EAGLE AVE. & FRANCIS ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MDSEX CTY VOC PERTH AMBOY (Students: 220; Location: 618 NEW BRUNSWICK AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Perth Amboy:

  • MC GINNIS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,409; Location: 271 STATE STREET; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • SAMUEL E SHULL MIDDLE (Students: 1,398; Location: 360 HALL AVENUE; Grades: 05 – 06)
  • EDWARD J. PATTEN ELEM SCH (Students: 819; Location: 500 CHARLES STREET; Grades: KG – 04)
  • ROBERT N. WILENTZ ELEM (Students: 795; Location: 51 FIRST STREET; Grades: KG – 04)
  • JAMES J. FLYNN (Students: 772; Location: 850 CHAMBERLAIN AVENUE; Grades: KG – 04)
  • ANTHONY V CERES SCHOOL (Students: 660; Location: 445 STATE STREET; Grades: KG – 04)
  • NUMBER 10 (Students: 530; Location: 318 STOCKTON STREET; Grades: KG – 04)
  • ST. MARY’S EC CENTER (Students: 381; Location: 315 MECHANIC STREET; Grades: PK – PK)
  • PETERSON ELEM (Students: 285; Location: 274 STATE STREET; Grades: PK – PK)
  • NUMBER 7 (Students: 232; Location: 163 PATERSON STREET; Grades: PK – KG)

Private primary/middle schools in Perth Amboy:

  • PERTH AMBOY CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 542; Location: PO BOX 651; Grades: PK – 8)
  • HOLY SPIRIT CAMPUS (Students: 217; Location: BRACE AND CARLOCK AVENUES; Grades: PK – 5)
  • UKRAINIAN ASSUMPTION SCHOOL (Students: 204; Location: MEREDITH AND JACQUES STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST. STEPHEN CAMPUS (Students: 204; Location: 500 STATE ST.; Grades: KG – 5)
  • PERTH AMBOY CATH MS (Students: 124; Location: 680 CATHERINE ST; Grades: 6 – 8)
  • CATHEDRAL PREPARATORY ACADEMY (Students: 88; Location: 205 SMITH STREET; Grades: PK – 5)

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