Compare ZIP Code 08861 vs Middlesex County, NJ vs Perth Amboy, NJ vs New York Metro Area, NY vs New Jersey (NJ)
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08861 – Perth Amboy, NJ ZIP Code |
Middlesex County, NJ County |
Perth Amboy, NJ City |
New York Metro Area, NY Metro Area |
New Jersey (NJ) State |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 59,351 | 871,290 | 55,855 | 19,798,537 | 9,343,809 |
| Rent | $1,675 | $1,871 | $1,688 | $1,830 | $1,720 |
| Year built | 1960 | 1974 | 1959 | 1960 | 1970 |
| Household income | $64,491 | $111,549 | $61,977 | $99,155 | $103,556 |
| Per capita income | $28,740 | $50,601 | $27,021 | $55,691 | $54,253 |
| Poverty rate | 19.3% | 8.6% | 20.2% | 12.7% | 9.7% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.1% | 6.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| Household size | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 62.8% | 46% | 62.5% | 49.8% | 49.1% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 59,351 | 871,290 | 55,855 | 19,798,537 | 9,343,809 |
| Adults over 25 | 40,065 | 601,905 | 37,228 | 13,970,100 | 6,523,202 |
| Total households | 20,596 | 307,782 | 19,045 | 7,409,947 | 3,507,701 |
| Household size | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $64,491 | $111,549 | $61,977 | $99,155 | $103,556 |
| Per capita income | $28,740 | $50,601 | $27,021 | $55,691 | $54,253 |
| Poverty rate | 19.3% | 8.6% | 20.2% | 12.7% | 9.7% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.1% | 6.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 62.8% | 46% | 62.5% | 49.8% | 49.1% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $1,675 | $1,871 | $1,688 | $1,830 | $1,720 |
| Year built | 1960 | 1974 | 1959 | 1960 | 1970 |
| Households that rent | 62.5% | 36.4% | 64.6% | 48.5% | 36.2% |
| Households that own | 37.5% | 63.6% | 35.4% | 51.5% | 63.8% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 20.9% | 40.9% | 20.1% | 45.8% | 54% |
| Black | 8.1% | 10.4% | 7.9% | 15.8% | 12.8% |
| Asian | 2.6% | 25.5% | 1.5% | 12% | 10.1% |
| Two or more races | 19% | 10.2% | 19.2% | 12.4% | 12.4% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 81.6% | 23.6% | 83.6% | 25.7% | 22.5% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 18.4% | 76.4% | 16.4% | 74.3% | 77.5% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 94.7% | 81.9% | 95.2% | 83.3% | 83.2% |
| Commute time to work | 25.0 min | 31.0 min | 23.0 min | 36.0 min | 31.0 min |
| Work from home | 5.3% | 18.1% | 4.8% | 16.7% | 16.8% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 41.4% | 23.3% | 43.2% | 24.1% | 22.8% |
| High school graduate or GED | 28.6% | 22.8% | 27.6% | 22.9% | 25.3% |
| Some college or associate degree | 13.6% | 8.3% | 13.5% | 8.8% | 8.3% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 16.4% | 45.6% | 15.7% | 44.2% | 43.6% |