South Amboy, New Jersey
Middlesex County
34-68550
South Amboy is a town in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2000 census, a total population of 7,913 was recorded.
Geography
The geographic coordinates of the city are 40 ° 28'53 "North and 74 ° 17'6 " West.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.0 km ², of which 4.0 km ² of land and 3.0 km ² ( 42.59 %) is water.
Demography
According to the census of 2000, there are 7,913 people, 2,967 households, and 2,041 families residing in the city. The population density is 1971.1 persons per km ². 94.22 % of the population are White, 0.86% African American, 0.19 % Native American, 1.38 % Asian, 0.03 % Pacific Islander, 1.71 % from other races, and 1.62% mixed race. 6.75% are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 2,967 households 32.2% have children under 18 years. 48.8 % are married couples living together, 14.5% are single mothers, 31.2% are non-families, 25.9 % consists of single-person households and 12.3% in people older than 65, the average household size is 2, 65, the average family size is 3.22.
24.3 % of the population are under the age of 18, 7.7 % from 18 to 24, 32.9 % from 25 to 44, 21.5% between 45 and 64, 13.6% older than 65 is the average age 37 years. The ratio of women to men is 100:95,5, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:92,0.
The median household income is $ 50,529, and the median income for a family $ 62,029. Males have a median income of $ 42,365, women $ 29,737. The per capita income for the city is $ 23,598. 7.4 % of the population and 6.7 % of families are below the poverty line, including 10.6 % have children younger than 18 years and 6.0 % of people older than 65
Sons and daughters of the town
- Ulysses Davis ( * 1872), director of silent films
Citys: New Brunswick | Perth Amboy | South Amboy
Boroughs: Carteret | Dunellen | Helmetta | Highland Park | Jamesburg | Metuchen | Middlesex | Milltown | Sayreville | South Plainfield | South River | Spotswood
Townships: Cranbury | East Brunswick Township | Edison | Monroe Township | North Brunswick Township | Old Bridge Township | Piscataway Township | Plainsboro Township | South Brunswick Township | Woodbridge Township
- Location in New Jersey
- Location in North America
- Middlesex County (New Jersey)