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South Amboy, New Jersey Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 7,913. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,975 (+0.8% change)
Males: 3,865 (48.8%), Females: 4,048 (51.2%)

Middlesex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $50,529
Median house value: $138,500

Population by Race

Races in South Amboy:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.0%)
  • Hispanic (6.7%)
  • Other race (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Black (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Filipino (0.6%)

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

Ancestries: Irish (26.9%), Polish (25.8%), Italian (16.7%), German (12.8%), English (5.1%), United States (4.0%).

Elevation: 99 feet

Land area: 1.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in South Amboy

  • High school or higher: 81.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in South Amboy city

  • Never married: 28.8%
  • Now married: 51.1%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 10.5%
  • Divorced: 8.0%

9.0% Foreign born (4.5% Europe, 2.9% Latin America, 1.0% Africa).

Population change in the 1990s: +198 (+2.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near South Amboy:

  • RARITAN BAY MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; PERTH AMBOY, NJ)
  • STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL-SOUT (about 6 miles; STATEN ISLAND, NY)
  • RAHWAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; RAHWAY, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to South Amboy:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 17 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 25 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)
  • TETERBORO (about 31 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)

Other public-use airports nearest to South Amboy:

  • LINDEN (about 10 miles; LINDEN, NJ; Abbreviation: LDJ)
  • OLD BRIDGE (about 12 miles; OLD BRIDGE, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N6)
  • NEWARK NR 1 (about 20 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N4)

Amtrak stations near South Amboy:

  • 7 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.
  • 12 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.
  • 17 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.

Colleges and Universities

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

  • MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; EDISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,739)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 12 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 30,649)
  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
  • CUNY COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND (about 13 miles; STATEN ISLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 8,135)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 14 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,897)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
  • BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; LINCROFT, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,533)

Schools

Public high school in South Amboy:

  • SOUTH AMBOY HIGH (Students: 537; Location: 200 GOVERNOR HAROLD G. HOFFMAN; Grades: 07 – 12)

Private high school in South Amboy:

  • ST MARY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 527; Location: 310 AUGUSTA STREET; Grades: 9 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in South Amboy:

  • SOUTH AMBOY ELEMENTARY (Students: 644; Location: 249 JOHN ST; Grades: PK – 06)
  • SELOVER SCHOOL (Students: 46; Location: 150 LINCOLN AVE.; Grades: UG – UG)

Private primary/middle schools in South Amboy:

  • SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 264; Location: 229 CEDAR STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST. MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 195; Location: 301 SECOND ST.; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in South Amboy:

  • DOWDELL LIBRARY OF SOUTH AMBOY (Operating income: $289,975; Location: 100 HOFFMAN PLAZA; 52,008 books; 704 audio materials; 1,595 video materials; 109 serial subscriptions)

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