City safety & data profile

Perth AmboyNJ

Perth Amboy, NJ is a 53K-resident city in Middlesex County with a median household income of $61,977.

Middlesex County, New Jersey. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Perth Amboy, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Perth Amboy has a population larger than 81% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $370,600, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

53K
Population (place)
Top 19%
By size
$61,977
Median income (place)
$370,600
Median home (place)
20.2%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Perth Amboy

Perth Amboy posts a median household income higher than 25% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Perth Amboy area.

Bottom 26%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Perth Amboy

Where Perth Amboy income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$61,977 Bottom 25% higher than 25% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Perth Amboy $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in NJ

Population among 151 NJ places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Newark is the largest NJ city on this list; Short Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in NJ

Median household income among the same 151-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

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What this shows Short Hills posts the highest place-level median income in NJ; Newark is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Perth Amboy, NJ beyond the headline numbers

Perth Amboy sits inside Middlesex County, New Jersey, at roughly 40.51°N, -74.27°W. Population 52,682, $61,977 median household income. Median home value $370,600, median rent $1,688. Poverty rate 20.2%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Perth Amboy, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

20.2% of Perth Amboy, NJ residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

The median home in Perth Amboy costs around 6.0 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

Only 4.8% of Perth Amboy workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 30.4% in Perth Amboy, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

2.8% of Perth Amboy workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Perth Amboy from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
52,682
Perth Amboy · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$61,977
-31% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$370,600
-10% vs avg
Median Age (place)
37.9
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Middlesex County): Perth Amboy's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
871K+7%
Median Income
$111,549+40%
Median Home Value
$462,900+40%
Poverty Rate
8.6%+1%
Unemployment
6.7%-26%

Economics

Economics indicators for Perth Amboy, NJ
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,688/mo
Poverty Rate
20.2% +63% vs avg
Unemployment 14.2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 15.7%
Work From Home 4.8%
Public Transit 2.8%

Population

White 20.1%
African American 7.9%
Asian 1.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
42.8%
Obesity
40.9%
Physical Inactivity
39.6%
High Blood Pressure
34.2%
Lack of Health Insurance
30.4%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.3%
Frequent Physical Distress
16.3%
Diabetes
15.6%
Binge Drinking
15%
Current Smoking
14.1%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 50.6%
Annual Checkup 74.9%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.9%
Stroke
3.4%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
RARITAN BAY MEDICAL CENTER
PERTH AMBOY · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
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What alerts and safety updates affect Perth Amboy?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Perth Amboy right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet NJ-PERTH-AMBOY · Perth Amboy

Perth Amboy: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Perth Amboy; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse New Jersey state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Perth Amboy, NJ? ▼
Perth Amboy, NJ has a population of 52,682 people, located in Middlesex County, New Jersey.
What is the median household income in Perth Amboy? ▼
The median household income in Perth Amboy, NJ is $61,977 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 20.2%.
What is the median home value in Perth Amboy? ▼
The median home value in Perth Amboy, NJ is $370,600. Median rent is $1,688/month.
What are the top health concerns in Perth Amboy? ▼
The top health indicators in Perth Amboy include Short Sleep Duration (42.8%), Obesity (40.9%), Physical Inactivity (39.6%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Perth Amboy? ▼
Perth Amboy has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Perth Amboy? ▼
The median age in Perth Amboy, NJ is 37.9 years. 15.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Perth Amboy, both outside New Jersey so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NJ (20.2% here).

Knoxville, TN 20.2% Sunrise Manor, NV 20.2% Saint Cloud, MN 20.2% Rosenberg, TX 20.2%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NJ ($61,977 here).

Albany, NY $61,986 Philadelphia, PA $61,953 Newton, NC $62,015 Gautier, MS $61,926

Compare Perth Amboy with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Woodbridge, NJ 19K Fords, NJ 15K Rossville, NY 19K Avenel, NJ 17K Sayreville Junction, NJ 43K Colonia, NJ 18K Carteret, NJ 24K Woodrow, NY 21K
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Using Perth Amboy's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Perth Amboy area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Perth Amboy against New Jersey peers on any ranking lens. Explore New Jersey

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Middlesex County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.