South Amboy city, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 9,336 ( 705 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.5 square miles
Population density: 6071.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,698	61.03%	14.2%
Black:	786	8.42%	126.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	413	4.42%	19.7%
2+ races:	173	1.85%	39.5%
Hispanic:	2,266	24.27%	95.7%

Total non-White:	3,638	38.97%	82.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-940	-13.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,645	23.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
8,631
6,638	76.91%
347	4.02%
5	0.06%
345	4.00%
124	1.44%
1,158	13.42%
1,993	23.09%

2000
7,913
7,112	89.88%
90	1.14%
3	0.04%
40	0.51%
93	1.18%
564	7.13%
801	10.12%

1990
7,863
7,596	96.60%
0	0.00%
10	0.13%
55	0.70%
n/a
202	2.57%
267	3.40%

1980
8,322
8,024	96.42%
0	0.00%
14	0.17%
15	0.18%
n/a
269	3.23%
298	3.58%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-474	-6.0
1,192	15.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-484	-6.2
534	6.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-428	-5.1
-31	-0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for South Amboy city, NJ

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.0
1,484	15.9%
7,852	84.1%
1,447	15.5%

4,031
2.31

2,889	71.7%
1,945	67.3%
510	17.7%
1,142	28.3%

2010
Number	Percent
39.3
1,797	20.8%
6,834	79.2%
976	11.3%

3,372
2.56

2,256	66.9%
1,577	69.9%
221	9.8%
1,116	33.1%

2000
Number	Percent
37.0
1,921	24.3%
5,992	75.7%
1,058	13.4%

2,979
2.64

2,057	69.1%
1,528	74.3%
182	8.8%
922	30.9%

1990
Number	Percent
34.2
1,774	22.6%
6,089	77.4%
1,236	15.7%

2,934
2.67

2,113	72.0%
1,575	74.5%
182	8.6%
821	28.0%

1980
Number	Percent
32.3
2,185	26.3%
6,137	73.7%
1,134	13.6%

2,863
2.90

2,226	77.8%
1,765	79.3%
179	8.0%
637	22.2%

2022 Housing Data for South Amboy city, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	94	2.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	122	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	42	1.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	147	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	24	0.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	179	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	246	6.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	313	7.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	65	1.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	270	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	214	5.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	327	8.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	661	16.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	275	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	703	17.4%
$200,000 or more	349	8.7%

Median Household Income	94,776
Per Capita Income	46,481

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	331	8.2%
Public Assistance	9	0.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	105	2.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,051	78.1%
Unemployed	166	3.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,217	81.3%
Not in Labor Force	967	18.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,118	1,727	55.1%
Non-Profit	68	242	21.9%
Self-Employed	112	156	41.8%

Local Government	221	256	46.3%
State Government	187	126	59.7%
Federal Government	32	48	40.0%

Total Private + Self	2,230	1,883	54.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	508	672	43.1%
Total	2,738	2,555	51.7%

Pct. Govt.	16.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	699	13.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,400	26.5%
Professional, Technical	1,343	25.4%
Service Occupations	497	9.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	18	0.3%
All others	1,354	25.6%

White Collar		65.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	858	16.2%
Transportation and warehousing	690	13.0%
Finance and insurance	606	11.4%
Retail trade	553	10.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	488	9.2%
Educational services	453	8.6%
Manufacturing	385	7.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	244	4.6%
Public administration	190	3.6%
Construction	188	3.6%
Information	160	3.0%
Other services	119	2.2%
Accommodation and food services	111	2.1%
Utilities	74	1.4%
Wholesale trade	63	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	53	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	40	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	18	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	147	1.57%
Puerto Rican	628	6.73%
Cuban	99	1.06%
Dominican	692	7.41%

Total Central American	45	0.48%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	45	0.48%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	373	4.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	327	3.50%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	46	0.49%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	282	3.02%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	180	1.93%
Filipino	149	1.60%
Chinese	128	1.37%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,321	71.2%
Spanish	1,491	16.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	482	5.4%
Other Indo-European	163	1.8%
Tagalog	110	1.2%
Other Asian	80	0.9%
Arabic	62	0.7%
German, other Germanic	62	0.7%
Chinese	49	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,755	18.8%
Italian	1,433	15.3%
Polish	1,013	10.9%
German	974	10.4%
English	298	3.2%
American	185	2.0%
Swedish	151	1.6%
Russian	145	1.6%
Nigerian	143	1.5%
Hungarian	120	1.3%
Dutch	118	1.3%
Ukrainian	107	1.1%
African	96	1.0%
Other Arab	89	1.0%
French	75	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,961	96.0%
Not a citizen	375	4.0%

Native	7,588	81.3%
Foreign-born	1,748	18.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
167	2.4%	498	7.0%	2,305	32.4%	1,977	27.8%	1,220	17.2%	938	13.2%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	167	2.4%
9-12 Years	498	7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,305	32.4%
Some College	1,977	27.8%
Bach. Degree	1,220	17.2%
Grad Degree	938	13.2%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +259	D +224	D + 7.3%
D +483
2020 vs. 2012	R +782	R +558	R + 16.6%
D +224
2020 vs. 2008	R +433	R +294	R + 7.6%
D +139

2016 vs. 2008	R +174	R +518	R + 14.9%
D -344
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	58%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,155	51.0%	Joe Biden (D)	2,014	47.6%	60	1.4%	4,229	10	4	0.09%
2016	50%	Donald Trump (R)	1,896	53.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,531	42.8%	151	4.2%	3,578	12	7	0.09%
2012	46%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,790	55.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,373	42.7%	53	1.6%	3,216	2	-5	0.09%
2008	55%	Barack Obama (D)	1,875	51.2%	John McCain (R)	1,722	47.0%	64	1.7%	3,661	5	1	0.09%
2004	54%	John Kerry (D)	1,784	52.7%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,566	46.2%	37	1.1%	3,387	0	-4	0.09%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, South Amboy city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,014

47.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,155

51.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

4,229

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 4

2016 President, South Amboy city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,531

42.8%

Donald Trump (R)

1,896

53.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.2%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

3,578

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 7

2012 President, South Amboy city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,790

55.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,373

42.7%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

3,216

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -5

2008 President, South Amboy city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,875

51.2%

John McCain (R)

1,722

47.0%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

3,661

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, South Amboy city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,566

46.2%

John Kerry (D)

1,784

52.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

3,387

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for South Amboy city, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	34%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	1,415	57.3%	Phil Murphy* (D)	1,032	41.8%	21 [+]	0.9%	2,468	9	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 21 (0.9%);
2020	S2	56%	Cory Booker* (D)	2,015	49.6%	Rik Mehta (R)	1,899	46.8%	148 [+]	3.6%	4,062	6	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 58 (1.4%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 55 (1.4%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 35 (0.9%);
2018	S1	39%	Bob Hugin (R)	1,445	50.8%	Robert Menendez* (D)	1,274	44.8%	124 [+]	4.4%	2,843	8	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 81 (2.8%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 27 (0.9%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 16 (0.6%);
2017	G	28%	Kim Guadagno (R)	1,019	50.5%	Phil Murphy (D)	945	46.9%	52 [+]	2.6%	2,016	9	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Other (Write-in) 21 (1.0%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 17 (0.8%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 14 (0.7%);
2014	S2	22%	Cory Booker* (D)	881	57.4%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	626	40.8%	28 [+]	1.8%	1,535	-2	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 11 (0.7%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 10 (0.7%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 5 (0.3%); Antonio Sabas (I) 2 (0.1%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,256
Median Value	$346,300

Occupied	4,031	94.7%
Vacant	225	5.3%

Owned	2,176	54.0%
Rented	1,855	46.0%
Median Rent	$1,657

Single-Family Units	2,391	56.2%
Detached	1,860	43.7%
Attached	531	12.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	864	20.3%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

South Amboy city, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for South Amboy city, NJ

2022 Housing Data for South Amboy city, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for South Amboy city, NJ

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for South Amboy city, NJ

2022 Educational Attainment Data for South Amboy city, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for South Amboy city, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for South Amboy city, NJ