Compare Perth Amboy, NJ vs New Jersey (NJ) vs United States

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Metric Perth Amboy, NJ
City
New Jersey (NJ)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 55,855 9,343,809 334,922,499
Rent $1,688 $1,720 $1,413
Year built 1959 1970 1980
Household income $61,977 $103,556 $80,734
Per capita income $27,021 $54,253 $44,673
Poverty rate 20.2% 9.7% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 6.5% 4.5% 4.0%
Household size 2.9 2.6 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 62.5% 49.1% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 55,855 9,343,809 334,922,499
Adults over 25 37,228 6,523,202 230,807,303
Total households 19,045 3,507,701 129,227,496
Household size 2.9 2.6 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $61,977 $103,556 $80,734
Per capita income $27,021 $54,253 $44,673
Poverty rate 20.2% 9.7% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 6.5% 4.5% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 62.5% 49.1% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $1,688 $1,720 $1,413
Year built 1959 1970 1980
Households that rent 64.6% 36.2% 34.8%
Households that own 35.4% 63.8% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 4.6 5.7 5.5
Race
White 20.1% 54% 61%
Black 7.9% 12.8% 12.2%
Asian 1.5% 10.1% 6%
Two or more races 19.2% 12.4% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 83.6% 22.5% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 16.4% 77.5% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 95.2% 83.2% 84.9%
Commute time to work 23.0 min 31.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 4.8% 16.8% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 43.2% 22.8% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 27.6% 25.3% 26%
Some college or associate degree 13.5% 8.3% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 15.7% 43.6% 35.7%