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Language Spoken At Home in Perth Amboy City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 47,061 | 100% |
English only | 11,896 | 25.3% |
Language other than English | 35,165 | 74.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 17,155 | 36.5% |
Spanish | 33,103 | 70.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 16,217 | 34.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,224 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 634 | 1.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 488 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 187 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 350 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 117 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Perth Amboy City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 50,981 | 100% |
American | 938 | 1.8% |
Arab | 144 | 0.3% |
Czech | 138 | 0.3% |
Danish | 39 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 7 | 0.0% |
English | 183 | 0.4% |
French (except Basque) | 149 | 0.3% |
French Canadian | 101 | 0.2% |
German | 684 | 1.3% |
Greek | 93 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 463 | 0.9% |
Irish | 957 | 1.9% |
Italian | 1,256 | 2.5% |
Lithuanian | 26 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 23 | 0.0% |
Polish | 1,345 | 2.6% |
Portuguese | 414 | 0.8% |
Russian | 205 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 10 | 0.0% |
Scottish | 57 | 0.1% |
Slovak | 351 | 0.7% |
Subsaharan African | 413 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 0 | 0.0% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 182 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 0 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 883 | 1.7% |
Households By Type in Perth Amboy City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 16,535 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 12,056 | 72.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,727 | 40.7% |
Married-couple family | 6,547 | 39.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,476 | 21.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,670 | 10.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 785 | 4.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,839 | 23.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,466 | 14.9% |
Nonfamily households | 4,479 | 27.1% |
Householder living alone | 3,767 | 22.8% |
65 years and over | 1,107 | 6.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 7,482 | 45.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,363 | 20.3% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Perth Amboy City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 50,325 | 100% |
Householder | 16,535 | 32.9% |
Spouse | 6,499 | 12.9% |
Child | 18,620 | 37.0% |
Other relatives | 6,142 | 12.2% |
Nonrelatives | 2,529 | 5.0% |
Unmarried partner | 1,029 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Perth Amboy City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 18,815 | 100% |
Never married | 8,565 | 45.5% |
Now married, except separated | 8,164 | 43.4% |
Separated | 370 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 397 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 1,319 | 7.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 20,788 | 100% |
Never married | 8,622 | 41.5% |
Now married, except separated | 7,716 | 37.1% |
Separated | 796 | 3.8% |
Widowed | 1,450 | 7.0% |
Divorced | 2,204 | 10.6% |
Fertility in Perth Amboy City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 816 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 372 | 45.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 95 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Grandparents in Perth Amboy City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,765 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 389 | 22.0% |
Less than 1 year | 142 | 8.0% |
1 or 2 years | 68 | 3.9% |
3 or 4 years | 90 | 5.1% |
5 or more years | 89 | 5.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 389 | 100% |
Who are female | 167 | 42.9% |
Who are married | 180 | 46.3% |
School Enrollment in Perth Amboy City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 12,833 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 978 | 7.6% |
Kindergarten | 795 | 6.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,413 | 42.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,042 | 23.7% |
College or graduate school | 2,605 | 20.3% |
Educational Attainment in Perth Amboy City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 31,687 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 5,842 | 18.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,260 | 13.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 10,889 | 34.4% |
Some college, no degree | 4,539 | 14.3% |
Associate's degree | 1,497 | 4.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,568 | 11.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,092 | 3.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 68.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.7% |
Veteran Status in Perth Amboy City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 37,173 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,357 | 3.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Perth Amboy City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 50,540 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,095 | 10.1% |
Under 18 years | 13,799 | 100% |
With a disability | 519 | 3.8% |
18 to 64 years | 32,402 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,907 | 9.0% |
65 years and over | 4,339 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,669 | 38.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Perth Amboy City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 50,501 | 100% |
Same house | 46,227 | 91.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,700 | 7.3% |
Same county | 2,562 | 5.1% |
Different county | 1,138 | 2.3% |
Same state | 539 | 1.1% |
Different state | 599 | 1.2% |
Abroad | 574 | 1.1% |
Place Of Birth in Perth Amboy City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 50,981 | 100% |
Native | 32,268 | 63.3% |
Born in United States | 25,926 | 50.9% |
State of residence | 20,982 | 41.2% |
Different state | 4,944 | 9.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 6,342 | 12.4% |
Foreign born | 18,713 | 36.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Perth Amboy City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 18,713 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 6,421 | 34.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 12,292 | 65.7% |
Year of Entry in Perth Amboy City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 25,055 | 100% |
Native | 6,342 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 111 | 1.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,231 | 98.2% |
Foreign born | 18,713 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 998 | 5.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 17,715 | 94.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Perth Amboy City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 18,713 | 100% |
Europe | 953 | 5.1% |
Asia | 659 | 3.5% |
Africa | 290 | 1.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 16,800 | 89.8% |
Northern America | 11 | 0.1% |