Editing Perth Amboy, New Jersey (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790=   582
|1810=   815
|1820=   798
|1830=   879
|1840=  1303
|1850=  1865
|1860=  2302
|1870=  2851
|1880=  4808
|1890=  9512
|1900= 17699
|1910= 32121
|1920= 41707
|1930= 43516
|1940= 41242
|1950= 41330
|1960= 38007
|1970= 38798
|1980= 38951
|1990= 41967
|2000= 47303
|2010= 50814
|2020= 55436
| estimate=55249
| estyear=2023
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=ANNRNK/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref>
|footnote=Population sources:<small>1790–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of Censuses 1726–1905: Together with the Tabulated Returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed May 10, 2013.</ref><br>1840<ref>[[Francis Bowen|Bowen, Francis]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=DnUFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA231 ''American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1843''], p. 231, David H. Williams, 1842. Accessed May 10, 2013.</ref> 1850–1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA247 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 271, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed May 10, 2013. "Perth Amboy city is situated at the head of Raritan bay. In 1850 it contained 1,865 inhabitants; in 1860, 2,302; and in 1870 2,861. It takes its name from James Drummond, one of the proprietors, and Earl of Perth, and Amboy from Ambo, meaning in the Indian language, a point."</ref> 1850<ref>[[J. D. B. De Bow|Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA139 ''The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850''], p. 139. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed May 10, 2013.</ref><br>1870<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA260 ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''], p. 260. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed November 25, 2012.</ref> 1880–1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA98 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III – 51 to 75''], p. 98. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed November 25, 2012.</ref> 1850–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA712 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930 – Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 28, 2011.</ref><br>1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402358200 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Perth Amboy city, Middlesex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212104354/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402358200|date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 3, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mid/perthamboy1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Perth Amboy city] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119010936/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mid/perthamboy1.pdf|date=2012-01-19}}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed July 3, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/perthamboycitynewjersey QuickFacts Perth Amboy city, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 16, 2023.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small>
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The city is one of many [[List of U.S. communities with Hispanic majority populations#New Jersey|U.S. communities with a majority Hispanic population]].

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 50,814 people, 15,419 households, and 11,456 families in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|10806.8|/sqmi}}. There were 16,556 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3521.0|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 50.26% (25,541) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 10.54% (5,358) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 1.10% (561) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 1.69% (859) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.05% (27) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 30.77% (15,634) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 5.58% (2,834) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 78.10% (39,685) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/> The city's Hispanic population was the second-highest percentage among municipalities in New Jersey as of the 2010 Census, ranked behind [[Union City, New Jersey|Union City]] with 84.7%.<ref name=Record2011>Mascarenhas, Rohan. [https://www.nj.com/news/2011/02/census_data_shows_hispanics_as.html "Census data shows Hispanics as the largest minority in N.J."], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', February 3, 2011. Accessed August 7, 2013.</ref>

Of the 15,419 households, 40.0% had children under the age of 18; 40.1% were married couples living together; 24.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 25.7% were non-families. Of all households, 20.3% were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.25 and the average family size was 3.65.<ref name=Census2010/>

27.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 97.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 94.3  males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $47,696 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,644) and the median family income was $53,792 (+/− $2,943). Males had a median income of $38,485 (+/− $2,450) versus $30,078 (+/− $3,452) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,162 (+/− $933). About 16.3% of families and 19.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.8% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402358200 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Perth Amboy city, Middlesex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212082532/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402358200 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 24, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 47,303 people, 14,562 households, and 10,761 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|9,892.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 15,236 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3,186.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 46.41% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.04% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.70% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.53% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.13% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 35.59% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.61% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 69.83% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603458200.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Perth Amboy city] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721074728/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603458200.pdf |date=2013-07-21}}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 24, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402358200 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Perth Amboy city, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212102221/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402358200 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 13, 2012.</ref>

There were 14,562 households, out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 21.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.20 and the average family size was 3.63.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the city the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the city was $37,608, and the median income for a family was $40,740. Males had a median income of $29,399 versus $21,954 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,989. About 14.3% of families and 17.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.1% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In 2000, 27.79% of Perth Amboy residents identified themselves as being of [[Puerto Rican American|Puerto Rican]] ancestry, the fifth highest concentration of Puerto Ricans on the U.S. mainland of those municipalities with 1,000 or more residents identifying their ancestry.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Puerto-Rican.html Puerto Rican Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060715105330/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Puerto-Rican.html |date=2006-07-15 }}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed July 7, 2006.</ref> In the same census, 18.81% of Perth Amboy residents identified themselves as being of Dominican ancestry, the third highest concentration in the country of [[Dominican Americans|Dominicans]] in the United States after [[Haverstraw, New York]], and [[Lawrence, Massachusetts]], using the same criteria.<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Dominican-Republic.html Dominican Communities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017104216/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Dominican-Republic.html |date=2010-10-17 }}, [[EPodunk]]. Accessed July 7, 2006.</ref>