Humidity & wind
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Population
56,739
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$370,600
Owner-occupied units
Perth Amboy, NJ
New Jersey · 40.520° N, 74.271° W · 5 sq mi
Perth Amboy is a city in New Jersey, with a population of 56,739 and about 12,171 residents per square mile. The median household earns $61,977 a year, and the median home is worth $370,600.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
5 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
12,171
People per square mile
Rank by population
#783
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#881
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$61,977
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,688
Per month
Homeownership
35.4%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
23.5 min
One way
People
Median age
37.9
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
15.7%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
50.7%
Households
19,045
2.91 people each
What people here do for work
Transport & utilities 19%
Education & health care 16%
Retail trade 15.5%
Professional & business services 10.2%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of New Jersey
State bird
Eastern Goldfinch
State flower
Common Violet
State capital
Trenton
Nickname
The Garden State
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Cities near Perth Amboy
- New Brunswick, NJ9 mi · 57,133
- Plainfield, NJ10 mi · 57,141
- Elizabeth, NJ11 mi · 141,675
- Bayonne, NJ13 mi · 74,744
- Newark, NJ15 mi · 323,808
- Jersey City, NJ17 mi · 302,013
- East Orange, NJ17 mi · 72,159
- New York, NY20 mi · 8,584,629
Cities about the same size
- Olympia, WA56,724
- DeSoto, TX56,681
- Tonawanda Town, NY56,806
- Albany, OR56,894
- Burleson, TX56,907
- Oak Lawn, IL56,450
- Bartlett, TN56,416
- West Sacramento, CA56,216
More in New Jersey
- Paterson161,793
- Toms River94,956
- Trenton91,506
- Clifton91,127
- Camden71,430
- Passaic71,337
- Lakewood69,585
- Union City66,656
Wealthiest person in New Jersey
Name
John Overdeck
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$7.4B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Millburn
Source of wealth
Hedge funds
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in New Jersey · private sector
Employer
RWJBarnabas Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in New Jersey
Company
Johnson & Johnson
Revenue
$88.8B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
New Brunswick
Ticker
JNJ
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.