Editing South Amboy, New Jersey (section)

==Demographics==
As ''[[The New York Times]]'' said of South Amboy in 2000: "The population mix has not changed much since the beginning of the 20th century, when Irish and Polish immigrants came to work on the three railroads that crisscrossed the city."<ref>Cheslow, Jerry. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/12/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-south-amboy-nj-blue-collar-town-making-comeback.html "If You're Thinking of Living In: South Amboy, N.J.; A Blue-Collar Town Making a Comeback"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 12, 2000. Accessed January 3, 2016.</ref> South Amboy remains a strong enclave of Polish ethnicity, including 21% of its population in the 2000 census,<ref>[http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Polish.html "Polish Ancestry Maps"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602174141/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Polish.html |date=June 2, 2011 }}, ePodunk. Accessed January 3, 2016</ref> and the historic Sacred Heart Church and School.<ref>[http://liturgicalcenter.org/media/parish_pdf/MET/met-9.1.pdf "A Brief History of the Sacred Heart Parish"], Polish-American Liturgical Center, 1957. Accessed January 3, 2016.</ref>

{{US Census population
|1790= 2626
|1810= 3071
|1820= 3406
|1830= 3782
|1840= 1825 | 1840n= *
|1850= 2266
|1860= 3652
|1870= 4525 | 1870n= *
|1880= 3648 | 1880n= *
|1890= 4330
|1900= 6349
|1910= 7007
|1920= 7897
|1930= 8476
|1940= 7802
|1950= 8422
|1960= 8422
|1970= 9338
|1980= 8322
|1990= 7863
|2000= 7913
|2010= 8631
|2020= 9411
| estimate=10549
| estyear=2024
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2024/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, 2024], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2025. Accessed May 15, 2025.</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 July 21, 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 July 21, 2013.</ref> 1850–1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://archive.org/details/historyofnewjers02raum/page/n257 <!-- pg=248 --> ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 248, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed July 21, 2013. "South Amboy township is located on Raritan bay at the mouth of Raritan river and has a population of 4,525. This is the termination of the Camden and Amboy division of the Pennsylvania railroad. There is near this village a superior quality of clay from which stoneware is extensively manufactured."</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 July 19, 2013.</ref><br />1870<ref>Staff. [https://archive.org/details/acompendiumnint00offigoog/page/n263 <!-- pg=260 --> ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''], p. 260. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref> 1880–1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA98&lpg=PA99 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75''], p. 99. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref><br />1890–1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA337 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 337. Accessed May 9, 2012.</ref> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA717 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 717. Accessed May 9, 2012.</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/DPDP1/0600000US3402368550 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for South Amboy city, Middlesex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212112839/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402368550 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 1, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mid/southamboy1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for South Amboy city] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413130549/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mid/southamboy1.pdf |date=2014-04-13 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed May 9, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/southamboycitynewjersey QuickFacts South Amboy city, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 25, 2022.</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><br />* = Lost territory in previous decade.<ref name=Story/></small>
}}

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 8,631 people, 3,372 households, and 2,256 families in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|5577.1|/sqmi}}. There were 3,576 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2310.7|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 86.42% (7,459) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 4.43% (382) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.10% (9) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 4.03% (348) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.00% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.99% (258) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 2.03% (175) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 13.42% (1,158) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 3,372 households, 28.0% had children under the age of 18; 46.8% were married couples living together; 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 33.1% were non-families. Of all households, 26.7% were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.11.<ref name=Census2010/>

20.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 96.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 93.2 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 $61,566 (with a margin of error of +/− $6,388) and the median family income was $80,815 (+/− $4,285). Males had a median income of $54,000 (+/− $5,767) versus $49,303 (+/− $4,574) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $31,590 (+/− $2,232). About 10.2% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.7% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402368550 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for South Amboy city, Middlesex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212084302/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402368550 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 9, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 7,913 people, 2,967 households, and 2,041 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|5,102.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,110 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,005.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.22% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.86% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.38% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.71% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.62% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.75% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603468550.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for South Amboy city, New Jersey] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413125946/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603468550.pdf |date=2014-04-13 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402368550 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for South Amboy city, Middlesex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212095607/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402368550 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 27, 2012.</ref>

There were 2,967 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.22.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the city the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the city was $50,529, and the median income for a family was $62,029. Males had a median income of $42,365 versus $29,737 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $23,598. About 6.7% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>