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Perth Amboy, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Perth Amboy, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 53,099. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet PERTH-AMBOY-NJ · Perth Amboy, NJ 1 ZIPs · 53,099 pop · #15645/25278 · Middlesex County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-RENT · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $64,491
  • RANK-LOWER #15645/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ New Brunswick
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-RENT 38% owners
  • POP-SMALL 53,099
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $370,900

Nearest income peer: New Brunswick, NJ (+ $1,319 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Perth Amboy

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Perth Amboy on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Perth Amboy, NJ sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

38th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
53,099
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,491
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $64,491 and poverty 19.3% concentrate in 08861.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (37.5%) for this income tier, rent $1,675 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within New Jersey, Union City is the closest lower-income city and Rosenhayn the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Perth Amboy.

Population concentration

Perth Amboy reads through its lone ZIP, 08861

53,099 ACS residents, one ZIP: 08861 is not the leading code inside Perth Amboy, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Perth Amboy's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,042 establishments, 13,974 employees , annual payroll $722,049k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08861 (1,042 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (209) · also Transportation and warehousing · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Perth Amboy, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Middlesex County, which covers 35 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Perth Amboy. See the Middlesex County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Middlesex County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Perth Amboy, Edison, Piscataway and East Brunswick among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. East Brunswick marks the far end of that range at $143,586, 123% above Perth Amboy.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08861 53,099 $64,491 1,042 3,986
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Perth Amboy roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Perth Amboy, .