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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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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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

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.

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State of New Jersey

State bird

Eastern Goldfinch

State flower

Common Violet

State capital

Trenton

Nickname

The Garden State

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